Autostereograms, aka Magic Eye pictures, can be extremely fun or frustrating, depending on your technique. Follow these easy tips when viewing Magic Eye.
The abstract images are called autostereograms, also known by the brand name Magic Eye. Autostereograms are based off of stereograms, which is a pair of images that are taken from slightly different angles. When used with a special viewer like a stereoscope, or simply with crossed eyes, the pair of images converge into one 3D image. These were very popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries as ways to βexperienceβ other parts of the world without traveling there. With the development of computers, autostereograms began to be developed, which βhidβ the image inside a seemingly abstract pattern.
