Before revision: Hillsdale (N.J.): Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Put simplyby philosopher Alva Noë, the ambient optic array is “how things look from here in these conditions.” Invariants and direct perception Gibson was interested in the structures of the ambient optic array that are invariant, or structures that remain static regardless of the actions of the observer.
After revision: Hillsdale (N.J.): Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Put simply by philosopher Alva Noë, the ambient optic array is “how things look from here in these conditions.” Invariants and direct perception Gibson was interested in the structures of the ambient optic array that are invariant, or structures that remain static regardless of the actions of the observer.