I got these three animations from somewhere, and I think the time has come for me to show them to you. What you are about to see is a simple animated dot, which travels in all kind of directions across a fixated background pattern. The pattern is motionless, yet when your eyes concentrate on the moving ball, the background comes to life and the pattern you first perceived as static, starts to dance and wiggle. There are three examples showcased below, and I invite you all to try them and report which one(s) you found most effective!
You’ve probably recognized the pattern as one being often used in all kinds of optical illusion examples. From #Seemingly Bent category items, all the way to “Seemingly Moving Illusions” which are categorized inside the #Animations category. I still don’t truly understand what is so special with rectangles on grayish background, yet they aways do the trick! It must have something to do with all them subtle black and white shades each rectangle is equipped with, if you ask me…
Crazy
Cool! You can also move your finger near the animation in different directions and follow it.
LIAR!!!
You’re right! Thanks :)
I like a warped illusion. I think the random placed squares had more of an impact than the other two.
I found the first one the most effective. Wonder if it would work with other colours…
Interesting. If you follow the ball but not with the centre of your vision, the squares don’t appear to move…
True For me it works but not following the dot with ur eyes fixed the squares dont move!!
I used to like swimming. But now, not so much. Great illusion, though. I love this site.
None of them were very effective for me. I think the power of the original illusion is that you’re focusing on the pattern and notice the effect. In these examples you’re focusing on the dot, so all you really notice is the dot.
Too Cool!
It even works with one eye closed.
I don’t get it. It is doing nothing for me.
Cool! for me, it works far better if I follow the dot by moving my head, and trying to keep my eyes fixed.
YOU BASTARD
STOP LYING
The first one with the random placement seems to swirl around the others are no where near as active
Agghhhhh In the very first picture with the stationary dot I see all the grey blocks in motion. Is that supposed to happen or have I succomed (sp) to your covert hypnotic spell????????????
for me the most effective one is the 1st one
Someone should make a video game that incorporates effects like this into the gameplay. Especially that first one.
If you look at the first image sideways, the background moves rather than the foreground image.
Nice detail. I am like that too, Orack Bobama.
It also helps if you move your head while following the dot. I found the first one the most interesting.
i think that all these are soooo cool but weird
The boxes are empty! Could it be that I’m on a cell/ smartphone ?
The other two work for me, but not the first. Huh.
Nice illusion, though!
i cant believe how the mind plays simple little tricks on us. just think about the rest of our mind. all in all we only use 10% of our brain what about that other 90%?
Can you make the ball go round in a circle?
Watching the mouse cursor circle over (certainly the first) pattern is really wierd
lol thats cool
I think the first one is absolutely the most effective. Makes me a little dizzy if I watch for more than a few passes. Love it! Thanks.
really cool but the ‘seemingly animated’ theme to this website is getting a bit monotonous…
i think it is rubbish
I Love It! I found the first one the most effective. Number two worked also, number three didnt move at all.
the second is the best
awesome
the first one was the best.
I liked the 1st…
n I guess the trick lies in the squears shadows ….
My eyes feel weird when I do that…
I used to use a similar trick on bathroom tiles when I was younger. It seriously freaked me out.
Illusion is my drug