Ames Room

position and orientation controls(in world coordinates)

translations

x

-3.6

y

-0.2

z

-7.

rotations

x

5.3

y

0.

z

0.

projection controls(in screen coordinates)

translations

x

0.7

y

0.05

camera

θ

1.11

In 1934, American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames, Jr. created this optical illusion. Two people with the same height and apparently at the same distance from the observer appear to be out of proportion. You can rotate, translate, and modify the perspective to understand the actual shape of the room.

References

[1] Wikipedia. "Ames Room." (Jan 26, 2012) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_room.

Permanent Citation

Enrique Zeleny, Chris Hill, Luc Berthelet

"Ames Room"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/AmesRoom/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: February 7, 2012