3‐2: Importance of Object Contour Retention in 3D Space Based on “The Law of Inertia” Hypothesis in Human Perception, with Analysis of 2D‐ and 3D‐ Footsteps Illusion

Abstract

We tested the footsteps illusion under both occluding-and occluded-conditions in 2D and 3D environments. Experiments suggest that 1) object contours have an essential role, and 2) the illusion is not perceived as the simple consequences of edgecontrast deterioration but is the result of top-down reinforcement learning triggered by attention.