Experience Super Depth Perception

Experience Super Depth Perception

Now you can because Melinda Green made her design available on Shapeways! It effectively triples the distance between your eyes.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/5K28DAVC8/stereo-enhancing-googles

I want :D

Originally shared by Melinda Green

These stereo-enhancing goggles triple your inter-ocular distance and let you perceive the world in greater depth and out to a much greater distance. This is version three of my device. The first was made of coat-hanger wire, the second of balsa wood, and now it is 3D printed. That's exciting because it means that everyone can print their own!

What's it good for? Well I developed it to help crash RC planes together, but I'm sure someone will find some more practical uses for it. Please add your suggestions in the comments. It turns out to be a fun novelty for showing how amazingly plastic the human brain is. You can fully adapt to the new view in just a couple of minutes. The funny thing is how screwed up it makes your vision for a few minutes after taking them off! Be sure to watch the linked video I made in which I offered $20 for anyone who can catch a simple toss of a tennis ball after taking them off. Think you could do it?

The project page is here: http://superliminal.com/stereo/ with links to the video and the Shapeways shop in case you want to 3D print your own.

Comments

  1. I was building these for SLR cameras in '80 - very cool to see it applied this way.

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