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Peripheral vision is extremely good at spotting movement at low resolution and moving the eye to look at it. I don't know if it's faster, but it's a non-trivia
by TheOtherHobbes 1y ago
Peripheral vision is extremely good at spotting movement at low resolution and moving the eye to look at it.
I don't know if it's faster, but it's a non-trivial part of the experience.
- nixpulvis 1y agoYea, I've heard and noticed that as well (thought about adding a note about it to my original comment). But what I'm curious about is the timing. What I suspect is that peripherals are more sensitive to motion, but still lag slightly behind the center of focus. I'm not sure if it's dependent on how actively you are trying to focus. I'd love to learn more about this, but I didn't find anything when I looked online a bit.
- consp 1y agoIt's good enough to see flickering on crt monitors at 50-60hz for some people.
- yencabulator 1y agoI can see the spinning color wheels inside cheaper projectors as rapidly-changing rainbow lights leaking out of their ventilation grilles, but only with peripheral vision and mostly only if I'm moving my head at the same time.