Tag Archives: illusion

Cocktail table will suck you into another dimension

July 9, 2010Design, Image cachecocktail table, furnature, illusion, optical illusion, tableScott Meisner

OK fine it won’t. But the Infinity Cocktail Table will provide a stellar optical illusion thanks to a clever use mirrors and LED lighting. Want to entertain your guests with it? That’ll be $880.

[Via Gizmodo]

Cartoony optical illusion

March 9, 2010Design, Imagesillusion, optical illusionScott Meisner

Horizons, by Neil Dawson, is one of the coolest and mind-boggling optical illusions. What appears to be a cartoonish blanket being swept up by the wind on a green field is actually a large structure made of welded steel. Do you see it? Additional angles in the gallery below.

[Via TheGrip; Gizmodo]

Nintendo DSi uses camera & motion tracking to produce a 3D image

February 28, 2010Technology, Video3D, camera, illusion, motion tracking, Nintendo, Nintendo DSi, Video gamesScott Meisner

Finally, the Nintendo DSi’s camera is being put to exciting use. An upcoming Japanese-only game called Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda will utilize the DSi’s (inner) camera and motion tracking software to follow your eyes and create a 3D illusion that you are looking behind or in front of certain objects in the virtual world. The tech being used here is not so different from Johnny Chung Lee’s Wii head-tracking experiments. Watch the demo above and it’ll all make sense. Magical, isn’t it?

[Via BoingBoing; Gizmodo; Nintendo Japan]