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Article #240Non-Drug Induced States via computer
From: kpm8447
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:35
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:35
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Hello, I'm starting to work on my senior thesis for art. I'm interested in "non-drug-induced tripping" or states of well-being. I've been looking into the use of such things by rotating mandlebrot/fractal color patterns (looks like tie-dye patterns) and also by the effects of stereoscopic (3-d, crosseyed view, etc) images. There are other ways to go about this kind of stuff (I think that Timothy Leary is getting involved with it) Since I don't do drugs, it's hard to know if I'm approaching the same results, although things can still be "funky" to me. An example of this effect of "pseudo-tripping": Once at the Limelight, in NYC I was sitting in a small side dance room. There weren't too many people in there, this light was shining off a mirrored disco ball and created hundreds of little lights on the floor moving around. If I followed the lights around it was alright, but when I stared at one spot on the floor, it felt like I was flying and spinning around. If effects like these are combined with stereo sound (oscillating between speakers.. to cause a rotating effect) total disorientation of the user/viewer will occur. Do you know of any publications (books, magazine articles, etc) that deal with this sort of thing? Any information will be appreciated. - Thanks =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kirk Membry ( * * * T H I S S P A C E F O R R E N T * * * ) kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu kpm8447@teak.njit.edu kmembry@andromeda.rutgers.edu kpm8447@maple.njit.edu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kirk Membry ( * * * T H I S S P A C E F O R R E N T * * * ) kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu kpm8447@teak.njit.edu kmembry@andromeda.rutgers.edu kpm8447@maple.njit.edu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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