Visual (Dominic & Justice)

For the visual component, we began by researching basic examples of the Ebbinghaus effect, during which we came across a video showing the illusion applied to dynamic objects. The effect seemed amplified by certain kinds of motion, so we set out to replicate this. We began by creating all of the objects, then applying movement scripts that would cause them to contract, expand, rotate, and revolve. After tweaking parameters such as rotation and revolution speed to maximize the illusory effect, we further adjusted the scene to make it loop seamlessly.

After both components were completed, we used Quicktime to record the visuals, then merged the two with iMovie and exported the completed product to Vine.