exploratorium

Exhibits

Lumen-Illusion

Flashing lights create the illusion of motion.

Where:   Crossroads: Getting Started
Exhibit Developer:   Artist-in-Residence Christian Schiess, 1983
Subjects:
Phenomena: Afterimage, Apparent Motion, Color, Color Mixing, Motion Detection, Patterns, Persistence of Vision, Phase, Time Effects in Perception
Keywords: Neon
Collections: Artist-in-Residence

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