A zoetrope is a mechanical device that creates the illusion of moving pictures, based on a spinning cylinder in which slits are cut. You look through the slits at a picture on the other side, and the strobe effect of looking through the sequence of slits frames the sequential pictures on the inside. It was [...]
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A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures. Alimation is a zoetrope with food. It's an edible creation of Alexandre Dubosc created for the 2011 Annecy International Animated... Read Post
Artist Gregory Barsamian’s wonderful cylindrical sculptures create an illusion of motion when they are rotated and lit with a strobe light—an illusion that will be familiar to anyone who has used a zoetrope. Barsamian talks about hi... Read Post
Using the Zoetropes principle, Jim Lefevre created a bunch of special 3D discs that he set spinning using an old fashioned turntable to create the illusion of 3D movement. Amazing effect, isn’t it? Read Post