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by Flutterz
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Optical Illusions
Replies: 13
Views: 5131

Re: Optical Illusions

Easy, I would just say it's like listening to two songs at the same time. And your "view" changes based on which song you focus on more. I think that's a good comparison. Huh, that's actually really good, and really simple! That awkward moment when you think you should have thought of som...
by Flutterz
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:15 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Optical Illusions
Replies: 13
Views: 5131

Re: Optical Illusions

I think the best way to explain an optical illusion to Lilly is to give her a tactile illusion: http://mindbluff.com/lips.htm http://mindbluff.com/nose.htm Also here's more Optical Illusions for those that are interested: http://www.scribd.com/doc/11146/Amazing-Optical-Illusions Those first 2 are p...
by Flutterz
Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:01 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Optical Illusions
Replies: 13
Views: 5131

Re: Optical Illusions

Is it really "understanding something on a higher level"? She knows what a two dimensional picture is and knows what a three dimensional object is. She understands how vision works (again as well as she can) we even see that she is perfectly able to write out a note to hisao by herself (w...
by Flutterz
Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Optical Illusions
Replies: 13
Views: 5131

Re: Optical Illusions

Well, in the first place, the example given in the comic is barely even an optical illusion: http://www.uic.edu/com/eye/LearningAboutVision/EyeSite/OpticalIllustions/Images/facevase.gif It's just a picture of a vase whose contours are specifically designed to look like the silhouettes of two faces....
by Flutterz
Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:54 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Optical Illusions
Replies: 13
Views: 5131

Optical Illusions

So just last weekend I discovered Katawa Shoujo. Thankfully that Friday and Monday were also weekends due to easter, because I was so busy playing that I went to sleep later than I usually wake up. Needless to say I loved the game, 100%ed it, and the rest of the week was a sleepy blur. But all of th...