The “Brain in a Vat” Gedankenexperiment

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A quantum psychophysics perspective on bistable perception

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Abstract algorithmic digital art

Digital algorithmic artwork by Christopher B. Germann

3D Webdesign: Parametric Geometry

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Visual Perception: Digital Afterimages

Afterimage 3D (WebGL API)


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