Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception (Illusion Works)

Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception (Illusion Works)

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<p> This intriguing collection contains more than 275 optical illusions that appear to change before your eyes. Al Seckel carefully selected both well-known images, such as Shepard's tabletop, Wade's spiral, Ames room and Rubin's face/vase, and many lesser-known, but no less effective, illusions. </p><p> Every type of optical illusion is here, along with notes about the science of each visual perception and how the illusions work. Among the baffling images and shapes are:</p><p> <li>Figure/ground illusions, in which one shape switches into another then back again</li> <li>Ambiguous figures</li> <li>Impossible objects</li> <li>Trompe l'oeil</li> <li>Stereo illusions.</li> </p><p> With illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and a huge variety of themes and effects, <b>Optical Illusions</b> dazzles both the mind and the eye. </p>