Autostereogram

[James G. Sack (jim)]

On 04/09/2010 06:24 PM, Tracy Reed wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 12:41:07PM -0700, James G. Sack (jim) spake thusly:
>> A fun page:
>>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostereogram
>>
>> I don't remember running into this kind of visual effect before.
> 
> These were popular in the early 90's. Sort of the "Velvet Elvis"
> artwork of their day. They used to be for sale in malls etc. I have
> never been able to properly see one of these. I don't know why. I have
> tried focusing and relaxing and diverging and everything like they say
> but the image never appears for me.

For me, some are harder than others, but by starting with my head about
16  inches from a full-screen image, and concentrating on looking
"beyond" the screen, I can usually get them to "snap in" in 5-30
seconds. Once visualized, I can pull back to a couple-feet or more.

REgards,
..jim