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Tasks / Meatspace Droste

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Find a label you like that shows off the Droste effect and recreate it in physical space.

The recursive Droste box

1 to 100 players
15 points
Level 1
In the zone of: The University of Aesthematics
Created by Jellybean of Thark

Terms: cmtasks, recreate

3 completed :: 9 in progress
Interested in collaborating on this: (no one yet!)

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I'm in love with this. +1
posted by Jagganath on July 9th, 2008 9:52 AM

I'm midway through a chapter in GEB about recursive functions and Escher. I love this.

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posted by robin on August 13th, 2008 10:35 PM

I'm in love with GEB!

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on July 9th, 2008 12:14 PM

Oh man! I can't wait to see what happens!

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posted by Sockpuppet Utility on November 24th, 2008 1:08 AM

main_drostesign71375.jpg

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posted by teucer on January 12th, 2010 9:03 PM

Everyone should check out today's XKCD.

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posted by Lincøln on January 12th, 2010 10:06 PM

As "today" will pass soon. This is the one.

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posted by susy derkins on January 26th, 2010 8:44 PM

And this. Totally doable. Screenprinting skills sharing?
Although it reminds me of JIR: "...results that can not or should not be replicated".


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Meatspace Droste by Jagganath July 9th, 2008 4:55 PM

An easy example of a strange loop, the Droste effect can be, essentially, including the actual labeled product in the picture printed on the product box. This inclusion forms an "infinitely" recursive visual loop. I put infinite in quotes b...

15 + 165 points :: 10 comments :: 33 votes
Meatspace Droste by Physics Girl August 30th, 2008 1:52 AM

Me and a couple friends decided to take on this task as something cheap and different to do on a Friday night. We went to the grocery store down the block and, after much searching, found a few examples of the Droste effect (it seems this style of ma...

15 + 86 points :: 6 comments :: 18 votes
Meatspace Droste by Artificial Inanity January 4th, 2010 8:21 PM

I think the task--and my completion--is clear enough. It looks like this task is retired, but I really wanted to complete it, so complete it I will! I do this for you, Douglas Hofstadter! (Google "Strange Loop.")

15 + 5 points :: 3 comments :: 2 votes