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The present study was directed at understanding the influence of moving objects on curvilinear heading perception. Displays simulated observer movement over a ground plane along a curved (i.e., circular and elliptical) path in the presence of moving objects, depicted as transparent, opaque or black cubes. Objects either moved parallel to or intersected the observer’s path, and either retreated from or approached the moving observer. Heading judgments were accurate across all conditions. Discussion focused on the significance of these results for computational models of heading perception and the possible role of dynamic occlusion.
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Kim, NG. (2000). Heading Perception and Moving Objects. In: Lee, SW., Bülthoff, H.H., Poggio, T. (eds) Biologically Motivated Computer Vision. BMCV 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1811. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45482-9_17
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