HTML Kaleidoscope

Anyone who likes the trippy views that a kaleidoscope shows ought to pick up a teleidoscope. It has the same internal reflective structure, but instead of colored bits of glass/plastic at the end, it has a fisheye lens to the outside world. They're quite fun to look through, since you get to pick from an endless array of shapes and color palettes by just pointing it at different things. A bit of searching will turn up shopping results for under $10.

Re: HTML Kaleidoscope

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Post by rtcode_io » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 6:19 PM UTC

https://xcodepen.io/AAMutlu20/pen/mdYxroj

Re: HTML Kaleidoscope

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Post by smusamashah » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC

Title is wrong. I thought someone implemented Kaleidoscope with HTML only (no JS). Original title is "Kaleidoscope with JS"

Re: HTML Kaleidoscope

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Post by lovegrenoble » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 7:10 PM UTC

filoeleven wrote: post #6

Anyone who likes the trippy views that a kaleidoscope shows ought to pick up a teleidoscope. It has the same internal reflective structure, but instead of colored bits of glass/plastic at the end, it has a fisheye lens to the outside world. They're quite fun to look through, since you get to pick from an endless array of shapes and color palettes by just pointing it at different things. A bit of searching will turn u…

Thanks, I didn't know about that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleidoscope

Re: HTML Kaleidoscope

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Post by filoeleven » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC

lovegrenoble wrote: post #9

filoeleven wrote: post #6

Anyone who likes the trippy views that a kaleidoscope shows ought to pick up a teleidoscope. It has the same internal reflective structure, but instead of colored bits of glass/plastic at the end, it has a fisheye lens to the outside world. They're quite fun to look through, since you get to pick from an endless array of shapes and color palettes by just pointing it at different things. A bit of searching will turn u…

Thanks, I didn't know about that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleidoscope

I only found out about them well into my 30s, and was so enamored by the one my friend showed me that he let me keep it. It's enchanting.

There's also the pseudoscope, which reverses one's depth perception. I can grasp the concept, but I have real trouble imagining what that experience is like. I was unsuccessful in ever finding one for sale, until just now! https://www.grand-illusions.com/collections/optical-illusion...