Interesting visual test

[ursangnome]

So, here's a test:

Go to this link, and watch the movie (requires Java). Count how many times the people in white pass the basketball. Do not count the passes made by the folks in black.

Do not read the comments to this post until after you've done that.

Comments

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Inattention blindness test, I presume?

Did you see the gorilla?

[umbran.livejournal.com]

Now, read this article (http://www.isegoria.net/2004/07/telegraph-connected-did-you-see.htm).

No matter what you folks here claim to see, about half of test subjects don't notice that someone in a gorilla suit wanders in, beats their chest, and wanders out.

I, personally, only caught the gorilla when it stopped and beat its chest. In gaming terms, I only barely made my perception check. This answers the question, "How did I miss the beholder coming into the room during the fight?"

[wcg.livejournal.com]

14 passes total, including both chest passes and bounce passes.

Interesting guy in a gorilla suit.

[calygrey.livejournal.com]

11 passes.

I was very vaguely aware of someone in black walking into the scene, but not of him being a gorilla, beating his chest or of walking out.

I watched it a second time, to pay closer attention and make sure I counted correctly - didn't see the gorilla At ALL!