Stereotaxy
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Stereotaxy from stereo meaning solidity, and tactile meaning touch) refers to any technique that involves the recording and reproduction of three-dimensional haptic
information or creating an illusion of depth to the sense of touch within an otherwise-flat surface. Unlike the current trend in Haptic technology to provide haptic perception of simulated, virtual objects within an augmented reality
(that is, within a mostly-realistic) setting, stereohapty, which, when applied as a field of study, is known as stereohaptics or stereotactics, is meant to provide an illusion of three-dimensional depth to the sense of touch by the human body; this is similar to how stereoscopy
, its visual counterpart, is meant to provide a visual illusion of depth to otherwise-flat images (such as 3-D film
s), a process known as stereopsis
.
Haptic perception
Haptic perception is the process of recognizing objects through touch. It involves a combination of somatosensory perception of patterns on the skin surface and proprioception of hand position and conformation....
information or creating an illusion of depth to the sense of touch within an otherwise-flat surface. Unlike the current trend in Haptic technology to provide haptic perception of simulated, virtual objects within an augmented reality
Augmented reality
Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is...
(that is, within a mostly-realistic) setting, stereohapty, which, when applied as a field of study, is known as stereohaptics or stereotactics, is meant to provide an illusion of three-dimensional depth to the sense of touch by the human body; this is similar to how stereoscopy
Stereoscopy
Stereoscopy refers to a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer. Both of these 2-D offset images are then combined in the brain to give the perception of 3-D depth...
, its visual counterpart, is meant to provide a visual illusion of depth to otherwise-flat images (such as 3-D film
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
s), a process known as stereopsis
Stereopsis
Stereopsis refers to impression of depth that is perceived when a scene is viewed with both eyes by someone with normal binocular vision. Binocular viewing of a scene creates two slightly different images of the scene in the two eyes due the the eyes' different positions on the head...
.