[vslist] DVD with demos of change blindness and inattention
Daniel Simons
dsimons@uiuc.edu
Mon Aug 25 09:21:01 2003
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Dear Colleague,
In January I posted a similar message to CVnet and a couple other
mailing lists, but several people have since asked me to resend the
info in time for the start of the fall semester. So, here it is...
My apologies for the intrusion if this is old news or if you are
uninterested.
I'm writing because I have recently produced a DVD ("Surprising
Studies of Visual Awareness") that includes a number of demos (a
total of 20) of change blindness and inattention, including: (a)
examples of the flicker task, (b) gradual scene changes, (c) changes
in motion pictures, and (d) examples of sustained inattentional
blindness (e.g., the "gorilla" clip and other variants of that task).
The DVD is available from VisCog Productions, Inc. and you can order
online at the following web site:
http://www.viscog.com
The DVD is playable on any computer with a DVD drive or on any
regular set-top DVD player (it's a playable DVD, not a data DVD). In
addition to a menu with instructions and explanations for each type
of clip, it also has a presenter's menu that allows rapid access to
each demo without "giving them away" to the audience.
We have a deeply discounted Academic License ($45 +
shipping/handling) for use solely in academic contexts by instructors
at accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities. The
discounted version allows us make the demos available and affordable
for teaching and research purposes (about the cost of a scientific
book). The Regular License for the DVD costs $195 + shipping/handling
and it allows most uses of the DVD, including uses in for-profit and
consulting settings. We also have a discounted Non-Profit License
($85 + shipping/handling) that allows members of small, non-profit
organizations to use the DVD in not-for-profit contexts. The web
site has more detailed information about the license types.
You can still view most of our demos on my laboratory web page at the
University of Illinois (at
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html). The demos on
that site are for viewing purposes only and they cannot be downloaded
or used for other purposes. Note that the DVD does not contain the
real-world "door" change blindness studies (or several of the other
clips viewable on my laboratory web site). The DVD website
(www.viscog.com) has more information about the DVD contents.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like additional
information.
Best,
Dan
p.s. Sorry for any duplicate cross-postings.
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Daniel J. Simons, Associate Professor
Psychology Department and Beckman Institute
University of Illinois
603 E. Daniel St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Psych Office: Room 807
Beckman Office: Room 2221
phone: 217-333-7628
email: dsimons@uiuc.edu
Lab web page: http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/
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<div><font color="#000000">Dear Colleague,</font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font color="#000000">In January I posted a similar message to
CVnet and a couple other mailing lists, but several people have since
asked me to resend the info in time for the start of the fall
semester. So, here it is... My apologies for the intrusion
if this is old news or if you are uninterested.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">I'm writing because I have recently
produced a DVD ("Surprising Studies of Visual Awareness")
that includes a number of demos (a total of 20) of change blindness
and inattention, including: (a) examples of the flicker task, (b)
gradual scene changes, (c) changes in motion pictures, and (d)
examples of sustained inattentional blindness (e.g., the "gorilla"
clip and other variants of that task). </font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">The DVD is available from VisCog
Productions, Inc. and you can order online at the following web
site:</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font
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</x-tab>http://www.viscog.com</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">The DVD is playable on any computer with a
DVD drive or on any regular set-top DVD player (it's a playable DVD,
not a data DVD). In addition to a menu with instructions and
explanations for each type of clip, it also has a presenter's menu
that allows rapid access to each demo without "giving them away"
to the audience.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We have a deeply discounted Academic
License ($45 + shipping/handling) for use solely in academic contexts
by instructors at accredited, degree-granting colleges and
universities. The discounted version allows us make the demos
available and affordable for teaching and research purposes (about the
cost of a scientific book). The Regular License for the DVD costs $195
+ shipping/handling and it allows most uses of the DVD, including uses
in for-profit and consulting settings. We also have a
discounted Non-Profit License ($85 + shipping/handling) that allows
members of small, non-profit organizations to use the DVD in
not-for-profit contexts. The web site has more detailed
information about the license types.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">You can still view most of our demos on my
laboratory web page at the University of Illinois (at
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html). The demos on
that site are for viewing purposes only and they cannot be downloaded
or used for other purposes.</font> <font color="#000000"> Note
that the DVD does not contain the real-world "door" change
blindness studies (or several of the other clips viewable on my
laboratory web site). The DVD website (www.viscog.com) has more
information about the DVD contents.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Please let me know if you have any
questions or would like additional information.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br>
Best,</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Dan</font></div>
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<div><br></div>
<div>p.s. Sorry for any duplicate cross-postings.</div>
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Daniel J. Simons, Associate Professor<br>
Psychology Department and Beckman Institute<br>
University of Illinois<br>
603 E. Daniel St.<br>
Champaign, IL 61820<br>
<br>
Psych Office: Room 807<br>
Beckman Office: Room 2221<br>
phone: 217-333-7628<br>
email: dsimons@uiuc.edu<br>
<br>
Lab web page: http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/<br>
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