Reminds me of Tetris. I seem to remember reading a Harvard sleep researcher state that the only consistent way to influence a particpant's sleep was to have them play Tetris prior to bed. Maybe you've discovered another way!
Patrick -- Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [email protected] >>> On 7/29/2009 at 2:18 PM, "Dennis Goff" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not sure if I should say "hope you are enjoying it" or "not my fault." > > In addition to the waterfall illusion when we first started playing the game > I noticed that it produced a strong "waterfall" illusion at sleep onset for > me. In other words I would "see" the fret patterns moving as I fell asleep > (or shortly after). I checked with some students and they reported the same > phenomenon. My guess is that this is similar to the experiences described by > people learning a downhill skiing game in the laboratory. (I think that the > work was done by Robert Stickgold, but need to check my references - I am at > home and they are in the office.) At any rate, I have used the experience to > start a discussion about the role of sleep in learning new things. > > Dennis > > > Dennis M. Goff > Charles A Dana Professor of Psychology > Randolph College (Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1891) > Lynchburg VA 24503 > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frantz, Sue [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed 7/29/2009 11:03 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Rock Band & the waterfall illusion > > We recently added Rock Band 2 to our Wii collection. Dennis Goff is > partially to blame, although he doesn't know it. > > > > In Rock Band, the notes move toward you as you plunk them out on a (toy) > guitar or drums (drum pads). (See > http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/885/885168/rock-band-2 > -tba-20080629094115965_640w.jpg for a picture of what the screen looks > like.) > > > > My partner was first to notice the illusion. After playing a song, she > looked at the wall, and said, "The wall looks like it's moving!" > > > > Sure enough. Rock Band produces a wonderful waterfall illusion. If you > don't have Rock Band, you can experience the illusion here: > http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_adapt/index.html > > > > -- > Sue Frantz <http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/> > Highline Community College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director > > Project Syllabus <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> > > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology > <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> > > > > APA's p...@cc Committee <http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html> > > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
