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¹Faculty of Letters, Department of Psychology, Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan.

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Summary

The perceived strength of illusory motion in "Rotating Snakes" patterns is influenced by their geometric design. Stronger illusory motion correlates with increased visual preference for these fascinating and surprising images.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Visual Perception
Psychophysics
Image Geometry

Background:

The
Rotating Snakes
pattern is known to induce illusory motion.
Understanding factors influencing the perception and aesthetic appeal of such visual stimuli is important.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between the magnitude of illusory motion in
Rotating Snakes
variants and visual preference.
To determine how geometric manipulations affect perceived illusory motion strength and aesthetic appeal.

Main Methods:

Experiment 1: Manipulated outer contour and internal geometry; measured illusory motion strength using the method of adjustment.
Experiment 2: Directly compared illusory motion magnitude and pattern preference using paired comparisons.

Main Results:

Geometric manipulations significantly modulated the perceived strength of illusory motion.
Images with stronger illusory motion were consistently preferred.
Image geometry and lower-level visual characteristics also influenced preference ratings.

Conclusions:

The presence of illusory motion effects and specific geometric characteristics significantly determine affective preference for images.
These visual properties contribute to images being perceived as more interesting, surprising, or fascinating.