The Ames room and the misunderstood versions and depictions

Ekaterina Koshmanova; Maria Dvoeglazova; Vladislav Myrov; Elena Gorina; Kristina Vodorezova; Elena S. Gorbunova; Tadamasa Sawada

doi:10.1177/03010066241272260

The Ames room and the misunderstood versions and depictions

Ekaterina Koshmanova, Maria Dvoeglazova, Vladislav Myrov, Elena Gorina, Kristina Vodorezova, Elena S. Gorbunova, Tadamasa Sawada^*

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Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

The Ames room illusion is one of the best-known geometrical illusions but its geometrical properties are often misunderstood. This study discusses the differences in the geometrical properties between the original Ames room and what have been often referred to as “Ames rooms” in recent studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	817-820
Number of pages	4
Journal	Perception
Volume	53
Issue number	11-12
Early online date	2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066241272260
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2024
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

accidental view
Ames room
group invariants
model-based invariants
visual illusion

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