Very cool, but I'd hesitate to call these optical illusions. That is, unless you want to call video in general an optical illusion. Usually an illusion highlights a perceptual heuristic gone awry. This is a just a clever form of animation really.

>> ^bmacs27:

Very cool, but I'd hesitate to call these optical illusions. That is, unless you want to call video in general an optical illusion. Usually an illusion highlights a perceptual heuristic gone awry. This is a just a clever form of animation really.


If we want to be pedantic, animation (and film) are optical illusions themselves, in that they fool the brain into thinking a series of still images are in motion.

Right, that's what I meant by "unless we want to call video in general an optical illusion."

*animation *art *magic

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>> ^bmacs27:

Right, that's what I meant by "unless we want to call video in general an optical illusion."


oops, I was so intent on pedantery I overlooked that part of your comment. My humblest apologies. *hangs head*

>> ^hpqp:

>> ^bmacs27:
Right, that's what I meant by "unless we want to call video in general an optical illusion."

oops, I was so intent on pedantery I overlooked that part of your comment. My humblest apologies. hangs head


Don't beat yourself up! Your pedantry is appreciated anyhow.

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