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I've been wondering about this as well. Why are they using so few images? To me that is like reverse blinking: Instead of keeping your eyes open, and blinking f
by ndh2 9y ago
I've been wondering about this as well. Why are they using so few images? To me that is like reverse blinking: Instead of keeping your eyes open, and blinking for a short amount of time every now and then, you're walking around with your eyes closed, and open them only for a short time.
I believe the main problem is knowing which data to trust and which data to discard. Reflections (water, shiny surfaces), moving objects (leaves in the wind), over-exposure, and lens flares are already pretty hard to deal with. But with low resolution data, you make it even more difficult because there's more data to discard for being too inaccurate.
- namlem 9y agoActually, that's not how our eyes work at all. In fact, the "reverse blinking" you describe is much closer to the truth. The retina has a very small region of high acuity that darts around your visual field, essentially taking snapshots that your brain stitches together. A lot of what we perceive as movement is actually our brains predicting trajectories.
- ghusbands 9y agoNo, a lot of what we perceive as movement is our eyes seeing movement. Motion is perceived across the whole of our field of vision, not just by the fovea (the "very small region of high acuity" you mentioned). Try not to spread misinformation.