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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Jun 12

In this Munker #illusion, the background roses appear to be blue and light green but are actually identical.

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Matt Pritchard @sciencemagician.bsky.social · Apr 15

A special illusion video for FISM. Purely analogue. No digital trickery. See the video on the official page on IG www.instagram.com/reel/DIeEfnM...

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Frank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am excited to announce LittleJS Game Jam 2025 will run during the month of October! The first jam was a huge success so we decided to do it again this year. 🚂💨 Sign up today to get updates for the jam!

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LittleJS Game Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-10-03 to 2025-11-17 hosted by Frank Force Games. Welcome to the second annual LittleJS Game Jam ! This event is an exciting opportunity to unleash your creativity and develop amazing games using the...

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Apr 8

In this adaptation of the confetti #illusion, the background waves appear to be orange, (almost) white, yellow, and pink, but all four background waves are identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Apr 1

In this Munker #illusion, despite the apparently huge difference in color between the yellow and blue spheres in the background, all the spheres are actually identical.

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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · Mar 28

Come and do a funded PhD in our department at @exeter.ac.uk

Exploring the efficacy of Virtual training for x-ray scanning image interpretation in aviation security (please RT)

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Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Mar 25

In this confetti #illusion, the background roses appear to be yellow, orange, and pink but are actually all identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Mar 18

As a counterpart to my "Requiem," here's a Celebration of what remains: youtu.be/0t4N6VGWFkQ

Celebration

YouTube video by David Novick's Music

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Mar 18

In this Munker #illusion, the backround spheres appear to be green and blue but are actually the same color. This illusion is particularly surprising because the foreground stripes are near opposites of green and blue.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Mar 11

In this assimilation #illusion, the circles appear yellow and orange, but the background of the all the circles is the same color.

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Reposted by David Novick

Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · Mar 10

Tonight I'll be talking to the people of Okehampton about visual illusions!

sites.google.com/view/hatherl...

Hatherleighscience.org - Evening Lecture Series 2025

Monday 10th March 2025 19:15 for 19.30 start £5

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Mar 4

In this Munker #illusion, the background roses appear to be purple and nearly white but are actually all identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 28

20 seconds of calm

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 27

This is a Requiem I composed this week for string quartet, in trying to come to terms with what's happening to the USA: youtu.be/U4TvBsVxTvg

Requiem

YouTube video by David Novick's Music

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 25

In this Munker #illusion, the background spheres appear to be pink and green but are actually all identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 21

20 seconds of calm

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Frank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · Feb 20

I will be showing my game Dr1v3n Wild tonight at Games Y'all in Austin Texas! We will do a little tournament to see who can get the fastest time. There's a lot of other stuff going on, stop by and check it out if you can! 🌵👍 #gamedev #js13k #AustinTexas

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2/20 - Games Y'all February - Powerpoint night! by The Museum of Human Achievement

Get tickets and support The Museum of Human Achievement by becoming a member

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 18

In this assimilation #illusion, the background colors of both the disks and the surrounds appear to be yellow and orange but are actually identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 12

In this version of the confetti #illusion, the four background squiggles appear to be tan, orange, pink, and yellow but are in fact identical.

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Frank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · Feb 11

See you tomorrow night at the Capitol Factory in downtown Austin where I will be giving a talk about super tiny programs that make art! #generativeart #tinycode #javascript

RSVP: www.meetup.com/eff-austin/e...

The Art of Tiny Code: How to Craft 140 Character Masterpieces, Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

EFF-Austin is sustained via the contributions of supporters like you. Donate via the Donation widget on our website at the top of the main page: [https://effaustin.org](htt

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Frank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · Feb 5

I'm doing a talk about tiny code and generative art in downtown Austin Texas next Tuesday! It also will be livestreamed, check it out!! 😅👍 #TinyCode #GenerativeArt #AustinTexas

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Feb 5

In this color #illusion, the background trees appear to be yellow and pink but are actually identical.

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Jan 30

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#calm

TikTok video by RioGuy

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David Novick @novickprof.bsky.social · Jan 28

In this confetti #illusion, the background spheres that appear to be green, white, violet, and blue are actually identical.

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