Persistence of vision

principle · 1824 · Industrial Revolution

The illusion of motion when frames change quickly.

Where it is used

• Cinema — is used in. The illusion of motion.
• Zoetrope — is used in. The illusion of motion.
• Animation — is used in. The illusion of moving drawings.
• Nipkow disk — is used in. The lines merge into a frame thanks to persistence of vision.

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