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Flashed face distortion effect

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The flashed face distortion effect is an optical illusion involving the fast-paced presentation of eye-aligned faces.[1] Faces appear grotesquely transformed whilst one focuses on the cross midway between them.[2] As with many scientific discoveries, the phenomenon was discovered by accident. The effect has been applied to Hollywood celebrities, [3] and won 2nd Place in the Best Illusion of the Year Contest [4] in 2012.

References

  1. ^ http://gizmodo.com/5819584/this-weird-optical-illusion-turns-beautiful-girls-into-horrible-monsters
  2. ^ http://www.perceptionweb.com/abstract.cgi?id=p6968
  3. ^ http://gizmodo.com/5912580/this-crazy-optical-illusion-makes-beautiful-faces-look-grotesque
  4. ^ http://illusionoftheyear.com/2012/when-pretty-girls-turn-ugly-the-flashed-face-distortion-effect/


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