Wow....

[conuly]

Really cool optical illusion.

I wonder why it works.

Comments

[spitefairy.livejournal.com]

That is really neat. Although I did expect something to jump out at me like the last one =P

[conuly]

Yes, so did I.

Hey, what happened with your helpscreening post? That was you, wasn't it?

[spitefairy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was me. The post was rejected and I was just told to e-mail one the support team, which I did and was never answered. Hrmpf.

[conuly]

How weird.

[mhari.livejournal.com]

This may enlighten you (http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/PDrift.pdf).

Or it may not, it's pretty dry. :p

It's a PDF, by the way, so you'll need Acrobat Reader.

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

I printed it out. It doesn't work nearly so well on the paper as it does on the screen.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

It works because of a phenomenon known as Peripheral Drift. Here's a link (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web1/gzekavat.html) that explains it pretty well, and also has other links in case that's not enough. This link (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/latinhib.html) has some interesting food for thought for those with unusual neurological structues - scroll down to where it says THE BOTTOM LINE(S): "The organization of the brain is such as to create "abstractions", rather than to simply take input at face value." This is true for the neurotypical brain, no doubt, not necessarily for the autistic brain.

I see "optical illusions" everywhere. Lines bend, objects move or change size, colors flicker, distances alter, patterns seem to float above the surface they're on - the whole visual field is constantly changing in this fractal sort of way. It's kind of inconvenient, but woahh, it looks really neat. LOL, I wish there was a way to show other people what That Which Spins looks like to me; if they could see it, I bet they'd be just as captivated by the sight as I am.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Whoa. *stares in amazement*
But wouldn't it also work with less revolting colours?

[spitefairy.livejournal.com]

That is really neat. Although I did expect something to jump out at me like the last one =P

[conuly]

Yes, so did I.

Hey, what happened with your helpscreening post? That was you, wasn't it?

[spitefairy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was me. The post was rejected and I was just told to e-mail one the support team, which I did and was never answered. Hrmpf.

[conuly]

How weird.

[mhari.livejournal.com]

This may enlighten you (http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/PDrift.pdf).

Or it may not, it's pretty dry. :p

It's a PDF, by the way, so you'll need Acrobat Reader.

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

I printed it out. It doesn't work nearly so well on the paper as it does on the screen.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

It works because of a phenomenon known as Peripheral Drift. Here's a link (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web1/gzekavat.html) that explains it pretty well, and also has other links in case that's not enough. This link (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/latinhib.html) has some interesting food for thought for those with unusual neurological structues - scroll down to where it says THE BOTTOM LINE(S): "The organization of the brain is such as to create "abstractions", rather than to simply take input at face value." This is true for the neurotypical brain, no doubt, not necessarily for the autistic brain.

I see "optical illusions" everywhere. Lines bend, objects move or change size, colors flicker, distances alter, patterns seem to float above the surface they're on - the whole visual field is constantly changing in this fractal sort of way. It's kind of inconvenient, but woahh, it looks really neat. LOL, I wish there was a way to show other people what That Which Spins looks like to me; if they could see it, I bet they'd be just as captivated by the sight as I am.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Whoa. *stares in amazement*
But wouldn't it also work with less revolting colours?