Monthly Archives: February 2006

3D/VR/AR/360°

Stereoscopic Bridges

by Brian David Phillips • February 27, 2006

Amanda Pierre writes about an exhibit that displays bridges in stereoscopic glory . . . Bridge exhibit shows off engineering feats . . . Swiss designers and their landmark works are featured in the display at Grinnell College. It’s been a long time since basic bridges were considered feats of engineering. But now, it’s not…

1st 3-D image of coelacanth produced

by Brian David Phillips • February 27, 2006

A bit on the kool side . . . 1st 3-D image of coelacanth produced . . . The Tokyo Institute of Technology and GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd. have joined forces to successfully produce the world’s first 3-D image of a coelacanth, a species of fish that has survived unchanged in the Earth’s oceans…

Eagles of Death Metal

by Brian David Phillips • February 25, 2006

Just because . . .

Autistic Teen’s Hoop Dreams Come True

by Brian David Phillips • February 25, 2006

The video is amazing . . . Autistic Teen’s Hoop Dreams Come True . . . the coach had put the kid on the roster so he could have a team jersey and sit on the bench with the players and when the team was up by double digits he decided to be nice to…

The Unconscious Mind . . .
. . . A Great Decision Maker

by Brian David Phillips • February 22, 2006

Benedict Carey reports on an interesting study that demonstrates something we’ve been saying for some time but which is clarified while presenting more questions for inquiry . . . The Unconscious Mind: A Great Decision Maker . . . when decisions had more confusing data points to consider, better decisions tended to be made by…

Buena Vista Hypnotises OXM in Groundbreaking PR Project

by Brian David Phillips • February 22, 2006

Sure, it’s a publicity stunt . . . but it’s a good one . . . it’s also an example of how experiential trance techniques can be utilized to enhance gaming experiences. See the full article . . . Buena Vista Hypnotises OXM in Groundbreaking PR Project – Xbox . . . In a video…

Soul Research?

by Brian David Phillips • February 22, 2006

On topic to some questions I’ve received via messenger and email lately . . . Soul Research Works in Unusual Areas of Hypnosis . . . notice that while the general approach is geared towards uncritical metaphysical hypnosis, the news is published in the finance section of yahoo’s press release site. While some of the…

Presidential Speech

by Brian David Phillips • February 21, 2006

As seen on Wimp.com. For fun. He has him down pat.

Appropriate Inductions for Different Personalities

by Brian David Phillips • February 21, 2006

On the Marknosis list, there has recently been a bit of discussion regarding personality types and induction styles. One person posted that he read somewhere that someone was in a hypnosis class in China where they did not teach the Elman induction because they claimed it was not appropriate for Chinese people. Hmm. I wish…

Extraordinary Rendition . . . sucks

by Brian David Phillips • February 21, 2006

This post is a bit of a rant . . . feel free to skip it if you like. The really sad part of the Masri case is not whether or not extraordinary rendition occurs, it’s a given, but rather or not the German government helped the US kidnap a German citizen in Macedonia, cart…

Pain-free birth?
Try hypnosis instead of an epidural

by Brian David Phillips • February 20, 2006

A lot of folks have this idea that childbirth has to suck . . . that it has to be a negative experience of pain, pain, and more pain . . . this is far from the case. When we had our child, the nurses were amazed at how Lorraine didn’t seem to be the…

Japanese researcher shows off real 3D images

by Brian David Phillips • February 20, 2006

Right now, it’s not that great a product . . . just some dots . . . but the potential and implications go much further . . . Japanese researcher shows off real 3D images . . . The National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology invented the device displaying “real 3D images” which…

Brokeback Mount Doom

by Brian David Phillips • February 20, 2006

That’s pretty much the way I remember the novels and the films . . . Brokeback Mount Doom . . . interesting trailer recut.

Thorpe Digital Stereoview Standard

by Brian David Phillips • February 20, 2006

While I don’t use the “standard” per se, this is an interesting and helpful approach to setting up digital stereoviews . . . Thorpe Digital Stereoview Standard. I tend to use a format that will give me full 4X6 prints with all image and no text as I will normally print views with the local…

Cascade Stereo Galleries

by Brian David Phillips • February 19, 2006

Some wonderful images in a variety of formats in the Cascade galleries for the CSC 2005 Events.

Cartofeminism

by Brian David Phillips • February 19, 2006

J. Karlin shares his view on what he believes to be the co-opting of Tarot by radical feminism in Cartofeminism. I honestly think he’s reading too much into some of the statements or pulling them a bit too far out of context. The remarks by Mary K. Greer that are being placed as proor of…

Stereo-Club Francais Gallery

by Brian David Phillips • February 19, 2006

Whether you read French or not, the online stereographic galleries of 3D images of all variety at the Stereo-Club Francais Gallery are well worth a visit. The menus are fairly intuitive and for image types they use icons at the main page to guide you. Of course, my wife will head straight toward the stereoviews…

Hypnocast Episode Fourteen . . .
. . . Sigils

by Brian David Phillips • February 18, 2006

Sigils (32:21, 11 megs.). In this episode of the Brian David Phillips Hypnocast (audioblog podcast) I demonstrate a playful yet powerful technique based upon ancient wisdom with a contemporary twist for externalizing internal feelings through the use of sigils, signs, symbols, or glyphs that creates a magickal connection within the changework process. The process uses…

Reon Kadena and ipod

by Brian David Phillips • February 18, 2006

One way to get guys to buy ipod? Give one to Reon Kadena and just have ’em watch her listen . . . Yep. I’ve always found her photographs to be captivating but it’s amazing that just watching her listen to an ipod can be captivating as well.

eyeFx 3D Adapter for PS2 . . .
. . . SplitFish GameWare

by Brian David Phillips • February 17, 2006

The folks at SplitFish GameWare are marketing their eyeFx 3D Adapter for Sony Playstation 2. This is the only true 3D console game adapter. It doesn’t work with all games, they do have a list of compatible games on their webpages and you can play around with those not on the list to see what…

Color Stereo Stereograms

by Brian David Phillips • February 17, 2006

Gene Levine has created a very interesting collection of original Color Stereo Stereograms, including stereo pairs, anaglyphs, animated stereograms, anaglyphs, and much much more. The site is an intriguing display and well worth the visit.

photos en relief

by Brian David Phillips • February 17, 2006

Some amazing red-blue anaglyphs in the Photos En Relief Anaglyhp Gallery . . . of special interest to my wife and daughter are the cat and other animal pieces.