Your daily dose of perception-bending. Stare at the center of this video (wmv or flash) for a minute or two then look away from the screen at your surroundings. You'll experience an interesting and somewhat disconcerting effect. Not appropriate for anyone prone to headaches or seizures.
posted by brain_drain
on Aug 28, 2006 -
51 comments
Masters of Deception "
There are a number of
incredible artistic works featured in Masters of Deception, which require movement to appreciate their full impact. Additionally, I had in my possession various interviews with some of the book's featured artists that I wanted to share with my readership. Unfortunately, the publisher was unwilling to produce a CD to accompany
the book. I have created this web site, therefore, to augment and enhance the reader's experience by presenting those works and interviews that I could not present in book form."
Al Seckel. enjoy.
posted by hortense
on Aug 19, 2005 -
3 comments
A
professor of vision science at MIT understands that life isn't just black and white, even though we often see it that way.
This amazing illusion proves it, and
these slick, fast-loading, Flash demonstrations of lightness perception show how it's done. (My favorite is the "
Koffka Ring".) White paper
here, for deeper background.
posted by taz
on Sep 27, 2002 -
29 comments
