Gogames Optical Illusions

What’s real? What’s not? Reality is strange—and seeing isn’t believing. When you look at an optical illusion, your brain tries to fool your eyes and what you expect to find on the page isn’t what’s there. Apart from being both endlessly fascinating and awe-inspiring visually, these illusions also force viewers to go outside their comfort zones, challenge the nature of perception, and think creatively. Their minds have to work overtime to become more flexible. That’s what makes these 240 puzzles, ranging from simple scintillation effects to impossible staircases and concealed creatures, so absolutely addictive. See how Santa "measures up" to his helper; the scale doesn’t seem to be telling the truth! Compare two lines: one seems longer, but can’t that really be true? Look at a triangular sculpture and figure out if it’s "impossible." Move a picture from side to side and watch it spin. Try to "remove" a magic glass from the plate, count the number of "F"s in a line (but only read it once!), and locate the main subject in the masterpiece "Las Meninas," painted by the artist Diego Velazquez. This collection of illusions will enable you to experience the impossible and marvel at the miraculous.

Presents a collection of over two hundred optical illusions designed to trick the mind.

Unique way to get the mental exercise you need. The workout here is more focused as you'll be asked to draw on your powers of observation and visual reasoning skills in order to unlock the tricks behind these illusions. Perfect travel size!

Seeing shouldn't always be believing... It all depends on how you look at it--every one of these drawings has a built-in "deception." For example, in this picture how many cubes are there: 7 or 8? Count again: if you're focusing on the black tops, you'll come up with 8, but if your eye is on the white bottoms, you'll find 7 cubes. Some images show two things in one, others confound your perception so you won't be able to judge size, and still more seem to sparkle and pulse. You won't be able to take your eyes off them! 96 pages, 86 b/w illus., 4 x 5.

Optical Illusions Game is a new game that resembles the emory game, but with three bonuses: 1. Instead of a set of two the player has to find a set of four. 2. When the set is completed, the player has to puzzle the four cards into one image. 3. Presto: the four cards form an image of an optical illusion to discover and marvel at. The goal of the game is to collect four cards that form one optical illusion. The player who collects the most optical illusions wins the game. The optical illusions in this game were selected by Paul Baars, a world famous author and expert on optical illusions. For this game he has selected a broad range of mindboggling illusions from the famous classical ones to new illusions created by contemporary designers and artists. The Optical Illusions Game consists of 80 cards and 20 illusions as well as a brochure in which the illusions are shown and briefly explained.

"Train your brain with optical illusions! Do you think you can believe what your eyes are telling you? Think again! In this collection of optical illusions, nothing is as it seems. Pictures seem to move on the page. Drawings trick your eyes into believing a flat surface is 3-dimensional. Images that appear one way suddenly become something else entirely. These manipulations of space, depth, color, & form will challenge your powers of perception. Take a journey through the pages of Brain Games Optical Illusions & prepare to be amaed! After all, sometimes you can't believe your eyes!"--

"What concepts are behind the creation of cartoons and the ability to seemingly make a dot on a page disappear? Readers will learn the answers through the ten hands-on activities featured in this . . . title. Each optical illusion is broken down using step-by-step instructions paired with . . . illustrations. Accessible text reveals the . . . scientific ideas behind each activity, such as the principles of human vision, perception, and light"--Provided by publisher.

Like the other books in this series, Brain Games Optical Illusions is a unique and creative way to get the mental exercise you need. The workout here is more focused as you'll be asked to draw on your powers of observation visual reasoning skills in order to unlock the tricks behind these illusions. Optical illusions force you to think outside the box, helping to refresh your eyes to the world. Oftentimes we take for granted what we see--or see what we want to see--as our minds go on autopilot. The puzzles in this book remind us that things aren't always what they seem. Illusions are arranged by category--from tricks of perspective to perceived motion, there is no shortage of variety in this book.

Fool your brain with mind-boggling illusions, then get hands-on and make your own to wow your friends! Learn all about the science behind these wacky phenomena, from moving liquid on a page, to shapes that disappear in front of your eyes with this clever guide. The brain is an amazing thing, but it doesn't always get things right when it comes to sight. This book is here to explain why, with astounding images, baffling puzzles, and simple reveals which show the reader how each trick works. Covering a range of optical topics, from shapes and movement, to light and reflection, this cool manual contains templates at the back which reveal answers and help you to create your own astounding illusions.