Perceiving and misperceiving the causes of optical structure

该项目旨在了解导致人类误解现实世界材料的形状和表面特性的条件。大多数天然材料都是不同程度的半透明，但人们对光是如何通过它们传输的，以及这些材料是如何被感知或误解的，知之甚少。该项目将确定导致对材料特性和形状产生误解的条件和原因，并将提供有关如何将这种误解最小化的实用信息。该项目的成果有望在计算机图形学、虚拟现实和游戏行业中带来描绘和操纵真实世界半透明材料的新技术。

This project aims to understand the conditions that cause humans to misperceive the shape and surface properties of real-world materials. Most natural materials are translucent to varying degrees, but little is known about how light is transported through them or how such materials are perceived or misperceived. This project will determine the conditions and causes responsible for the misperception of material properties and shape, and will offer practical information about what can be done to minimise such misperceptions. The outcomes of the project are expected to lead to new techniques for depicting and manipulating real-world translucent materials in computer graphics, virtual reality, and gaming industries.