Illusion using movies #3

since February 4, 2006

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"Figure snaking"

Disks appear to rotate quickly.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 22)

Torino


"High-speed rotating snakes 2"

Disks appear to rotate quickly.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 22)


"Naruto"*

*naruto = the name of a city in the Shikoku Island, Japan, where spirals on the surface of the sea can be seen. 

Spirals appear to rotate inward or outward.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 22)

cf.
Ross, J., Badcock, D. R., and Hayes, A. (2000) Coherent global motion in the absence of coherent velocity signals. Current Biology, 10, 679-682.
Burr, D. (2000) Motion vision: Are 'speed lines' used in human visual motion? Current Biology, 10, R440-443.


"Uncomfortable warp"

It appears as if we were advancing or receding.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 20)


"Peach washing"

Rings of peaches appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 17)


"Rotation of green peas"

Rings of green peas appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 17)


"Rapid dongururin"

Rings of acorns appear to rotate quickly.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 16)

Static image

"Dongururin"

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (July 3, 2003)


"Metalic time tunnels: Animation"

When observers see the left image, both ones appear to rotate clockwise. On the other hand, when they fix their eyes on the right image, both ones appear to rotate counterclockwise. In addition, something like cloud or mist appears to rotate counterclockwise in the left image while clockwise in the right one irrespective of whether observers watch the left image or the right one.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 13)

Static image


"Taking two steps backward for every one forward"

The radial stripes appear to expand or contract though this animation consists of only two images.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2006 (February 4)


Movie illusion 2

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