Optical illusions- the beginning of the game
Misconception and misinterpretation are two aspects or ideas of the
same coin. It is also an illusion of some sorts. Illusions are basically
misjudgments which force us to take wrong decisions and make wrong
perceptions. Wrong decisions and misjudgments often force us to commit
fatal errors which would be very difficult to correct. Hence the entire
concept of illusion is basically a misjudgment or
 miscalculation. We
might have several kinds of illusions from time to time depending on the
type of surroundings in which we live. Hence it would be completely
naïve to assume that an illusion can be of a single type; there can be
many illusions. Some are more common than the others while some are very
rare. Illusions are part and parcel of our daily lives and hence we can
never stay away from illusion!
What is an optical illusion?
An optical illusion is a misconception or misjudgment which is perceived
by our eyes. Our eyes get it wrong and we think differently and
interpret it in a completely different manner. The interpretations
differ from person to person and hence our illusory perceptions differ
from the other person. Hence we must never assume our illusions as the
most typical form of illusions which one can ever get.
 The human eye is just like a machine which processes information and
more precisely it processes data which is present visually in front of
us. The visual data is processed in various manners which would involve
conversion of the image into a higher degree which would be read by the
brain. Our eyes are mere scanning devices and the scanning devices help
in estimating the surroundings. Man is highly influenced by his
surroundings and there are certain typical optical illusions which
affect us. We get things wrong and we see things differently only due to
this reason. The whole world of optical illusions is immensely large.
There are a hell lot of possibilities and the possibilities force us to
have a wide perception about our illusory world.
Hallucinations should never be confused with optical illusions since
hallucinations are mere images which are created by the brain due to
certain chemical imbalances in the body. Hallucinations are completely
imaginary and it is certain that a person having hallucinations would
never see a real object in his visions. It would be something which is
fictitious but perceived with the real eye. The real eye is something
which is a combination of the mind and the biological eye. Both of them
combine to produce sensory perceptions which would be real as well as
highly detailed. Optical illusions occur mainly due to one important
reason.
 Our 2 dimensional and three dimensional perceptions are completely
different and the 3 D world is not properly perceived by the 2 D retina.
The simple reason is that the projection of the three dimensional world
is not properly done on the two dimensional retina. Hence the problems
arise due to this perception. The eyes cannot accommodate the big world
in such a small space and hence come the optical illusions; it is more
of a biological phenomenon. Biological phenomena should not be confused
with any magic or trick since magic and tricks are mere optical
illusions. Optical illusions are often used by magicians and special
effects people to produce scenes which would be highly appreciated by
the normal audience. The normal audience would definitely fall for it
since these tricks are pleasing for the eyes under any circumstances.
Hence it has been accepted a s an accepted norm of tricks and stunt men.
Films and advertisements rely upon optical illusions since these
illusions would give the necessary looks.
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