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I rented a car and the rear view mirror is not a mirror at all but rather is a tiny LED screen showing the output of a camera. This is actually fucking terrible because I have no idea where the camera is, therefore I have no idea where this notional "mirror" is meant to be in space and therefore I cannot gauge distances, normally one of the main things you look into a rear view mirror to do
It’s incredible that people will buy this kind of crap for a ton of money!
One thing about the mirror that should be added: Normal mirrors are stereoscopic. Each of your eyes gets a different refraction angle because your eyes are at slightly different angles to the mirror- which means things you see in the mirror are “3D” by your perspective, since your brain is used to resolving both eyes getting an image from slightly different angles into actual depth perception and spatial relationships.
An LCD screen is flat, excepting 3D goggles or technology like the 3DS screen. No wonder it gives you simulation sickness.
There’s also the distance between our eyes, the mirror, and the length of the car that we drive that also play an important subconscious role in determining depth perception of the cars in our FOV behind us. This is something you just can’t replicate with a camera as it is fixed in one location that you’re not accustomed to.
We get used to this feeling quickly, even when driving rental cars that aren’t our own. Then our brain adapts to it and we’re all good.
One thing about the mirror that should be added: Normal mirrors are stereoscopic. Each of your eyes gets a different refraction angle because your eyes are at slightly different angles to the mirror- which means things you see in the mirror are “3D” by your perspective, since your brain is used to resolving both eyes getting an image from slightly different angles into actual depth perception and spatial relationships.
An LCD screen is flat, excepting 3D goggles or technology like the 3DS screen. No wonder it gives you simulation sickness.
That was a nightmare read. I would have taken one look at that mirror and told the rental company I need a different car.
There’s also the distance between our eyes, the mirror, and the length of the car that we drive that also play an important subconscious role in determining depth perception of the cars in our FOV behind us. This is something you just can’t replicate with a camera as it is fixed in one location that you’re not accustomed to.
We get used to this feeling quickly, even when driving rental cars that aren’t our own. Then our brain adapts to it and we’re all good.