I posted this on my site earlier today, and then I found this post…guess the buzz is going around the net? =)
Peter - did you do it with one eye closed? If you use both eyes it kills the effect because you can interpret which parts of the dragon are closer to you (the video works best because there’s no 3-dimensionality to it). Also the lighting is important…best if there’s no direct light to help your eye interpret the data.
Once your mind clicks onto it with one eye…it works both eyes too. I have my dragon at work and everytime I look at it…he’s staring at me.
Tried it too. Coworkers said it was cute.
Anyway, had the same problem as Peter…will take J’s advice later:-)
I just built it and the effect isnt as good as on the video, maybe becouse I already knew the trick.