A study on how depth perception is affected by different presentation methods of 3D objects on a 2D display

Abstract The experimental results of viewing 3D objects on a 2D display are presented. The effect of object relationship; presentation quality (wireframe and shaded); and illumination on depth perception were studied. After the depth estimation phase, subjects were then asked to make a subjective judgement: whether they thought better estimates had been made with the shaded rather than wireframe form. Subsequent analysis, showed that the experimental figures did not support this guess. Lighting influenced accuracy, which illustrates the importance of careful choices of light sources. Relative object placement was also established as an important factor.