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.
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Date: 2004-11-16 06:40 pm (UTC)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.