Digital perspective tweaks improve the way people judge image distance, and doing this in video games and CGI movies can make you feel more immersed.
technology
February 24, 2023
Natural perspective (left) makes the ball appear slightly larger at the same distance than linear perspective (right). Robert Pepperell
The way digital images are transformed to better reflect how our eyes actually see things can make video games look more realistic.
When you look up at a giant moon and try to photograph it, it tends to look much smaller than you think. This is because our eyes and brain process images differently than cameras and computers.
Expressing it three-dimensionally…
