Optic Flow

"Finding the virtual door. The target doorway was presented to test subjects through a prism that effectively shifted its location to one side. Subjects who maintained optic flow were able to adapt to the shift and find their way to the door far better than subjects without access to optic flow."

"One must see the underlying relations among tangible and intangible things in order to successfully negotiate the world." - RM

Optic Flow has been around for a long time starting with great artists like Albrecht Durer and Leonardo da Vinci


playing around with perspective to add depth and realism to their work as did Vermeer, the Dutch master who probably used the Camera Obscura to insure physical accuracy when creating his exquisite paintings.


To learn more about this fascinating subject, check out research from Centeye, Brown University and Action Research.


The road beckons.