I am looking for a video clip, which takes around two minutes, that I
want to download, that shows two teams, of around three persons each,
playing basketball, while during their game, a gorilla paases by.

Hi shlomogloberson,

The video clip you are seeking is a well-known test of perception.
Here are a few brief descriptions of this test:

"...In one study, perceivers are asked to watch a video tape of a
basketball game and they are asked to count the number of times one
team takes possession of the ball [Simons & Chabris, in press]. During
the film clip, which lasts a few minutes, a person in a gorilla suit
strolls onto the center of the court, turns and faces the audience and
does a little jig. The gorilla then slowly walks off the court. The
remarkable fact is that perceivers (including this author) do not
notice the gorilla. This is an example of what has been called
inattentional blindness..."

Perception, action,and nonconceptual content
http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/hurleysymp_noe.htm


"A demonstration of inattentional blindness goes something like this.
Viewers are asked to monitor three basketball players in white
T-shirts and count the number of times they pass the ball during a
video clip. Thirty-four seconds into this experiment, a person wearing
a gorilla suit walks through the game and even pauses to pound his
chest before moving on. Despite their vigilance, approximately half
the viewers never see the gorilla. Even after they are told about the
gorilla and shown the video, they refuse to believe it."

Aquatic Safety Research Group: A Matter of Perception
 http://www.aquaticsafetygroup.com/perceptions.html


More on this test:

Charles Carver: A Gorilla In The Midst
http://www.charlescarver.com/jcs5.htm


The video can be viewed here by clicking on  ["View the "basketball" video].

http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/media/ig.html
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html

*Note: "This video is © 2004 by Daniel J. Simons. It is provided
solely so that individuals can view it. The video may not be
downloaded, saved, copied, reproduced, or used for any other purpose."


Search criteria:
"video clip" basketball gorilla
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"basketball video" gorilla


I hope the information provided is helpful.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Impressive

Thank you for the rating and tip.
Best wishes,
Rainbow

I seem to recall this video being shown in England in a series called 
"Derren Browns - Mind control" Feb 2003 Channel 4

Also you might want to check out "Did you spot the Gorilla" by Richard Wisemen

BB

This video was created by Daniel Simons & Christopher Chabris.  It can
be viewed at http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html.

It is available as part of the "Surprising Studies of Visual
Awareness" DVD from us (Viscog Productions -- http://www.viscog.com). 
That is the only form in  which the video is distributed.

You can also get the journal article that described the study from
http://viscog.vp.uiuc.edu/reprints/simons/

If it was shown as part of the Mind Control program, that would have
constituted a copyright violation.

Best,
Viscog