Incredible Visual Illusions: You Won't Believe Your Eyes!

by Al Seckel

Book Overview

Have your mind blown by this amazing collection of over 180 optical illusions, with explanations of how they work From Da Vinci's anamorphosis to computer-generated tricks of the eye, Incredible... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841931977
• ISBN13: 9781841931975
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

An excellent companion to J Richard Block's Can You Believe Your Eyes!

Visual illusions have always fascinated me. This coffee table size book contains close to 300 different visual illusions. I believe it is the most comprehensive & amazing collection of visual illusions ever assembled. This collection has been created by Al Seckel, a cognitive vision scientist of the CALTECH. The best learning experiences I got out of visual illusions are a greater understanding - & appreciation - of how the brain really works & its innate abilities. I often use many of the visual illusions to demonstrate the principal operating principles of the brain, particularly the salient aspects of selective recognition and patterning. I have also found that some of them have been very useful in demonstrating cognitive traps & pattern interrupts, especially in the context of personal creativity. Although the visual illusions are fun to play with, I find them very educational, just as what I have elaborated. I reckon this stunning collection can serve as an excellent companion to J Richard Block's 'Can You Believe Your Eyes', which is unfortunately printed in Black & White.