Monstre Benham Illusion: 2nd Award of the 11th Illusion Contest in Japan

Eiji Watanabe (National Institute for Basic Biology) and Lana Sinapayen (Sony CSL / ELSI) got 2nd place at the 11th Visual Illusion and Auditory Illusion Contest, for the Monstre Benham Illusion.

Lana Sinapayen and Eiji Watanabe @Kobe Univ., 2019
Benham Top is a black and white top that, when rotating, causes people to perceive illusory colors like red or blue. Illusory colors were first discovered by the German physicist Gustav Fechner, and the Benham top was built by the English journalist Charles Benham. We have implemented a version of the Benham top that instead of spinning, works like a flip book.

Demo:
https://www.sonycsl.co.jp/news/9164/

Citation:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.10046534
Eiji Watanabe and Lana Sinapayen, Monstre Benham Illusion, 2019

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