Canonical views of scenes depend on the shape of the space
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Oliva-CanonicalScene-CogSci2011.pdf
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Ehinger, Krista A.
Oliva, Aude
Date Issued
July 2011
Journal
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Cognitive Science Conference, COGSCI 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, Wednesday, July 20 - Saturday July 23, 2011
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Cognitive Science Society, Inc.
Citation
Ehinger, Krista A. and Aude Oliva. "Canonical views of scenes depend on the shape of the space." in Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Cognitive Science Conference, COGSCI 2011, July 20-23, 2011,Boston, Massachusetts USA.
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Abstract
When recognizing or depicting objects, people show a preference for particular “canonical” views. Are there
similar preferences for particular views of scenes? We investigated this question using panoramic images, which
show a 360-degree view of a location. Observers used an interactive viewer to explore the scene and select the best view. We found that agreement between observers on the “best” view of each scene was generally high. We attempted to predict the selected views using a model based on the shape of the space around the camera location and on the navigational constraints of the scene. The model performance suggests that observers select views which capture as much of the surrounding space as possible, but do not consider navigational constraints when selecting views. These results seem analogous to findings with objects, which suggest that canonical views maximize the visible surfaces of an object, but are not necessarily functional views.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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