GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Depth Perception, Lera Boroditsky, Thout
9 Jun 2016
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People image environments in 3d - everyone got to class by running a movie of the route, not by following a mental flat map. Essentially we are taking snapshots in our head. These snapshots vary from person to person from importance. We navigate by using landmarks, big and small, and take known routes even when better ones exist. People, generally have a difficult time identifying their own neighborhood from an air photo until it is tilted and the altitude lowered. Attitude and altitude we are biologically programmed for 3d bifocal depth perception and tree height perspective! Area photos shadows were implemented to show elevation. Even our technology, pays tribute to our evolution . Gps units on cars are generally always switched to 3d view. Allows us to take good mental images, helps with finding our orientation. Google earth is cool but it is often hard to recognize areas .
