Comments on: Eye of the Beholder http://danceadvantage.net/2008/09/02/spinning-dancer/ Giving students, teachers, and parents an edge in dance education Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:59:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: danceadvantage http://danceadvantage.net/2008/09/02/spinning-dancer/comment-page-1/#comment-86 danceadvantage Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-86 Interesting, ladybean, that you see it switching. Most I think see it spinning one direction or the other at first. I wonder how many others see it as you do? Here is another link that discusses how the visual system "resolves ambiguity" in images: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/NC/nc.html#discussion Interesting, ladybean, that you see it switching. Most I think see it spinning one direction or the other at first. I wonder how many others see it as you do?

Here is another link that discusses how the visual system “resolves ambiguity” in images: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/NC/nc.html#discussion

]]> By: Carl http://danceadvantage.net/2008/09/02/spinning-dancer/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Carl Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:17:03 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-87 Well, I thought I had it licked with the shadows on the bottom -- very cool illusion. I'd have sworn she was spinning clockwise. Well, I thought I had it licked with the shadows on the bottom — very cool illusion. I’d have sworn she was spinning clockwise.

]]> By: Halyma http://danceadvantage.net/2008/09/02/spinning-dancer/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Halyma Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:37:58 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-89 Very cool! Yes I could see both directions, but only after scrolling down to the second images, I saw it as a counter clockwise spin at first! Very cool!
Yes I could see both directions, but only after scrolling down to the second images, I saw it as a counter clockwise spin at first!

]]> By: ladybean73 http://danceadvantage.net/2008/09/02/spinning-dancer/comment-page-1/#comment-88 ladybean73 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:05:09 +0000 http://danceadvantage.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-88 I've seen this before and at first I couldn't decide either. But then I'd stared at it long enough to determine that it's actually switching direction during the process. Yes, I see what indicator lines can do to improve the silhouette, but I've done the staring this time too, and I clearly see a point where the direction of the spinning changes quickly. Quickly enough that the average person doesn't see the switch. But that's just how I see it. :) I’ve seen this before and at first I couldn’t decide either. But then I’d stared at it long enough to determine that it’s actually switching direction during the process. Yes, I see what indicator lines can do to improve the silhouette, but I’ve done the staring this time too, and I clearly see a point where the direction of the spinning changes quickly. Quickly enough that the average person doesn’t see the switch. But that’s just how I see it. :)

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