Re: 3D ASCII Sailing ships
> don't understand how the 7 ships in the pic become 8 in 3D? is one > hiding behind the others? ;-) </lurk> <science mode> you see two separate sets of ships, one for each eye - focusing int he right place overlaps the first of one with the second of the other, and small shifts are interpreted by the brain as distance effects. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <-- right eye sees + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <-- left eye sees | | | v v v X X X X X X X X <-- brain interprets, 8 ships. The small differences in spacing you see if you look at the ships picture normally is what makes the 3D effect work. </science mode> -Firien <lurk>
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