Perceiving and misperceiving the causes of optical structure

该项目旨在了解导致人类误解真实世界材料的形状和表面属性的条件。大多数自然材料都不同程度地是半透明的，但人们对光是如何通过它们的，或者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的误解的条件和原因，并将提供关于如何将这种误解降至最低的实用信息。该项目的成果有望带来计算机图形、虚拟现实和游戏行业中描述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.