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`Origins of Pictosphere and Minds-Eye-View
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`Pictosphere
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`The need for spherical photography arose from the discovery of a fantastic new world of illusionistic techniques. These techniques,
`including the simple and beautiful circular perspective, were discovered in the 1970's.
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`Because these techniques allow fields of view of greater than 180 degrees (like the city scene shown here) ...
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`...a new form of photography capable of shooting all that is visible from a given vantage point had to be invented. This form of
`photography is called spherical photography. A picture taken in this way is called a pictosphere.
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`The first pictospheres(TM) were created by Ford Oxaal using two carefully aligned fisheye photographs. The methods and
`apparatuses involved are patented and/or patents pending.
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`Before the invention of spherical photography, paintings were the most practical way to execute the new illusionistic techniques.
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`For example, here is a circular perspective portrait of inventor Ford Oxaal. The four by four foot painting is believed to be the very
`first circular perspective painting. The painting was executed in 1978 by Oxaal and David Shaw, using only compass, straight edge,
`and the knowledge of circular perspective constructive techniques.
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`Minds-Eye-View(TM) and Pictosphere(TM)
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`Minds-Eye-View
`Minds-Eye-View(TM) is the trade name for the patented digital embodiment of the new illusionistic techniques themselves, which,
`as noted above, gave rise to spherical photography.
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`These techniques fall under the category of perspective, and may be summed up as follows: (Warning, this is a technical
`explanation. Proceed at risk of falling asleep.)
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`The illusionistic techniques of perspective, including the linear perspective of the 1400's, may be understood as visual stimuli which
`induce shapes in the mind of the observer proportional (geometrically similar) to the shapes induced by some real view. This
`definition leads to the discovery of the existence of an entire range of illusionistic perspectives, of which linear perspective is "just"
`a special case (albeit a very important special case). This range is called the perspective continuum.
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`Linear perspective, discovered 500 years ago, is a special case along the continuum which induces congruent shapes in the mind of
`the observer.
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`Circular perspective, discovered in 1976, is a special case which induces similar shapes at precisely half their original size.
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`Simple perspective, discovered in 1976, is a special case which induces similar shapes at an infinitesimal proportion of their original
`size. This seems useless: because the shapes are so small, you can't see them. But when you blow these shapes up, you end up with a
`physical rendering of the proportions of shapes as they occur in the mind. This may be understood as the geometry of visual
`perception. For more information, please email ford@pictosphere.com.
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