The 3D is far too much of a novelty effect.

"There are no real gas or oil shares in Italy, so you would have a novelty effect," he said.

The Tonette's pleasant flute-like sound was also used for special novelty effects in radio, television and film.

"There is no question that computers have an initial novelty effect," Dr. Cuban said.

Outside of these styles and instruments, it is often considered a novelty effect.

It can, however, be effective as a novelty effect in contrived visual scenarios.

A novelty effect is the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted.

In the late 20th and early 21st century some new recordings have been made on cylinders for the novelty effect of using obsolete technology.

"A lot of this is what I would call the novelty effect," he said.

If they are due to a novelty effect, these gains tend to diminish as students become more familiar with the new medium.