Monsters Are People Too, Says Dungeons And Dragons Study
Creeper's Peepers A monster's eyes grab our gaze almost immediately, even when they're located on strange body parts like the hands of this Dungeons and Dragons rock golem. Tom FoulshamA study suggested by a 12-year-old finds that a monster's gaze captures our attention as well as a human's--no matter where the creature's peepers are located or how many it has. A pair of eyes in front of us automatically lures our own gaze, even if they belong to an animal. But what about a monster with multiple eyes located not on the head, but on its hands or legs or torso? Where do we first look? The question is neither straightforward nor silly. Brains are complex things, and so are the faces that eyes are often tucked into. Dolphins, dogs, monkeys, birds, goats, people and other organisms, for example, are primed to automatically follow the gaze of both familiar and unfamiliar species....