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What does Cyclopital3D mean?
The term “Cyclopean Image” has been used in antiquity to describe 3D imagery; named after the mythical Cyclops with a single “Cyclopean Eye.” The Cyclopean Image is a single mental image of a scene created by the brain by combining two images received from the two eyes. The mental process behind construction of the Cyclopean image is crucial to stereo (3D) vision.
It is often said that "History repeats itself" and many people believe that is the case with stereo photographry.
Click here to read an excerpt from Herbert C. McKay’s 1951 book, Three-Dimensional Photography: Principles of Stereoscopy, that describes the state of 3D photography in the 1950s and the rapid acceleration of its popularity at that time. We have inserted a few words in parenthesis that could make this statement apply to our current times, in the 21st century.
Cyclopital3D brings 3D photography into the digital age with innovative products that are enabled by new digital photographic technologies and modern digital displays. Digital technologies are the driver behind the next “golden age” of the third dimension.
Ken Burgess has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Physics, specializing in Optics, both from the University of Nebraska. Ken has been studying optics for more than 30 years with a special focus on stereoscopic photography and its peripherals for more than15 years.
Ken spent the past 15 years working as the Chief Technical Officer for a small technology firm specializing in geospatial technologies and invented several patented products that are still being marketed. He is both a software engineer and product design engineer who is always “inventing” something new and making notes about the possibilities; he currently holds 7 patents and is mentioned in more than 400 others. If you have any interest in calculations, Ken also has an iPhone application available under the name of “Calchemy” on the iPhone app store.
Empire State Building
NYC, 2008
Tanya Alsip has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Colorado State University and Masters in Business Administraton. Tanya has ten years of experience working in banking in all areas of operations and marketing in addition to two years as the Business Manager/Chief Operations Officer in a geospatial industry (where she met Ken). She has carried a camera with her consistantly since she was in high school but is a newer convert to stereo photography. Tanya also spent many years volunteering her financial, marketing and business expertise to various service and non-profit organizations.
Eiffel Tower, Paris, 2009
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Phone (970) 221-3923 Mountain Standard Time
Phone (970) 221-3923 Mountain Standard Time