Al Seckel Bücher

Von Arcimboldos Collagen über Eschers unendliche Treppen bis zu Morettis unmöglichen Würfeln reicht das Repertoire der klassischen optischen Illusionen. Hier finden Sie mehr davon: Mit einem Mal beginnen Bilder zu flackern, Hintergründe werden zum Vordergrund, konvexe Würfel scheinen konkav, dreidimensionale Bilder springen um - und am Schluss wissen Sie nur eines ganz sicher: Sie können Ihren Augen nicht trauen. Lassen Sie sich entführen in die Welt der Illusion, in der nichts so ist, wie es zu sein scheint. Die Vielfalt der Effekte ist überraschend. Unglaubliche optische Illusionen - das sind mehr als zweihundert visuelle Täuschungen vom Feinsten.

Die verblüffende Welt der Illusionen wird hier hautnah erlebbar! In fast 300 unfassbaren Trugbildern werden physikalische Gesetze scheinbar auf den Kopf gestellt – oft im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Lassen Sie sich von dieser beeindruckenden Sammlung überraschen!

Schwebende Krüge, unmögliche Landschaften, verwirrende Bilder - die Welt der optischen Illusionen ist ein faszinierendes Spiel mit unseren Wahrnehmungsgewohnheiten

Featuring over 180 optical illusions, this collection offers a captivating journey through the world of visual perception. It includes a diverse range of illusions, from classical works by Da Vinci to modern computer-generated images, all presented in vibrant color. Al Seckel, a cognitive vision scientist, provides insightful explanations of how these illusions trick the brain, revealing the complexities of visual interpretation and challenging our understanding of reality. Discover how size, shape, and perspective can be deceiving in this fascinating exploration.

Every type of optical illusion is here, along with notes about the science of each visual perception and how the illusions work.

30 fascinating optical illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer graphics and explained in clear language for young readers.

Prepare to be amazed! Inside the covers of this incredible, colorful collection are hundreds of the world’s most powerful optical illusions. They’re beautiful to behold, and stunning in their trickery. Some of the mind-boggling images seem to spring into action, vibrating, pulsing, and spinning like a hula hoop. Other ambiguous illusions feature two subjects in one: the fun is in finding them both in the single picture—including a mouse playing hide and seek in a cat’s face and a strange desert mirage where palm trees imperceptibly morph into camels. And still more, like “The Impossible Terrace,” which couldn’t exist off the page: just try to figure out if you’re viewing the space from above or below. Every one is astonishing.

First you see one thing, then another. The picture changes from one moment to the next, flip-flopping back and forth. That's an ambiguous illusion, and the ones in this largest-ever collection offer constant, pleasurable surprises. Sometimes, the perceptual shift occurs if you just stare at the visual puzzle long enough; in other cases, it's necessary to invert or rotate the image first. In one picture, it's a cat-and-mouse game as you try to discover where the mouse is hiding from the cat. Another image features two minstrels playing homage to William Shakespeare--but at first, only the familiar portrait of the bard may be apparent. Once the dual nature of the illusion reveals itself, you'll never see just one object again.