X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ebad838280c1dc7d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-10-31 17:37:32 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "MichaelLowe" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [PIC] txt stereo gram Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 01:35:22 -0000 Lines: 60 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.134.74.173 X-Trace: newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk 1036114652 24193 217.134.74.173 (1 Nov 2002 01:37:32 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Nov 2002 01:37:32 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:20317 > it's not a case of "have to become more aware," it just happens and you realise > it has after the fact. Try walking around your house and doing the things you > usually do with your eyes shut (or blindfolded, which is easier) ... I've had lots of practice at that -like when my card meter runs out of electricity ;) > since it's not real 3D. I suppose you can think of it in terms of a 3D computer > game. The depth in that is just an illusion based on colours on the screen, > likewise light and shadow give my vision depth. That makes alot of sense > The part most sighted people have problems understanding is when you're blind, > you can't see *ANYTHING*. It's absolutely nothing like shutting your eyes, > because when you do that you are seeing black, which if you're blind you can't > even see that. It's very very difficult to comprehend unless you've been there. But there must be some kind of internal vision. I'm thinking about some kind of aura in the minds eye... maybe even colors? > One thing I noticed with messing around with the streogram was when two > characters overlap, it makes them more bold. The background chars are lighter > which gives the sense of depth. It's probably something like that that gives the > vividness. I am usually really good at visualisation, but this is giving me a > headache because the image is so complex it's hard for me to visualise how it's > supposed to be. Picture a herd of zebras. Then imagine that a few are standing closer to you, but they are smaller, young zebras, so they do not appear larger than the zebras in the background (just very slightly smaller). And all of the zebras have the same amount of detail, and the same clarity (which is more vivid than normal.) The strong sense of depth is there but all the usual clues of depth are absent. > tired. When I was at school I was known to type entire reports on the computer > with my eyes shut, including formatting and everything, mostly because sometimes Your powers of visualisation must be very strong..