An experimental exploration of the relationship between subjective impressions of illumination and physical fidelity

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Mania, Katerina ^a   Robinson, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CAE Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illumination; Presence; Simulation; Virtual environments; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LIGHTING; PHOTOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEREO VISION;

HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY (HMD); PRESENCE ASSESSMENTS; RADIOSITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 14044279777     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2004.11.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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