Illusion using movies #7

since August 3, 2009

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"A demonstration of the kebab illusion"

The left edge of the dango is physically aligned with the left edge of the stick, but the former appears to be positioned more rightward than the latter. This phenomenon is called the "kebab illusion" (Watanabe, Matsunaga and Kitaoka, 2010). Professor Eiji Watanabe's page & Kebab illusion by Professor Watanabe

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (December 10)

Watanabe, E., Matsunaga, W., and Kitaoka, A. (2010) Motion signals deflect relative positions of moving objects. Vision Research, 50, 2381-2390. new!

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"Rotating Baumkuchen"

"Baumkuchen" appears to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (April 11)
Photo by hisa



How to make this movie?

Repeat
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"Two kinds of Rotating lotus flowers"

Flowers appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (September 15)



"Obake-hime"

obake = ghost; hime = princess or girl

The face appears to expand; the group of bats appears to rotate counterclockwise. This is Professor Mather's four-stroke motion.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (August 10)

Professor Mather's demonstration is the best.


Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (March 22)

Reversed phi only

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (March 22)



"Rotating snakes rotation"

A disk appears to rotate. This is Professor Mather's four-stroke motion.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (August 9)

Professor Mather's demonstration is the best.


Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (April 3)


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