#Visual Memory

[mayaswiterblog]

Memory

This poem was originally posted on Wattpad on 11 July 2015.

I never remembered texts Nor I do nowadays and now The pictures, moves, Colours and rooms All of them I remember clear The posters, the films The appearance of my friends But words and songs I cannot recall without fail I may remember the way How the song goes But how the sentence forms I have no clue, And I muss up the words No speech, no talk Only pictures and eyes

[mimok]

A Split Second Back in Time~

There are moments when the eye sees something, and the heart reacts before the mind has time to make sense of it. Today, standing beneath the towering presence of Big Ben in London, I lifted my camera just as a plane sliced through the sky behind it. It was an ordinary scene, and yet, for me, it was not. In that split second, my body reacted—tight chest, skipped heartbeat—a familiar wave rising…

[bathask]

自閉症スペクトラム見えてる世界,記憶の遠���近い無関係に今事の様に感覚刺激で視覚記憶がタイムスリップ。大人の発達障害アスペルガー/自閉スペクトラム症ASDのA型作業所駐車場の花咲く烏野豌豆で4歳頃の隣の芝生や子供時代の河原の映像記憶フラッシュバック。幼い頃から神社仏閣お墓で自然見て1人遊び

[obarraart]

The Deep Intersection of Photography and Memory: A Thorough Examination of their Impact on Historical Perception and Cultural Identity

Photography, since its inception in the early 19th century, has not only revolutionized the way we capture moments but has also fundamentally shaped our understanding of the past, influencing how we remember events and construct both personal and collective identities. This article aims to delve deeply into the multifaceted relationship between photography and memory, exploring the nuanced ways in which photographic images influence our perception of history, the intricacies of memory formation, and the profound role they play in shaping cultural narratives and identities.

Photography as a Catalyst for Historical Perception

Photography serves as a dynamic conduit between the past and the present, offering a tangible glimpse into bygone eras. Through the lens of the camera, moments are immortalized, preserving the essence of time and allowing future generations to engage with history in a visceral and evocative manner. Beyond mere documentation, photographs imbue historical events with emotional resonance, forging a powerful connection between viewers and the past. Iconic photographs such as those depicting pivotal moments in history—whether it be the anguish of war, the jubilation of liberation, or the quietude of everyday life—serve as visual touchstones that not only inform but also provoke introspection and empathy, fostering a deeper understanding of the human experience across time and space.

[canisalbus]

✦ Fashionably late ✦

[vaderetrogames]

my dreamcast region free 2 gamepad .. visual memeru games and other

[jamieritblat]

Why Children Should Learn How to Play Chess

Jamie Ritblat is the founder of Delancey Real Estate, the real estate development and advisory company who are long-term sponsors of the Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge, an initiative launched with the mission of helping children to have fun and learn, play and grow into happy, smart and confident young people. The attached PDF provides more information about the Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge and its role in inspiring over a million children to challenge themselves with an exhilarating cognitive workout, playing a game that dates back more than 1,500 years.

The benefits of children playing chess are numerous. Exercising both sides of the brain, chess is a strategic game that requires players to think analytically, weighing up all potential moves, outcomes and alternatives for each possibility. A study carried out by Robert Ferguson, American Chess School in Pennsylvania executive director, revealed that children who played chess scored 13% higher in critical thinking than children who played computer games and 35% points higher in creative thinking.

Chess is a game of planning, foresight and problem-solving, requiring players to constantly assess changing variables, weigh up all of the possibilities and formulate a plan. Studies show that playing chess regularly can help children to significantly improve both their visual memory and concentration. The embedded video takes a closer look at the game of chess and its history.

Rewarding concentration and penalising lapses, chess encourages children to focus on the game at hand. It also requires participants to use cognitive functions such as analysis, decoding, thinking and comprehension, which are all important skills required for reading. Research shows that young people who play chess regularly score an average of 10% higher in reading tests versus children who do not play. The attached infographic contains some interesting statistics about chess.

To become successful at chess, participants must hone their ability to foresee multiple outcomes and possibilities, enabling them to formulate a successful game plan. This requires players to think ahead, planning where they need to position their pieces in order to block, trap or capture their opponent’s pieces and claim victory. The ultimate goal of the game is to capture the opponent’s king, an accomplishment that requires practice and planning.

In an age where many children are spending vast amounts of time looking at screens, chess provides a fun, exciting and mentally stimulating alternative that has been shown to actually improve cognitive function. In addition, the game provides an opportunity for young people to connect with others, particularly their parents, which has been shown to have a powerfully positive impact on mental health and wellbeing.

[zmkccommonplace]

In Bonnard's last decades, he painted almost exclusively from postcards & small drawings.

Adrien Sevaux, letter to the LRB

[fullcustodyoftheautism]

Does this have any correlation with aphantasia. I've always blamed my inability to spell or remember simple math equations on the fact that I can't visualize the layout of the tables or how the words look. Is this a separate thing or are they together?

come on, everybody still counts on their fingers to add and substract smaller numbers, right? And then for bigger numbers everyone has to look it up or just die basically, yeah?

[imexperiencinggrowthgetoverit]

Does anyone realize how hyucking confusing the word "statue" is??? I'm a native speaker with dyslexia and a visual memory who forgot how to spell the word "Statue". It's so goddamn confusing trying to remember the spelling Consciencely when the pronunciation is so different from the spelling. Like it's pronounced {staah-chew} but is spelt like it's pronounced {stah-too}. That's SO CONFUSING.

[lightanddarklove]

I made a new art challenge inspired by a character drawing from memory video by Julia from the Drawfee channel. Link to the video will be in a reblog.

I did my best to remember 100 characters from animated shows, anime and movies. Pick a number and I will draw one from memory and have some friends try to guess who it is. the first 10 responses with no repeat numbers I will record and try to have some friends guess which character it is.

If you want to try it for yourself, you don't have to do the full 100. This is both a memory challenge and a style challenge. Please tag me here or at my art blog @lightanddarklove-art.

[0alix0]

Rook's backgrounds make no sense or gatekeeping is good, actually

It's didn't sit well with me ever since bioware admitted that all 6 background for Rook can be played by any race you choose

Looking back at Origins it's clear why most of the backgrounds were race-specific. Not only it provided a better understanding of the separate cultures (you wouldn't really understand what dwarfs are about if you were able to play as a surface dwarf commoner) it also established the rules of the world (elves are opressed, you can't become a queen/king cuz the nobles will riot, humans colonize them and inforce their religion and rules on everyone, dwarfs are considered weird)

Now, looking at the veilguard, I can't help but ask:

How can a fully grown dalish with vallaslin be a crow? They buy slaves as a way to get more assassins, usually elves, children, so they could easier ruin their psyche. why the hell would a dalish stand for it?

How can a qunari be a Gray Warden? Wardens don't discriminate, sure, but this far, we haven't even heard of a qunari warden. Rook should be a legend, Rook should be questioned at actually being a warden by NPCs, OR sit in some Warden outpost and being studied by their mages, because no one actually knows how Blight and joining might work with Kossith body instead of running around with Varric.

Veiljumpers were organized by dalish, right? Then why in the world would a human be allowed to join? How and why did they change their minds to accept literally anyone, even if it's a potential threat/thief(Morrigan)/zealot/etc..?

How can a dwarf, someone who isn't even connected to the fade be a Veiljumper?

How can a dwarf be a part of the Mourn Watch? A Mortalitasi, an exclusively MAGE order? What can they even do?? Preform a non magical mummifications with herbs and salts like Egyptians did? Sweep the mausoleum? Be some sort of a funeral organizer/lawyer/genealogist? That could've been really interesting if only the game actually bothered to say anything about it. It did not

"Well it's up to your headcanons!" then why make the backgrounds in the first place??? They don't matter anyway!

I mean, obviously it was just a way to promote the game to older fans. Look, the backstories! The thing you've been craving for is back in game! Only they forgot what actually made them so great. The most important part. They mattered, they created a basis for my character. They gave them families, connections. They changed the way my character is perceived (elves in general) and what they can do plotwise (become a monarch/paragon).

I don't fucking care if 3-5 NPCs might have some additional dialogues for me, cuz they don't matter anyway. I don't even know these people, i never met them before, my character did, but I didn't. And now I don't care enough to know. like, i'm playing as a mourn watcher, but before going to Nevarra i barely knew anything about them, and what i know now is still rather surface level shit

Let alone the fact that all the backgrounds are practically the same. You pissed off some influencial people by doing good and was send away. Bravo.

........if this post gets one like I'm writing my own ideas for DA4 protagonist's backgrounds

[otsukare-katsukare]

In wrestling they don't say "I love you" they do your signature move in a high stakes match against somebody else showing how your presence in their life has changed them, how your movements have found their way into their own muscle memory, and how in their moments of desperation in search of personal valour they look to you, perhaps without even realising it, and I think that's beautiful

[bathask]

自閉症スペクトラム幼い頃見た明るむ暗闇の灯やもう見れない照明の光りASD光るもの好き夢で繰り返すので小さい頃の思い出に視覚刺激でタイムスリップその中で自閉的ファンタジー没入も。大人の発達障害アスペルガー/自閉スペクトラム症で40年間通院した精神科への街中の雑踏や構造物も繰り返す夢で強化

[trauma-bot]

patron saint of never growing old