Title: Optical Illusion
1Optical Illusion
- Presentation by
- Sharon K. Briggs
- Computer Science 30
- George Washington University
2Optical Illusion
- Trompe LOeil is another name for Optical
Illusion which means fooling the eye - The National Gallery of Art had an exhibit called
Deceptions and Illusions Five Centuries of
Trompe LOeil Painting at the end of last year
which ended early March. - http//www.nga.gov/home.htm
3Tricking the eye has been around for
centuries1570 Ludger Tom Ring the Younger
41760 Luis Melendez oil on canvas Still Life with
Figs and Bread
5What causes optical Illusion?
- Depth perception and binocular disparity is
developed in infants between the ages of 3 ½ to 6
months. - Optical Illusion takes place in the brain rather
than in the eyes.
6How do we know this?
- With the emerging technology and computers in the
1960s Psychologist attached electrodes to
infants heads, - which were attached to computers.
- Those computers measured the electrical impulses
that are used by the brain when it is active.
7Entertainment From The Past
- Charles Wheatstone Developed the first
stereoscope in 1838
8Entertainment Now
9- http//www.cs.brown.edu/stc/home.html
10Your eyes want to complete the lines. This
picture was found on the web site for my
Psychology class.
11Now we can use the internet to find Optical
Illusions with search engines or create your own.
- Ask Jeeves
- Google
- Northern Light
- Yahoo
12Found with Ask JeevesGrand IllusionsWelcome to
Grand Illusions, the site for the enquiring mind.
With optical illusions, scientific toys, visual
effects, and even a little magic.
13The below can be found in Ask
Jeeves Google Yahoo
- Sandlot ScienceInteractive optical illusions,
games, science projects, fun puzzles, and
distortions.
14Our you can make your own on your PC with the
Paint Program.
15Next are just a few of my favorite Optical
Illusions found eitheron the web or from my
Psychology class.
- Old or Young.
- Which is it?
16The below picture is from my Psychology
Professors slide show.
17Optical Illusion can be found in every day life
- Your home
- Clothing
- Architecture
18Your Home
- Bedroom (locate with any search engine.
- http//groups.msn.com/QuiltingAroundtheWorld
- Your walls (locate with any search engine.
- Shop for Paintings at MSN Shopping
19Clothing
- You can find information on the Internet that can
tell you how to dress to look your best by
Optical Illusion. - Taller
- Avoid problem areas
- So and so on.
- For both men and women
20Architecture
- Was drawn by hand in the past Parthenon
21Architecture
- Now Computer Assisted Drafting and Design is
used. - In other words CADD
- This has not been round that long 80s.
22The End