Effects of Surface Reflectance and 3D Shape on Perceived Rotation Axis

Katja Doerschner, Ozgur Yilmaz, Gizem Kucukoglu, Roland W. Fleming


Sample Trials Experiment 1

Sample Trials Experiment 2


Experiment 3
Note: We included also uniform and silhouette conditions in this demo.
In the actual Experiment 3 observers estimated the rotation axis only for shiny and textured objects
Sample Trials Experiment 3 – True Tilt: 0
Sample Trials Experiment 3 – True Tilt: 30
Sample Trials Experiment 3 – True Tilt: 60 Sample Trials Experiment 3 – True Tilt: 90



Thought Experiment 1: Shiny + Uniform = Gloss
Thought Experiment 2: Shiny + Texture = Marble


The original Hartung and Kersten Demo
Hartung, B., & Kersten, D. (2002). Distinguishing shiny from matte [Abstract].
Journal of Vision , 2(7), 551a, http://journalofvision.org/2/7/551/, DOI 10.1167/2.7.551.