The Ames Room Illusion

In 1934 and constructed in the following year.

The ames room illusion.

In other words the ames room illusion is somehow caused by the strange shape of the room. An ames room is a distorted room that gives the optical illusion of depth distance and varying size. Ames room in one corner a giant in the other a miniature. An ames room is a distorted room used to create an optical illusion of relative sizes.

To the audience it looks as an ordinary room but it is cleverly distorted so that visitors experience an amazing visual illusion. An ames room is a distorted room that is used to create an optical illusion. An ames room is viewed with one eye through a peephole. Likely influenced by the writings of hermann helmholtz it was invented by american ophthalmologist adelbert ames jr.

Named for its creator american ophthalmologist adelbert ames jr the first ames room was built in 1946 based on the late nineteenth century concept of german scientist hermann von helmholtz. Setups like this were used in the lord of the rings movies. The apparently cubic perspective overrides your perception of size constancy. Experience how a person walking back or forth grows and shrinks before your very eyes in this incredible room of illusions.

An ames room is a distorted room that creates an optical illusion. Play this video to see what the optical illusion looks like.