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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2557140, member: 1892"]Two different answers, depending on whether we're talking grading or attribution. Neither lend themselves to VR, without the development of yet another skillset.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading: Large, high-res images for grading are a <b>second set of skills</b>, because grading is normally done in-hand with minimal magnification. VR seems like it might actually be of some use with grading because you could do the same rotation of the coin you might in-hand, allowing you to better evaluate what effect the marks you see have on the actual grade. However, the same cautions about grading from high-res images (people learning it when they're already proficient graders <i>consistently</i> undergrade) apply. And you'd need a third set of standards to "translate" what you see in VR to what appears in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attribution: High-resolution still images. That is all. You're squinting at what might be a very tiny feature, and you <b>really</b> need it to hold still for you to look.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2557140, member: 1892"]Two different answers, depending on whether we're talking grading or attribution. Neither lend themselves to VR, without the development of yet another skillset. Grading: Large, high-res images for grading are a [B]second set of skills[/B], because grading is normally done in-hand with minimal magnification. VR seems like it might actually be of some use with grading because you could do the same rotation of the coin you might in-hand, allowing you to better evaluate what effect the marks you see have on the actual grade. However, the same cautions about grading from high-res images (people learning it when they're already proficient graders [I]consistently[/I] undergrade) apply. And you'd need a third set of standards to "translate" what you see in VR to what appears in-hand. Attribution: High-resolution still images. That is all. You're squinting at what might be a very tiny feature, and you [B]really[/B] need it to hold still for you to look.[/QUOTE]
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