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CVNet Online Resources

Last updated: 23 July, 2026

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This page lists online resources for the color & vision community. Send additions or corrections to davidpeterzell@mac.com and mtedesco12@gmail.com.

Community & Outreach

Illusion of the Year Contest
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Annual competition showcasing novel visual illusions.
Vision Sciences Society (VSS)
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Conferences, talks, awards, and community links.
International Colour Vision Society (ICVS)
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News, resources, and biennial meetings.
Colour Blind Awareness
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Resources and advocacy on color vision deficiency.

Databases & Tools

BIDS Stimulus Standards & ReproStim
Resource Type
Data Standards & Open-Source Software
Description
Community-developed BIDS extensions for standardized audiovisual stimulus and recording metadata (BEP044 & BEP047), together with ReproStim, an open-source platform for automated audiovisual stimulus capture and integration into BIDS datasets to support reproducible vision and neuroscience research.
Platform
Cross-platform (Open Source)
Website
NTNU Colourlab
Website
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Research group with software/data links across color science.
CVRL — Colour & Vision Research Laboratory Database
Website
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Standard data sets (e.g., cone fundamentals, color matching).
Psychtoolbox
Website
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Timing-critical stimuli for vision research (Matlab/Octave).
PsychoPy
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Open-source experiment builder/coder; can run tasks online.
Colour-Science (Python)
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Algorithms & datasets for colorimetry and appearance models.
ColorBrewer
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Widely used palette tool with color-blind-safe options.
Open Science Framework (OSF)
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Preregistration, data sharing, and project organization.

Illusions & Demos

Color Assimilation with Faces (Munker Illusion App)
Resource Type
Mobile App
Description
Free app demonstrating the Munker color assimilation illusion by applying colored stripe overlays to face photographs. Originally developed for VSS and ECVP demonstrations, the app provides an accessible way to explore color assimilation phenomena for teaching, outreach, and research.
Platform
iOS (Android announced)
Website
Color Assimilation with Faces (Munker Illusion App)
Website
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Free interactive app by Doris Braun and Karl Gegenfurtner demonstrating the Munker color assimilation illusion using portrait photographs. Available for iOS, with Android support announced.
Michael Bach — Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions
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Classic + modern illusions with explanations and interactives.
George Mather — Motion Demos
Website
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Interactive motion demos with brief references.
Akiyoshi Kitaoka — Illusion Works
Website
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Color & geometrical illusions; check usage/citation guidance.
Christopher Tyler — Illusions & Autostereograms
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Stereograms, art & vision, depth perception.
Edward Adelson — Perceptual Science (MIT) Gallery
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Lightness, shadow, and context illusions (e.g., Checker Shadow).
Richard Gregory — Experiments & Demos
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Archive of classic illusions and perceptual curiosities.

Individual Differences

TestMyBrain.org
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Large-scale online testing for perception and cognition.
ShowMyData.org
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Web apps for plotting individual data, error bars, CIs, etc.

Journals

View the complete list of relevant journals: Open journals list.

Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
Website
Color Research & Application
Website

Research & Teaching

Project LITE — Light, Imaging & the Eye (BU)
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Curricula and visualizations for optics and vision.
CVRL — Teaching/Reference
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Spectral sensitivities, color matching data, and reference material.
David Brainard — Color Research & Teaching (Penn)
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Course materials, software, and links for color vision.
Stephen Palmer — Perception & Cognition (Berkeley)
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Course resources and publications archive.

Wikipedia

Coming soon