The Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions
Title | The Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Gilman Shapiro |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 833 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 019979460X |
Visual illusions are compelling phenomena that draw attention to the brain's capacity to construct our perceptual world. The Compendium is a collection of over 100 chapters on visual illusions, written by the illusion creators or by vision scientists who have investigated mechanisms underlying the phenomena. --
Visual Illusions
Title | Visual Illusions PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Luckiesh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Hallucinations and illusions |
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Image, Object, and Illusion
Title | Image, Object, and Illusion PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Held |
Publisher | W.H. Freeman |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 1974-01 |
Genre | Illusions. |
ISBN | 9780716705048 |
Color and contrast - Spatial dimensions of vision - Form analysis.
Optical Illusions
Title | Optical Illusions PDF eBook |
Author | Al Seckel |
Publisher | Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
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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. 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: Figure/ground illusions, in which one shape switches into another then back again Ambiguous figures Impossible objects Trompe l'oeil Stereo illusions. With illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and a huge variety of themes and effects, Optical Illusions dazzles both the mind and the eye.
The Psychology of Visual Illusion
Title | The Psychology of Visual Illusion PDF eBook |
Author | J. O. Robinson |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2013-01-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0486151182 |
Well-rounded perspective on the ambiguities of visual display emphasizes geometrical optical illusions: framing and contrast effects, distortion of angles and direction, and apparent "movement" of images. 240 drawings. 1972 edition.
Illusion Confusion
Title | Illusion Confusion PDF eBook |
Author | Paul M. Baars |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Optical illusions |
ISBN | 9780500291313 |
Paul Baars presents many fun examples of optical illusions.
The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions
Title | The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions PDF eBook |
Author | Al Seckel |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781402734045 |
Contains color and black-and-white illustrations of over three hundred optical illusions, each with brief, explanatory text.