an optical illusion that makes a still object appear to move. It works by flashing pictures of a still image in different locations so quickly.

noun : an optical illusion in which stationary objects viewed in quick succession or in relation to moving objects appear to be in motion

Two individual shapes may be perceived as a moving object if they are presented one after the other within a short time span. This phenomenon is called ...

A sensation of movement in the absence of actual movement, especially a class of visual illusions that arise when two visual stimuli a few centimetres apart ...

This is a useful way of observing fast-moving objects such as machinery or insect wings. If the flashes occur less frequently, the object will seem to move ...

The percieved appearance is of one stimuli moving from the location of the first stimuli to the second. An everyday example of this phenomenon is motion picture ...

Apparent motion is the appearance of real motion from a sequence of still images. Apparent motion occurs whenever stimuli separated by time and location are ...

Apparent movement is the subjective perception of movement when in fact no physical movement is taking place. Causes · Stroboscopic images · Vection illusion

an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. “the cinema relies on apparent motion”.