Magic and Illusion
A magic trick for you ....
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I've always been interested in the art of deception ;-) and used to perform magic shows for childrens parties.

I've come to the belief that it all ties in to my interest in animation and special effects!
What is a special effect or an animation but simply a deception? Indeed, most of my art is about deception too. Making things appear to be so when in fact they're not.

It always amazes me how easy it is to deceive the brain; I recently went to the Soho Theatre to watch the 'Theatre of Science' show where my friends Stephen Wolff and Sarah Angliss performed a Theremin duet. Richard Wiseman illustrated the psychology behind 'not seeing' with a simple video.....
Download the quicktime movie psychology test (7.5 MB)
There are two teams passing a basketball. What you have to do is count how many times the players dressed in white pass the ball. Ignore the players dressed in black. Concentrate and count very carefully.

click here after watching the movie...

I'm also a great fan of Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, he talks about the brain in an amusing and accessable way.
Check out these illusions.
And these!