Visual Perception from a Computer Graphics Perspective [Paperback]

This book provides an introduction to human visual perception suitable for readers studying or working in the fields of computer graphics and visualization, cognitive science, and visual neuroscience. It focuses on how computer graphics images are generated, rather than solely on the organization of the visual system itself; therefore, the text provides a more direct tie between image generation and the resulting perceptual phenomena. It covers such topics as the perception of material properties, illumination, the perception of pictorial space, image statistics, perception and action, and spatial cognition.

INTRODUCTION: Overview. BUILDING BLOCKS: Visual Sensitivity. 2D Image Features. Color. 2D Motion. Stereo and Accommodation. SURFACES AND MOVEMENT: Perspective. Texture. Illumination, Shading, and Shadows. Perception of Material Properties. Motion of Viewer and Objects. Pictorial Space. PERCEPTION OF HIGHER LEVEL ENTITIES: Spatial Orientation and Spatial Cognition. Perception and Action. Object and Scene Recognition. Visual Attention and Search. Event RecognitionInanimate. Event RecognitionBiological. References. Index.

Suitable for readers studying or working in the fields of computer graphics and visualization, cognitive science, and visual neuroscience, this book provides an introduction to human visual perception. It focuses on how computer graphics images are generated, rather than solely on the visual systems organization, so the text provides a more dirWilliam Thompson, Roland Fleming, Sarah Creem-Regehr, Jeanine Kelly Stefanucci

This is a fabulous book written by the right people, and if I had to pick only three books for my desk, this would be one of them.
Peter Shirley, author of Fundamentals of Computer Graphics

This is the first book on perception to build on the need to understand how images are formed in order to understand holC!