1. A process for selectively manipulating the display resolution of a sensory image displayed with a sensory image display device having display elements, the process comprising the steps of: a. selecting, in accordance with a viewer's control, a subset of the display elements of the sensory image, b. transmitting to the sensory image display device a first level of detail for the selected subset of display elements, and c. transmitting to the sensory image display device a second level of detail for the remainder of the display elements which were not selected; wherein steps b and c are performed at the same time.