AKA Peripheral Drift Optical Illusion is characterized by anomalous motion that can be observed in peripheral vision.
Warning: This page contains some works of "anomalous motion illusion", which might make sensitive observers dizzy or sick. Should you feel dizzy, leave this page immediately.The above is a serious warning that I borrowed from the master of anomalous optical illusions, Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka, of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan.
Professor Kitaoka wasn't the first to notice that certain images appear to move if viewed in your peripheral vision. But he has studied the effect and perfected the creation of these optical illusions.
The first anomalous motion optical illusion is one that I created.
Sea Sickness
by Walter Anthony
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
(c)2007
Keep in mind that this is a static image. It is not animated in any way. but as your vision moves back and forth the center area seems to be moving toward the center (contracting) and the outer edges seem to be moving away (expanding) from the center. Also worth noting is that if you fixate on a point in the center and don't move your eyes this anomalous motion will stop.
The next optical illusion is by the professor himself. Take a look at these snakes, do they rotate? For an even more amazing experience click on the image. It should open in a new window and take up the entire screen. Remember this image is not animated.
"Rotating snakes #9"
Each snake appears to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (October 7)
Used w/permission
Printer Alert----> If you have access to a color printer this illusion works on paper too! Print out a large version to amaze your family or friends.
Explanation----> Professor Kitaoka has provided a more detailed explanation of the peripheral drift illusion in PDF.
Finally the last example is from a friend, Herman Verwaal from Exloo, Netherlands. Since he has retired he has taken to creating optical illusions of all types. Here is one of his anomalous motion optical illusions. Notice the attempted motion this time is side to side (lateral).
Herman Verwaal
(c)2008
Used w/permission
Well there you have examples of three forms of anomalous motion optical illusions.
1. Expanding/Contracting
2. Rotational
3. Lateral
A quick thank you to Professor Kitaoka and Herman Verwaal for allowing me to share these illusions with you.
88 comments:
thats cool!!!!
Sweetness ^_^
That is so cool but freaky!
weird or wat
i wonder how our brain does that, it's neat!!!
This is awesome!!!!!
Oh my God!!!
I just drink water...really? or alcohol?
Wow that is sooooo cool!
THis sucks except for the purple illusion
sucks????? thats awsome
These thingsare awesome. It's crazy how our minds "trick" us or whaetever. Anyways these things are really cool!
These thingsare awesome. It's crazy how our minds "trick" us or whaetever. Anyways these things are really cool!
caraca!!
muito bom!!
quem foi o artista?
abraços!
Wow that is kool
But its freaky at the same time!!!!! :}
Yeah!!! Awesome thats like wow!
but don't say sucks plz!!! :\
so why do ppl's brain do dat!!!!
dat is freaky!!! huh??
TOTALLY RAD MAN!!!!!!!!!COOL
LOL dat is freaky!!!i like them but not da spooky 1s ^.^
I love optical illusions, nya!
Graca!! This is a kids website!! Shame on you!!
Graca...what do you mean by you drink water or alcohol???
and uhh. these are cool. but umm no offense some of you are acting like its the first you've seen optical illusions...
I totally get you jonassss<3, I mean who hasn't seen an optical illusion. They don't work that well by the way...
i feel pretty sick after looking
these things r cool nd its amazing how our brain 'tricks' us. amber xxx
the purple 1 made me put my supper in the toilet(if ya know wat i mean) :(
wow
wow!!!
WOW!!
these r lame ive seen better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What The Heck!!! 0.0
the best one's the purple one.
ehh. It was satisfing does'nt have much to offer but its still cool.
WOW THAT IS LIKE SO TOTALLY MIND BLOWING AND I CANT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARENT ACTUALLY MOVING
>>>>>>>>>>WICKED<<<<<<<<<<<
This is so cool and i love the purple/green one! SWEET!
OMG.... it literally made my sick the moving snakes 1 is my desktopitem..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how weak eyes we have!
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this is awsomely wierd!
uhh...Huhuh...dizzy!
uhhh...Huh...Dizzy.
i feel sick after looking at them i have a headache now damnn you
That is totally the sickest thing ive ever seen!! ITS THE BOMB!!!! CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats the bomb I love it Its the sickest thing ive ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
W-O-W!!! thats amazing!!
freaky im mean like on a scale of ten its a 35
This is awesome! I've seen these ones but their really fasinating to me even though i saw them before
these optical illusione are so cool!!!! it kind of made me dizzy, but i liked it!!!! lol
:) :( :^) :$
Hey! That was so cool! I loved it it was all like purple and green, and green and blue, and orange and blue or something like that. So make some more!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cause that was so totally awesome!!!=)
I feel good nananana you know that i would now nananana so good so good i want you lalalala
thats so cooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats so cooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like it but when I try to print...it doesnt work on paper...whats wrong???
Hi Walter - Love this illusion! I blogged about it and gave you a link.
Take care
this is weird how are brain tricks us. my stomach is rumbling since i looked at the purple one however i cannot work out why u would feel sick.......
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thats so cool how can i make one i dont get how they dont actually move im starting to feel dizzy
that is so weird but its not our brain i ts our eyes
awesome
mjj rocks
i think that it is totaly cool and that it is a totaly a cool picture to put on to a spiffings greeting card.
wow
this is soo un cool like totally im an 11th grader and this is soo not me i totally hate it go on sumthink like facebook totally!
this is soo shit
good but little boring
i hope v have nice once
totally awson g- unit
this is sooo cool!!!! :D
this is soo cool :)
Damn i got dizzy. Dude, my brain hurts.that was so perty<sp. better thn JBieberBoys face shuit.immagrl!
u kno wat? i like illusions yep theyre dizzy to people.
--Jassywazy
that is freakin me out im almost like that is impossible and the computer is doin that!!!
Hello. And Bye.
THIS IS SO BORING I WISH THEY WOULD POST MORE INTRESTING AND FUN LMAO
LMAO =LAUGPHING MY ASS OFF LOL
Do you have copy writer for so good articles? If so please give me contacts, because this really rocks! :)
UMMMMMMMM.. SCREW IT
ONE WORD: wow. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
:P
Interesting but wonder if proficient (many hour) instrument pilots have messed up their optical illusion capability .. got no movement in any but enjoyed trying..
i was actually sick wheni looked at the purple one OMG! i dont believe it. i was sick when i looked at it!
OMG that is so cool it rocks it looks so weird ;);););););););););)
there just moving pics
nice!!!!!
i really don't like what some of the people are saying...This is so cool! i'm only 10 so don't blame me if i like them.
i made the dot one
that was so cool if u want to c more go to youtube and type in the search box "optical iilusions that make you feel high".
they're SO not moving pictures. if you understand this, you can easily see that it is just your eyes
LOOK CAREFULLY :)
OMG THIS IS SO COOL!!
hmm neat
how do they do it?!?!?
umm it doesn't move for me... should i be worried?
it doesn't work for me...
it doesn't work for me...
<3 ITS MOVING
scary and cool ;D (^^^)
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A
Bird
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the bush
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!
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