"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> somebody <x### [at] ycom> wrote:
> > It's not depth perception that's stronger with one eye (which would be
> > absurd).
>
>   Watching a moving 3D scenery which has been projected onto a 2D plane
> (such as a computer game or a movie) with one eye *does* give you a
stronger
> perception of depth than watching it with both eyes. If you don't believe
> it, try it. (Give your brain about a minute to adapt.)
>
>   It's not absurd. The brain is quite good at compensating for lack of
> stereo vision.

I know what you are seeing and don't disagree, but you are using odd
terminology. There's no _depth_ on a flat 2D panel to perceive. What you are
seeing is an illusion, which is made more convincing by _eliminating_ the
real depth perception so that your mind is more suggestible to the presented
one.

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