When searching for your flashlight in a tent at night, you must rely on tactile information to identify objects. The visual representation of the shape of your flashlight might facilitate your search.

Having long been successful with "talkies," Disney has developed technology that could allow the creation of "feelies." While designed more for touchscreens than the silver screen, the REVEL system ...

Visual texture refers to the artist using their skill to create the illusion of an object's texture. A still life may have a bottle, an orange and a flower. An artist will use their materials and ...

Researchers have provided the first empirical evidence that the way in which dogs relate words to objects is fundamentally different to humans. Many pet owners marvel at their dog's ability to fetch ...

To researchers’ surprise, deep learning vision algorithms often fail at classifying images because they mostly take cues from textures, not shapes. When you look at a photograph of a cat, chances are ...

People with visual agnosia may be unable to recognize, draw, or recall how to use objects even with properly functioning eyesight. There are two sub-types of this condition. Less than 1% of people ...