https://realitybending.github.io/category/perception/ Perception Hugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usTue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://realitybending.github.io/media/icon_hu_82f4b62152eab490.png https://realitybending.github.io/category/perception/ https://realitybending.github.io/post/2021-11-30-pyllusion/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://realitybending.github.io/post/2021-11-30-pyllusion/ <h2 id="pyllusion-has-been-published">Pyllusion has been published!</h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/RealityBending/Pyllusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pyllusion</a> is a package for <strong>Python</strong> that implements a systematic way to manipulate and generate illusions using a set of parameters.</p> <p>For instance, the famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Müller-Lyer</a> illusion below, which causes the observer to perceive the 2 segments of being different lengths depending on the shape of the arrows, can be generated wit the following lines of code:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">mullerlyer</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">pyllusion</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">MullerLyer</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">illusion_strength</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">)</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">mullerlyer</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_image</span><span class="p">()</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img src="https://github.com/RealityBending/Pyllusion/blob/master/docs/img/README_mullerlyer1.png?raw=true" alt="" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p>To understand more about the parametric approach being implemented in the <em>Pyllusion</em> package, we recommend reading our <a href="https://dominiquemakowski.github.io/publication/makowski2021parametric/makowski2021parametric.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paper</a>, which includes a hands-on example on how to generate some classic illusions (such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delboeuf_illusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delbeouf Illusion</a>), and discusses how <em>Pyllusion</em> contributes to address conceptual and methodological issues in illusion science.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">pyllusion</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">delboeuf</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">pyllusion</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Delboeuf</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">illusion_strength</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">)</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="n">delboeuf</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_image</span><span class="p">()</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img src="https://github.com/RealityBending/Pyllusion/blob/master/docs/img/README_delboeuf1.png?raw=true" alt="" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p>Don&rsquo;t forget to keep a look out for our <a href="https://github.com/RealityBending/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">repo</a> for more exciting open-source projects!</p>