Perceiving curvilinear heading in the presence of moving objects.
Four experiments were directed at understanding the influence of multiple moving objects on curvilinear (i.e., circular and elliptical) heading perception. Displays simulated observer movement over a ground plane in the presence of moving objects depicted as transparent, opaque, or black cubes. Objects either moved parallel to or intersected the observer's path and either retreated from or approached the moving observer. Heading judgments were accurate and consistent across all conditions. The significance of these results for computational models of heading perception and for information in the global optic flow field about observer and object motion is discussed.
Fajen
Brett R
BR
Center for Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, USA. fajenb@rpi.edu
Kim
Nam-Gyoon
NG
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008954:Models, Biological; D009039:Motion Perception; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception; D014794:Visual Fields