Human Eye Simulator
A webcam filter that puts the eye's own flaws back into the picture
A browser-based shader filter that reconstructs the distortions, chromatic aberrations, blinks, and drifts of the human visual system onto a real-time webcam feed.
While digital cameras rely on flat sensors that register straight lines and stay rigidly still, the human eye is a fluid-filled sphere undergoing constant micro-movements and signal cutoffs. This experiment artificially reconstructs the biological artifacts that the brain continuously suppresses and edits out of conscious awareness.
Simulated Visual Elements
- Curvature Distortion: Spherical aberration and peripheral vignetting resulting from curved retinal surfaces.
- Chromatic Aberration: Color fringing along high-contrast edges normally suppressed by neural processing.
- Blinking: Periodic blackouts in visual input that pass unnoticed due to saccadic suppression.
- Drift (Fixational Eye Movement): Involuntary microscopic shifts that prevent static images from fading on the photoreceptor layer.
Implemented to process the camera stream directly in the browser, functioning as a real-time mirror where artifacts respond immediately to user movement.