Mitigating relief inversion illusion with multidirectional sky illumination model: A user study

Gołębiowska, Izabela; Kennelly, Patrick; Karsznia, Izabela; Çöltekin, Arzu; Trantham, Gene; Borczon, Katarzyna

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Mitigating relief inversion illusion with multidirectional sky illumination model: A user study

Izabela Gołębiowska, Patrick Kennelly, Izabela Karsznia, Arzu Çöltekin, Gene Trantham, and Katarzyna Borczon

Izabela Gołębiowska

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-7054

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Patrick Kennelly

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Long Island University, New York, USA

Izabela Karsznia

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Arzu Çöltekin

Institute of Interactive Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland

Gene Trantham

Independent

Katarzyna Borczon

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

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