Anomalous motion illusions 12
Caution: This page just contains works of "anomalous motion illusion", which might make sensitive observers dizzy or sick. Should you feel dizzy, you had better leave this page immediately.
since April 16, 2007
"Unsettled portrait"
Each portrait appears to move laterally. The apparent difference in eye direction depends on the blood-shot illusion.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2008 (January 13)
"Shifting crows"
The upper half appears to move rightward while the lower one leftward.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2008 (January 13)
"Snow and a lady"
Snow appears to fall.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (December 28)
Kitaoka, A. and Ashida, H. (2004) A new
anomalous motion illusion: the "central drift illusion". The 2004's winter meeting of the Vision Society
of Japan at the Kogakuin University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, 2004/1/26-28, 1/26 oral
publication. Presentation (html)
"Onesan no hikarimono"*
*lady's jewels
The purple-red balls appear to contract.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (December 28)
"Onesan no uta*
*lady's song
Notes appear to move leftward.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (December 29)
"Packed asteroids"
Blue disks appear to move when the image is moved.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (August 16)
Kitaoka, A. and Ashida, H. (2007) A variant of
the anomalous motion illusion based upon contrast and visual latency.
Perception, 36, 1019-1035. 
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"Monkey's fingers 2"
Rows of horizontal line segments appear to move laterally.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (June 21)
This motion illusion requires vertical retinal slips.
"Monkey's fingers"
Rows of horizontal line segments appear to move laterally.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (June 21)
This motion illusion requires vertical retinal slips.
"Purple donguriko"*
*"Donguri" means acorns, "ko" means a container..
Rows appear to move leftward or rightward.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (June 4)
"Green button creatures"
Buttons appear to move.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (April 17)
"Collapse of a prison"
The inner part appears to move downward.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2007 (April 16)
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