How 1990s Magic Eye 3D Images Were Made

Exploring how N.E. Thing Enterprises came up with and created Magic Eye pictures in the 90s! Their 3D illusion books, posters, calendars etc were everywhere for years. But did you know they sold a program to generate your own SIRDS images on a PC? Let's dive into the history of stereograms, how Magic Eye dominated, and how to make your own! ● LGR things elsewhere: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social ● Other pertinent links: Stare-EO Workshop archive https://archive.org/details/stare-eo-workshop Magic Eye: The Video VHS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcO64fTBKTk Stereogram Solver https://piellardj.github.io/stereogram-solver/ ● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Magic Eye images 02:11 can see, can't see? 03:22 Stare-E-O Workshop 04:13 a tale of tech 11:01 so what is this?! 12:49 odd copy protection 13:41 the program itself 14:27 starting a drawing 15:13 can you see it? 17:19 drawing tools 19:32 others SIRDS generators 21:05 heck yeah, Magic Eye #LGR #retro #3D #illusion #history