Recursion

White wolf drinking water by Anonymous
This animation serves as an example of visual drifting in the style of texture flowing.

Recursion is a visual distortion that alters the appearance of one's external environment by repeating specific sections of itself across itself in a self-similar fashion. It results in the appearance of fractal-like patterns that often zoom into or away from the original image. This effect typically occurs spontaneously and rarely sustains itself for more than several seconds.

Recursion is often accompanied by other coinciding effects, such as geometry and symmetrical texture repetition. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline.


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distortion
psychedelic
sensory
visual

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