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by Julien_r2 1018 days ago
Most of autostereograms are meant to be seen wall-eyed, instead of cross-eyed [0]. With wall-eye, you shift the convergent point being what you're seeing, while with cross-eye you shift it before.

So it creates the exact opposite 3d. Watching a stereogram meant to be seeing wall-eyed, cross-eyeing you'll see an upside down 3d. Some stereogram are mean to be seen cross-eyed though, which is considered easier to see.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostereogram

2 comments

It wont’t turn the image upside down, but the depth will be inverted, so what is meant to jut out at you will become a trough away from you.
"the depth will be inverted" better describes it indeed. Thanks clarifying it!
> With wall-eye, you shift the convergent point being what you're seeing,

Here "being" probably should have said "behind".