Well, I broke down and did the Disney World trip with kids ... there are many interesting visual effects to be seen (I was glad to see the 3-D glasses - binocular disparity effects - are still used, on the star wars tour), but something that puzzled me was the real vs apparent size of the princess castle ..
http://unicornsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/A-Guide-to-Each-Disney-World-Park.jpg from a distance it appears extremely tall, but up close it is actually much smaller. I tried to determine if the walls are not plum, tapered to enhance linear perspective, but it appears not (I was being pulled along do I did not spend much time there ...). The windows on the bottom are larger than those higher, and, the spires are smaller on top, perhaps enhancing relative size/distance effects. I did a very quick search and found nothing, but maybe someone else has experienced this and/or knows more about it than I do ... weather shock returning, it was -12 F this morning :-( ========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15575 or send a blank email to leave-15575-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
