use your Optical illusion 1&2

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use your Optical illusion 1&2

Posted by TheBoogley - January 21st, 2011

Since uploading the Folding Cranes I've gone back to work, and I've spent the past week creating tutorials for teaching design principles and elements using optical illusions as examples of how to understand and play with viewers perceptions.

This afternoon I got bored of recreating diagrams and had a play with some of the theories in flash. CHECK IT OUT!
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/45 56bfcba554f4c8f4f475d8ba02e45e

The final produt will be an interactive flash presentation and I'll be sharing it here as well as using it in the classroom.

In other news I haven't updated my personal site since March last year and it's starting to get me down.

okay, so I think vimeo embedding has been disabled so here's a couple of yootoobs
This is one of the coolest action sequences I've ever seen. It's by Nick DiLiberto who is basically god as far as I'm concerned, although I don't believe in god so maybe he doesn't exist...

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This next piece is directed by a local guy in Melbourne Peter Lowey, I've hung out with him a bit lately We're supposed to be collaborating but I'm not sure if it's going ahead or not...

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here's one of the illusions, if you stare at it for 20 seconds the next thing you stare at will look like it's pulsating. SCREAM AND RUN AWAY!!!

use your Optical illusion 1&2

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Jimtopia 2011-01-21 06:22:03

Damn, that Medusa animation was badass.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 06:22:03 (Updated 2011-01-21 06:26:11)

I love the rats bursting through the wall and his shield getting swept away, there is so much going on in those two minutes it's amazing!

BazookaBomber 2011-01-21 06:34:00

Kinda looks like a combination of a desert and the Atlantic ocean.
Also, the illusion thing didn't make my mouse pulsate.
Perhaps because I blinked?

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 06:34:00

all I know is it worked for me, my dogs are on the other side of the room and they looked really freaky all wobbling around and stuff {80

popyea 2011-01-21 06:35:00

love the two films you posted.
especially the first, that thing blew me away.

and that little experiment of yours, are you going to reveal your secret later?
i can see how it's been done but you obviously have a way of doing it that isn't just creating 30 odd movieclips offset by a frame each. Or maybe that is it. Looks amazing either way.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 06:35:00

you've figured out part of it, yes
it's 59 movieclips for a 59 frame loop all offset by one frame... but there's more ;D

TomFulp 2011-01-21 09:38:18

We have to process every embed code individually to make sure people don't run weird malicious stuff through the video embed option - but sites like Vimeo keep changing their embed code and it becomes a full-time job to stay compliant. :P

That Medusa movie is AMAZING.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 09:38:18

I figured as much Tom, what with the whole iframe and recoding stuff to work with html5. I just have loads of great animations to share from vimeo.

Medusa is indeed amazing, Nicks was animation director for the cut scenes in Mass Effect. I just hope he makes another solo short at some point because his work is really unique and powerful.

coughing-dog 2011-01-21 10:29:17

Fuck man, that medusa animation blew my mind! loved the colours, really inspirational stuff. Time to get off my ass and start animating...

And the wave effect is really cool, I'm constantly amazed by the capabilities of flash

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 10:29:17

she's one stone cold stony faced mother fucker

Catoblepas 2011-01-21 14:58:40

I wish I had my old computer with all my flash experiments innit.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 14:58:40

me too... :(

where is it?

Luis 2011-01-21 16:29:13

i loved the lighting in that medusa short, and the part with all the mice coming out

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 16:29:13

yeah, nothing gets your skin crawling like floating away on a sea of mice

JellyDraft 2011-01-21 16:37:51

Sweet, that Medusa animation was AMAZING. I was just wondering, how old were you when you started animating? I'm 13 now, and I'm wondering If I will ever be as good as you. Please reply, that would make my day :D

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 16:37:51 (Updated 2011-01-21 16:59:06)

I started out drawing still images when I was little, but didn't take it seriously until I was about 16, then after high school I studied illustration, I was always interested in animation and did a little bit of messing around with it in my teens but didn't do anything serious with it until I was about 25. I think the most important thing to be is being able to draw well so I can communicate my ideas clearly, then animation comes a very close second.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself and run your own race, it took me ages to get where I am now, and I'm still learning things and improving. I've kept all of my sketchbooks since I was 16 and every now and then look through them and see all the learning I've done over the years. I know it's hard but try not to compare yourself to others. You work will be more unique and powerful if it comes from your own imagination and experience, rather than copying someone else's style.

CantflyRyan 2011-01-21 17:02:38

I'm glad that I was able to return to NG and see another one of your posts. They're very inspiring.

And thanks for posting that Medusa animation. That was incredible.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 17:02:38

aww... c'mon man, you're making me blush :3

RENstyles 2011-01-21 18:01:39

That wave animation it amazing greaat job, my problem is time and i do not have any,

and i too lost a lot of my work, home work, etc, its sad when they lose life and never see the light.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 18:01:39

yeah, that sucks. I've got multiple drives backing my stuff up all the time.

Hulalaoo 2011-01-21 18:20:16

Wow, the animator of the medusa animation is really crazy, i cant imaginate the hours and hours of hard work, really nice Boogley

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 18:20:16

woah, you've changed into a gentleman hulalaoo. It's strange... but i like it :)

Kollskegg 2011-01-21 18:35:06

<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/556377">http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /556377</a>

hey there BUB

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 18:35:06

yep, that's the stuff alright :)

Kollskegg 2011-01-21 18:37:22

also check this out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhheiPTdZCw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhheiP TdZCw</a>

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 18:37:22

I know, it's incredible isn't it :D

Thundaboom 2011-01-21 19:54:48

I've just never gotten you Boogley, you've never insulted ANYONE on any purpose ever.

Anyway, the Medusa animation was great.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 19:54:48

you catch more bees with honey :)

CyanSandwich 2011-01-21 20:12:03

That wave and the medusa video are awesome :D
I don't know if you've seen this, but it's pretty trippy.
<a href="http://www.neave.com/strobe/">http://www.neave.com/strobe/</a>

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 20:12:03

that was way cool, I'm adding it to the list! :D

mrnihil 2011-01-21 20:16:33

excellent.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 20:16:33

yes. c:

mrnihil 2011-01-21 21:05:28

we're going to have to collab some time, boogley.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 21:05:28

some time, yes. some. time. I'd love to have some time...

mrnihil 2011-01-21 21:45:54

all we have is time. and bad managerial skills.

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 21:45:54

all I have is bubba. and dad managerial skills.

jaxxy 2011-01-21 23:39:05

Nice crazy waves, Boogley. :D Really loved how that medusa cartoon was made too. Was wonderful. <3

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 23:39:05

oh jaxxy, it is you who are the one who is wonderful :D

Ockeroid 2011-01-21 23:44:47

The Nick DiLiberto is very you! It's something I could see you doing one day.

The animation is really nice on the local guy one. You should really chase him up! That's what film networking is all about sometimes. Pester pester pester!

TheBoogley 2011-01-21 23:44:47

Fine then, I shall bother him night and day until he either kills himself, kills me, or we work together. Pester works well because his name is peter, pester peter pester peter pester peter pester peter pester peter pester peter pester peter pester peter 8D

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