Manipulating Perceptions Inside the Puzzle
It helps to understand the goal
Regarding my recently published story, “Puzzle, Puzzle, on my Screen,” … Yes, that is a tough puzzle! Perhaps a bit advanced, so here are further explanations to help your skill development efforts.
Why is it difficult?
Our binocular vision locks each eye onto a seemingly identical feature. When you read, it helps if both eyes are looking at the same word! We don’t think our way through normal reading, at least not to the task our eyes have been put to. Our thoughts belong more properly with the information conveyed in the letters, numbers, and words on the page.
This puzzle uses a Dot Field with special characteristics. The dots are arranged on perfectly horizontal and parallel lines. This is because our eyes are aligned horizontally and they need to find the intended viewing details along that horizontal axis.
Each dot looks the same, so you can visually merge any two dots and your eyes will be happy! However, once you get into the Cross view mode, and can see just one box with dots arranged like a bumpy field inside the box, it is difficult to stay at the level of the box edge. Your eyes will start converging a bit and suddenly it can firmly lock onto a pair of dots just about anywhere in the field.
