Re: Magic-Ascii
From Hercules Gunter <hgu...@wantree.com.au>
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· 9 Nov 1996 00:00 · View full thread
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Dr. Alfred Helmerich wrote: > > Has anybody ascii designs that use the magic 3D effect? > Or has somebody an algorithmus to create one? > > Alfred I don't have any using pictures, but the principle is very simple, as demonstrated below. Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary the the the the the the the the the spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary the the the the the the the the the spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary the the the the the the the the the spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary the the the the the the the the the spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing spacing This is the underlying principle of all wallpaper 3D art. Interestingly, I find that the perception of the order of the layers depends on which line your eyes are fixating on and the number of repeats you are overlaying. The above has three layers, or two, depending on which lines your eyes match, and the layering can vary (a varying illusion), and can be viewed using either the parallel or cross-eyed technique. If you were to take typical ascii art objects and arrange them similarly you would get the illusion of multiple layers by varying the repeat factor across the page. With a little ingenuity, and probably a lot of frustration, you could get objects occluding each other. You realise you've started something now, don't you? We're going to be drowning in 3D asciis soon! Hercules Gunter
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