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Scholarpedia article on autostereograms Peer-reviewed article on autostereograms by Christopher Tyler

Smooth gradients can also be achieved with an intelligible pattern, assuming that the pattern is complex enough and does not have big, horizontal, monotonic patches. A big area painted with monotonic color without change in hue and brightness does not lend itself to pixel shifting, as the result of the horizontal shift is identical to the original patch. The following depth map of a shark with smooth gradient produces a perfectly readable autostereogram, even though the 2D image contains small monotonic areas; the brain is able to recognize these small gaps and fill in the blanks ( illusory contours). While intelligible, repeated patterns are used instead of random dots, this type of autostereogram is still known by many as a Random Dot Autostereogram, because it is created using the same process. A single image random text ASCII stereogram is an alternative to SIRDS using random ASCII text instead of dots to produce a 3D form of ASCII art. A number of things can cause binocular and stereo vision impairment—most commonly, deviations or misalignments of one or both eyes (“crossed eyes” or “wall eyes”); situations where one eye is dominant because visual stimulation either transmits poorly or not at all from the other; astigmatism; or cataracts. If you think you have an eye problem, go see an eye doctor who can test and treat your stereo vision. How to See Magic Eye Pictures One way to accomplish this is to make the program scan every line in the output image pixel-by-pixel from left to right. It seeds the first series of pixels in a row from the pattern image. Then it consults the depth map to retrieve appropriate shift values for subsequent pixels. For every pixel, it subtracts the shift from the width of the pattern image to arrive at a repeat interval. It uses this repeat interval to look up the color of the counterpart pixel to the left and uses its color as the new pixel's own color. [23] Three raised rectangles appear on different depth planes in this autostereogram. ( )It was not until 1838 that the Charles Wheatstone published an example of cooperation between the images in the two eyes: stereopsis (binocular depth perception). He explained that the depth arose from differences in the horizontal positions of the images in the two eyes. He supported his explanation by showing flat, two-dimensional pictures with such horizontal differences, stereograms, separately to the left and right eyes through a stereoscope he invented based on mirrors. From such pairs of flat images, people experienced the illusion of depth. [3] [4] For Smith, Magic Eye is still very much alive, even if the initial fervor has died down. She and her small team have turned Magic Eye into a creative agency of sorts, where they make custom work for companies who want advertisements, posters, and products emblazoned with Magic Eye’s distinct brand of visual chaos. They’re currently working on a 25th anniversary edition of a Magic Eye book, and recently made a poster for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. In a map textured stereogram, "a fitted texture is mapped onto the depth image and repeated a number of times" resulting in a pattern where the resulting 3D image is often partially or fully visible before viewing. [33] See also [ edit ]

The brain gives each point in the Cyclopean image a depth value, represented here by a grayscale depth map. Krulwich, Robert (2006-06-26). "Krulwich on Science: Going Binocular: Susan's First Snowfall". NPR. Archived from the original on 2006-07-14.The first North American Magic Eye book was Magic Eye: A New Way of Looking at the World. [3] [ failed verification] Because of foreshortening, the difference in convergence needed to see repeated patterns on different planes causes the brain to attribute different sizes to patterns with identical 2D sizes. In the autostereogram of three rows of cubes, while all cubes have the same physical 2D dimensions, the ones on the top row appear bigger, because they are perceived as farther away than the cubes on the second and third rows. a b c d Tyler, C.W. (1994). "The Birth of Computer Stereograms for Unaided Stereovision". In Horibuchi, S. (Ed.), Stereogram (pp. 83–89). San Francisco: Cadence Books. ISBN 0-929279-85-9. Tyler, Christopher (2014). "Autostereogram". Scholarpedia. 9 (4): 9229. Bibcode: 2014SchpJ...9.9229T. doi: 10.4249/scholarpedia.9229.

Julesz, B. and J.E. Miller. (1962). "Automatic stereoscopic presentation of functions of two variables". Bell System Technical Journal, 41:663–676; March. Not long after meeting, Baccei and Smith designed another autostereogram advertisement—this time with a hidden airplane—which ran in American Airlines’ inflight magazine, American Way. Baccei started getting calls mid-flight from flight attendants asking for the answer. “They were giving away bottles of champagne to the first person who could identify what was in the picture,” he said. If your eyes are fine, then your Magic Eye problems could just be a matter of technique. Plenty have offered advice, including crossing your eyes, squinting, and practicing using your index figure and a picture on the wall. WikiHow also offers step-by-step instructions for several Magic Eye-viewing methods. a b c Stephen M. Kosslyn, Daniel N. Osherson (1995). An Invitation to Cognitive Science, 2nd Edition - Vol. 2: Visual Cognition, p. 65 fig. 1.49. ISBN 978-0-262-15042-2.Webber, Ann; Wood, Joanne (November 2005). "Amblyopia - prevalence, natural history, functional effects and treatment". Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 88 (6): 365–375. doi: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb05102.x. PMID 16329744. S2CID 39141527. Not every person can see the 3D illusion in autostereograms. Because autostereograms are constructed based on stereo vision, persons with a variety of visual impairments, even those affecting only one eye, are unable to see the three-dimensional images.

Soon after placing the ad in American Way, Baccei says he was jolted awake in the middle of the night with an epiphany. “I realized I was selling the wrong thing. People wanted more autostereograms, and they’d buy it.” Baccei mortgaged his house, and with the help of Smith started Magic Eye as a sub-company under one of his existing businesses, N.E. Thing Enterprises. Stereopsis, or stereo vision, is the visual blending of two similar but not identical images into one, with resulting visual perception of solidity and depth. [21] [22] In the human brain, stereopsis results from complex mechanisms that form a three-dimensional impression by matching each point (or set of points) in one eye's view with the equivalent point (or set of points) in the other eye's view. Using binocular disparity, the brain derives the points' positions in the otherwise inscrutable z-axis (depth). Hold the center of the printed image right up to your nose. It should be blurry. Focus as though you are looking through the image into the distance. Very slowly move the image away from your face until the two squares above the image turn into three squares. If you see four squares, move the image farther away from your face until you see three squares. If you see one or two squares, start over! Single image stereogram (SIS). SIS differs from earlier stereograms in its use of a single 2D image instead of a stereo pair and is viewed without a device. Thus, the term is often used as a synonym of autostereogram. When the single 2D image is viewed with proper eye convergence, it causes the brain to fuse different patterns perceived by the two eyes into a virtual 3D image without, hidden within the 2D image, the aid of any optical equipment. SIS images are created using a repeating pattern. [18] [30] Programs for their creation include Mathematica. [31] [32] Believing he was on to something, Baccei partnered with graphic artist Cheri Smith, who helped him create more involved images on a computer instead of the generic clip art he had been using. A Pentica co-worker named Bob Salitsky was able to refine the dots for a sharper image. Look at a picture of some tropical fish, for example, and a fish tank would appear. By 1991, Baccei was working on his own start-up, N.E. Thing Enterprises, and taking assignments for the illustrations. One of the images appeared in the American Airlines magazine American Way, where it caught the eye of Japanese businessmen. Soon, Baccei was working with Tenyo Co. Limited on a series of books and posters. While Baccei called the pictures Stare-e-os, the Amazing 3D Gaze Toys, the Japanese sold the images under the name Magic Eye.

Wall-eyed ("parallel") convergence ( ). [1] The top and bottom images produce a dent or projection depending on whether viewed with cross- ( ) or wall- ( ) eyed vergence.

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