Depth capture by generic-view motion

The present study investigated the spatial interaction between the generic view and accidental view. First, the generic-view principle was applied to the three-dimensional motion of a wire-frame cube. Second, the effects of i nner rotating dots and generic/accidental views of inner bars on an acciden tal view of a cube were investigated to show the spatial interaction betwee n generic and accidental views. This investigation revealed that the generi c view of a rotating cube generated a clearer three-dimensional perception than the accidental view, which is consistent with the generic-view princip le. Both the unambiguous three-dimensional cue of inner dots and the generi c view of inner bars "captured" the depth perception of the accidental view of the rotating cube. This finding suggests that the generic-view principl e not only works locally, but then propagates globally. Further, it indicat es how the visual system implements the generic-view principle to incorpora te more complicated scenes.