The Freezing Rotation Illusion
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The Freezing Rotation Illusion
The Freezing Rotation Illusion

The Freezing Rotation Illusion

The perceived rotation of an object is influenced by the motion of its surround.

App Size: Varies With Device
Release Date: Jul 27, 2015
Price: Free
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In 2006 the "Freezing Rotation Illusion won the first prize in the "Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest". Here an interactive application is presented where the user has a choice of different stimuli. He can change the size and the opacity and all relevant motion parameters o the center and the surround stimuli.

A continuously rotating central texture (center) is presented together with a patterned surround oscillating back-and-forth. Generally, rotation of the surround induces misperceptions of the center’s angular velocity, which are known as “induced rotational motion”: a physically rotating center is perceived as turning faster, when counter-rotating with its surround, and turning slower when co-rotating. However during co-rotation additional velocity misperceptions are observed:
(i) A percept of motionless center (“freezing rotation illusion”) arises when the average angular velocity of the surround is fixed to a much higher value than that of the center, and the appropriate oscillation frequency is set.
(ii) A percept of the center sticking to its surround (“rotational motion capture”) arises when the average angular velocity of the surround is lower than the center velocity, but higher than a given fraction of it.

Reference:
Lorincz and MR. Duersteler "The Freezing Rotation Illusion" in Oxford Companion of Visual Illusions, eds. A. Shapiro and D. Todorovic (New York, NY: Oxford University Press)
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More Information about: The Freezing Rotation Illusion
Price: Free
Version: 3.0.8
Downloads: 160
Compatibility: Android 5.1
Bundle Id: com.UntereWeinegg.FreezingRotationIllusion
Size: Varies With Device
Last Update: 2023-08-30
Content Rating: Everyone
Release Date: Jul 27, 2015
Content Rating: Everyone
Developer: Max Reinhard Dürsteler


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