Through the eyes of a...

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A while back I started on a mouse-eye-view animation. Production eventually stopped due to a lack of mouse testimonials… only the humans are talking and they don’t seem to know enough about mouse eyes. One clue found so far is that mice posses bi-chromatic vision [1]. In addition, they may only be sensitive to objects in motion [2]. However, I’m wondering how the small size and differing structure of an eyeball might affect focal length and other visual parameters [3].

Pondering this question leads me to wonder about other evolutions of visual appendages… what does an ant see? Cats and dogs? How about a fly’s compound eyes? If you really want to get tricky, what does a rock or blade of grass see [4]?

* Have you attempted to recreate the visual experience of a non-human?

  • What did you use as a reference or inspiration?
  • Got a pic to post? Settings? Ideas?
  • Could a “Through the eyes of a…” contest thread provide the competitive atmosphere that answers this age old question once and for all [5]?

[1] Lacking sensitivity to red light - could be done in nodes.
[2] Composite setup looking back 4 or 5 frames to achieve this effect?
[3] Simply a narrow angle lens? Blurred, darkened frame edges? No? What else?
[4] Sure, they don’t have eyes. However, if you took the environmental stimulus applied to these objects and somehow mapped it to an optical nerve, what would you get? Just a thought exercise.
[5] And an opportunity for BA to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!?http://smokin.homeip.net/uploads/junk/stat.jpg

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ok then…

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He he… I started a reply, about how horses see, with links to research papers and all. But it was taking too long and the subject is so convoluted. Problem with your question as it relates to the [1 thru 5] options is that it can’t be represented as a photo or pic. Horses have very a very limited range of binocular vision and most of what they rely on for survival falls outside that range (white tails flapping danger and behavioural movement within the herd and the meta-herd). In horses it’s not strictly speaking peripheral vision either. There are also a whole lot of modifications to the lens and the arrangement and relative spatial distribution of rods and cones, and a special organ at the top of the oblong pupil to prevent glare, and the lens is ‘ramped’, so that focusing is done by tilting the head rather than changing the shape of the lens.

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