On Wednesday, Magic Eye, those tricky 2D patterns with the 3D images hidden inside, turns 15. And we couldn’t in good conscience throw Waldo a party without at least mentioning Magic Eye.

The magic eye books had a better way of explaining it. 😅 Also, my friends back then couldn’t see the images, either. They must mave thought I played tricks on them!

Magic Eye's granddaddy was the random dot stereogram invented by neuroscientist and psychologist Bela Julesz in 1959 to test people’s ability to see in 3D. Julesz would generate one image of ...

Magic Eye pictures have been called “the world’s most famous—and infamously frustrating—optical illusion.” Here’s what might be going on if you can’t see them.

Technically called "autostereograms," Magic Eye pictures became popular in 1959, when psychologist Bela Julesz invented them. His goal? To examine how people can see in 3D. He used a pretty basic ...

YOU have to have 20/20 vision to be able to spot the two hidden images in this Magic Eye-style optical illusion in under 10 seconds. Only those with the eyes of a hawk will be able to figure this m… ...

I n the early 1990s, Magic Eye images (or computer-generated autostereograms to give them their generic name) felt like the pinnacle of an exciting confluence of art and technology. They were ...

IF you’re a true 90s kid, you’ll remember Magic Eye puzzles were all the rage, along with the treasured Tamagotchi. There was always someone who claimed to see the hidden picture immediately,… ...