Illusion presentation system, illusion image presentation device, illusion image generation device, illusion image presentation method, illusion image generation method, and program

Abstract

The present invention causes a plurality of final targets to be visually recognized so as to be arranged on a backdrop, or generates a video for the visual recognition. A first final target includes: a first target object; and a first additional region that is added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object. A second final target includes: a second target object; and a second additional region that is added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object. The luminance of the backdrop is uniform at each time point, and periodically undergoes temporal variations between a maximum luminance and a minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional region, and the luminance of the second additional region are each uniform, are not temporally changed, and are between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object differ from each other. The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and are lower than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object, or higher than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for making real objects or objects in an image appear to be moving even though they are not actually moving. [Background technology]

[0002] Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that creates the illusion of a moving square by adding a white region of a fixed width to the outside of one of two parallel straight sides of a gray square and a black region of a fixed width to the outside of the other side, and placing the square on a background that flickers with a uniform overall brightness. Patent Document 1 also discloses a technology that creates the illusion of a moving target object by placing, on a background that flickers with a uniform overall brightness, a target object of any shape, a dark object that is approximately the same or similar in shape to the target object but lower in brightness than the target object, and a bright object that is approximately the same or similar in shape to the target object but higher in brightness, the target object being equivalent to an object obtained by imperfectly overlapping the dark object with the target object, imperfectly overlapping the dark object with the target object, or imperfectly overlapping the bright object with the target object.

[0003] Patent document 1 also discloses a technology in which a black and white striped pattern background is driven by rollers so that the brightness of the entire background at each time is not uniform, but rather the brightness of each partial area of the background at each time is different, and by flickering the brightness of the background, it creates the illusion that the timing of the movements of each part of an object or multiple objects is different. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] WO2019 / 208194A1 [Non-patent literature]

[0005] [Non-Patent Document 1] Gregory, RL, & Heard, PF (1983). Visual dissociations of movement, position, and stereo depth: some phenomenal phenomena. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology, 35(Pt 1), 217-237. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] If the gray square with a constant-width white region and a constant-width black region added in Non-Patent Document 1 is also called an object, then both the technology in Non-Patent Document 1 and the technology in Patent Document 1 can create the illusion that the multiple objects are moving at the same time when multiple objects are placed on a background with a uniform overall brightness that flickers, but cannot create the illusion that the multiple objects are moving at different times. Patent Document 1 also describes a technology that creates the illusion that multiple objects are moving at different times, but there is an issue that it requires control to make the brightness of each partial region of the background different at each time.

[0007] The present invention aims to provide a technology that creates the illusion that multiple objects are moving at different times when placed on a background that flickers with uniform overall brightness, without requiring control to make the brightness of each partial area of the background different at each time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In a first aspect, there is provided an illusion presentation system for creating the illusion of visual movement of each visual target based on N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or greater). This illusion presentation system comprises N final targets, each of which is visible from the front side, or an arrangement of N final targets visible from the front side of a transparent or translucent material, arranged on a presentation surface. A first final target among the N final targets comprises a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object, which are visible from the front side. A second final target among the N final targets comprises a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object, which are visible from the front side. The luminance of the presentation surface is uniform at each time and periodically changes over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional region, and the luminance of the second additional region are each a predetermined, uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object. The brightness of the first additional area is the same as the brightness of the second additional area, and the brightness of the first target object is lower than the brightness of the second target object, or the brightness of the first target object is higher than the brightness of the second target object.

[0009] In a second aspect, there is provided an illusion image presentation device that presents an image for creating the illusion that each visual target based on N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or greater) is visually moving. The image presented by this illusion image presentation device includes N final targets and a background area. A first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional area added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object. A second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional area added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object. The luminance of the background area is uniform at each time and periodically changes over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional area, and the luminance of the second additional area are each predetermined, uniform luminances that do not change over time and are between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object are different. The brightness of the first additional region and the brightness of the second additional region are the same, and are lower than the brightness of the first target object and the brightness of the second target object, or are higher than the brightness of the first target object and the brightness of the second target object.

[0010] In a third aspect, there is provided an illusion image generation device that generates an image to create the illusion that each visual target based on N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or greater) is visually moving. This illusion image generation device generates an image including N final targets and a background area. A first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional area added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object. A second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional area added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object. The luminance of the background area is uniform at each time and periodically changes over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional area, and the luminance of the second additional area are each predetermined uniform luminances that do not change over time and are between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object are different. The brightness of the first additional dark area and the brightness of the second additional dark area are the same, and are lower than the brightness of the first target object and the brightness of the second target object, or are higher than the brightness of the first target object and the brightness of the second target object. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, when multiple objects are placed on a background that flickers with uniform overall brightness, it is possible to create the illusion that the multiple objects are moving at different times, without requiring control to make the brightness of each partial area of the background different at each time. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of an illusion presentation system 400 according to the first to third embodiments and a modified example of the third embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing of the illusionary image generation device 100 of the first to third embodiments and the modified example of the third embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the target object image 11. As shown in FIG. [Figure 4] 4A is a diagram showing an example of a first target object 10-1 and an area 10R-1 corresponding to the first target object 10-1 translated to the right. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of a first target object 10-1, a first additional dark area 20-1, and a first final target 40-1 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] 5A is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2 and an area 10R-2 corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated clockwise. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of the second target object 10-2, a second additional dark area 20-2, and a second final target 40-2 of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 6A is a diagram showing an example of a first target object 10-1 and an area 10B-1 corresponding to an enlarged view of the first target object 10-1. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of the first target object 10-1, a first additional dark area 20-1, and a first final target 40-1 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7]7A is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2 and a region 10R-2 of a certain width outside the right side of the second target object 10-2. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of the second target object 10-2, a second additional dark region 20-2, and a second final target 40-2 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the final target image 21 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the presentation image 60 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] Fig. 10A is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between frame numbers and the luminance of the background region of the image for presentation for each frame number. Fig. 10B is a diagram showing another example of the relationship between frame numbers and the luminance of the background region of the image for presentation for each frame number. Fig. 10C is a diagram showing yet another example of the relationship between frame numbers and the luminance of the background region of the image for presentation for each frame number. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a final target image 21 according to the second embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a presentation image 60 according to the second embodiment. [Figure 13] 13A is a diagram showing an example of a first target object 10-1, a region 10R-1 corresponding to the first target object 10-1 translated to the right, and a region 10L-1 corresponding to the first target object 10-1 translated to the left. FIG. 13B is a diagram showing an example of a first target object 10-1, a first additional dark region 20-1, a first additional light region 30-1, and a first final target 40-1 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 14] 14A is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2, an area 10R-2 corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated clockwise, and an area 10L-2 corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated counterclockwise. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2, a second additional dark area 20-2, a second additional bright area 30-2, and a second final target 40-2 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 15]15A is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2, a region 10R-2 of a fixed width outside the right side of the second target object 10-2, and a region 10L-2 of a fixed width outside the left side of the second target object 10-2. FIG. 15B is a diagram showing an example of a second target object 10-2, a second additional dark region 20-2, a second additional light region 30-2, and a second final target 40-2 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a final target image 21 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a presentation image 60 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of an illusion presentation system 404 according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing of the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment. [Figure 20] Fig. 20A is a diagram showing an example of the background presentation device 304 according to the fourth embodiment. Fig. 20B is a diagram showing another example of the background presentation device 304 according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 21] Fig. 21A is a diagram showing an example of a method for presenting an illusion using the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment. Fig. 21B is a diagram showing another example of a method for presenting an illusion using the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment. [Figure 22] FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a computer that realizes an illusion image generation device or an illusion image presentation device in each embodiment and modification. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] First Embodiment In the first embodiment, we will describe an illusion presentation system that generates an image in which multiple target objects each have an area with a lower brightness than the target object added to them, and places the image on a flickering background with uniform brightness overall, and presents the generated image to create the illusion that multiple objects are moving at different times.

[0014] [Illusion Presentation System 400] As illustrated in Figure 1, the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment includes an illusion image generation device 100 that generates an image to be presented by the illusion image presentation device 300, and an illusion image presentation device 300 that presents the image generated by the illusion image generation device 100.

[0015] [Illusion image generating device 100] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the illusionary image generation device 100 of the first embodiment includes a target setting unit 110, a final target setting unit 120, and a background setting unit 130. The illusionary image generation device 100 performs the processes of steps S110, S121, and S130 illustrated in FIG. 2. For ease of understanding, the following description will be given using an example in which the images and videos are rectangular on a two-dimensional xy plane and have the same resolution on the xy plane. That is, all images and videos have the same number of pixels in the x direction and the same number of pixels in the y direction. The pixel value of each pixel increases as the brightness increases.

[0016] [Target Setting Unit 110] The target setting unit 110 obtains a target image containing multiple target objects that satisfy the brightness conditions described below (step S110). The target setting unit 110 outputs the target image to the final target setting unit 120. When an input image containing target objects is input to the illusionary image generation device 100, the target setting unit 110 may cut out regions of multiple target objects from the input image and arrange them in the target image. The target setting unit 110 may arrange multiple target objects obtained by cutting out regions of one or more target objects from each of the multiple input images in the target image, or may arrange multiple target objects obtained by cutting out regions of multiple target objects from a single input image in the target image. When a drawing operation from the user is input to the illusionary image generation device 100, the target setting unit 110 may arrange multiple target objects in the target image according to the input drawing operation. The shape of each target object may be any shape.

[0017] The conditions for the luminance of the target objects are as follows: The luminance of each target object is uniform. That is, for each target object, the pixel values of all pixels contained in the target object are approximately the same. The multiple target objects include at least some with different luminances. That is, the luminance of all target objects may be different, but the luminance of all target objects is not the same. The luminance of all target objects is between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance that is lower than the maximum luminance, and is higher than the luminance of the additional dark area described below. As described below, the luminance of the additional dark area is higher than the predetermined minimum luminance, so ultimately the luminance of all target objects is between the luminance of the additional dark area and the predetermined maximum luminance. More specifically, the luminance of all target objects is higher than the luminance of the additional dark area and lower than the predetermined maximum luminance. The predetermined maximum luminance is the maximum luminance value in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area described below. The predetermined minimum luminance is the minimum luminance value in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area described below.

[0018] The brightness of each target may be automatically set by the target setting unit 110 so as to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, or the user may be allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. In the case where the user is allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, the user's selection operation may be input to the illusion image generation device 100, and the target setting unit 110 may set a brightness corresponding to the input selection operation for each target.

[0019] Areas of the target image other than the target object are areas that become additional dark areas or background areas, which will be described later, and the brightness of these areas is set by the final target setting unit 120 and background setting unit 130, which will be described later, so the brightness of these areas of the target image other than the target object does not affect the image that is finally output by the illusionary image generation device 100. Therefore, the brightness of the areas of the target image other than the target object is arbitrary. In other words, the target setting unit 110 may set any brightness different from the brightness of any of the target objects for the areas of the target image other than the target object.

[0020] FIG. 3 shows an example of a target image 11 including two targets. The target image 11 includes a first target 10-1, a second target 10-2, and a non-target area 11E. The brightness of the first target 10-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second target 10-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first target 10-1 and the brightness of the second target 10-2 are different. Specifically, the brightness of the first target 10-1 is lower than the brightness of the second target 10-2.

[0021] [Final Target Setting Unit 120] The final target setting unit 120 receives the target image output by the target object setting unit 110. For each target object included in the target object image, the final target setting unit 120 adds an additional dark area that is in contact with at least a portion of the contour of the target object and satisfies the brightness condition described below to the target object, thereby generating a final target, and obtains a final target image that includes the generated multiple final targets (step S121). The final target setting unit 120 outputs the final target image to the background setting unit 130.

[0022] The conditions for the luminance of the additional dark areas are as follows: The luminance of each additional dark area is uniform. The luminance of all additional dark areas is the same. The luminance of all additional dark areas is lower than the luminance of all target objects and higher than a predetermined minimum luminance (i.e., the minimum value of luminance in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area described below). In other words, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional dark areas are approximately the same value, lower than the luminance of all target objects and higher than the predetermined minimum luminance.

[0023] The brightness of the additional dark areas may be automatically set by the final target setting unit 120 so as to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, or the user may be allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. In the case where the user is allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, the selection operation from the user may be input to the illusion image generation device 100, and the final target setting unit 120 may set the brightness corresponding to the input selection operation as the brightness of all the additional dark areas.

[0024] For example, for each target object, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain, as an additional region, a portion of the region corresponding to the moved and / or enlarged target object that does not overlap with the target object, set a brightness for the additional region that satisfies the brightness conditions for the additional dark region described above, and obtain, as a final target, the additional dark region added to the target object. The movement may be a translational movement, a rotational movement, or any other movement. Below, several examples of how the final target setting unit 120 obtains the final target will be described, but the final target may also be obtained by methods other than these examples.

[0025] For example, for a certain target object, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain, as an additional region, a portion of the region corresponding to the translation of the target object in a certain direction that does not overlap with the target object, set a luminance that satisfies the luminance condition of the additional dark region in the additional region, and obtain the final target by adding the additional dark region to the target object. Using the first target object 10-1 as an example, and referring to Figures 4A and 4B, the region corresponding to the translation of the first target object 10-1 to the right is region 10R-1 shown by the dashed line in Figure 4A, and the portion of region 10R-1 that does not overlap with the first target object 10-1 that is set a luminance that satisfies the luminance condition of the additional dark region is the first additional dark region 20-1 shown in black in Figure 4B, and the first final target 40-1 obtained by adding the first additional dark region 20-1 to the first target object 10-1 is obtained.

[0026] For example, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain, for a certain target object, a portion of the region corresponding to the target object rotated in a certain direction around a certain point on the target object that does not overlap with the target object as an additional region, an additional dark region obtained by setting a luminance that satisfies the luminance condition of the additional dark region described above in the additional region, and an additional dark region obtained by adding the additional dark region to the target object as a final target. Using the second target object 10-2 as an example, referring to Figures 5A and 5B, the region corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated clockwise around the center of gravity of the second target object 10-2 is region 10R-2 shown by the dashed line in Figure 5A, and the portion of region 10R-2 that does not overlap with the second target object 10-2 that is set to a luminance that satisfies the luminance condition of the additional dark region described above is the second additional dark region 20-2 shown in black in Figure 5B. The second final target 40-2 obtained by adding the second additional dark region 20-2 to the second target object 10-2 is obtained.

[0027] For example, for a certain target object, the final target setting unit 120 may set a portion of an area corresponding to an enlargement of the target object centered on a certain point of the target object that does not overlap with the target object as an additional area, set a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional dark area in the additional area as an additional dark area, and obtain the final target by adding the additional dark area to the target object. Using first target object 10-1 as an example, referring to Figures 6A and 6B, the area corresponding to an enlargement of first target object 10-1 centered on the center of gravity of first target object 10-1 is area 10B-1 shown by a dashed line in Figure 6A, the portion of area 10B-1 that does not overlap with first target object 10-1 that is set a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional dark area as described above is a first additional dark area 20-1 shown in black in Figure 6B, and the first target object 10-1 to which the first additional dark area 20-1 is added is a first final target 40-1.

[0028] For example, for a rectangular target object, the final target setting unit 120 may set an area of a certain width outside at least one side of the target object as an additional area, set a luminance in the additional area that satisfies the luminance condition for the additional dark area described above as an additional dark area, and obtain the final target by adding the additional dark area to the target object. Using the second target object 10-2 as an example, referring to Figures 7A and 7B, the area of a certain width outside the right side of the second target object 10-2 is area 10R-2 shown by the dashed line in Figure 7A. The area 10R-2 set to a luminance that satisfies the luminance condition for the additional dark area described above is the second additional dark area 20-2 shown in black in Figure 7B. The second target object 10-2 plus the second additional dark area 20-2 is the second final target 40-2.

[0029] The maximum width of the additional dark area is preferably a width of 0.2 degrees of visual angle or a width close to that. For example, when the final target is viewed from a distance of approximately 100 centimeters, the maximum width of the additional dark area is preferably approximately 3.5 millimeters. Therefore, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain the additional area by, for example, using an amount of movement and / or an amount of rotation and / or an amount of enlargement and / or a width of the additional area that will result in the maximum width of the additional dark area being one of these desired values. Although the illusionary effect produced is less than when the maximum width of the additional dark area is 0.2 degrees of visual angle, the maximum width of the additional dark area may be larger or smaller than the width resulting in a visual angle of 0.2 degrees.

[0030] The area of the final target image other than the final target is the background area described below, and since the brightness is set by the background setting unit 130 described below, the brightness of the area of the final target image other than the final target does not affect the image finally output by the illusionary image generation device 100. Therefore, the brightness of the area of the final target image other than the final target is arbitrary. In other words, the final target setting unit 120 only needs to set some brightness for the area of the final target image other than the final target that is different from the brightness of any target object and the brightness of the additional dark area.

[0031] FIG. 8 shows an example of a final target image 21 including two final targets. The final target image 21 includes a first final target 40-1, a second final target 40-2, and a non-final target area 21E. The first final target 40-1 includes a first target object 10-1 and a first additional dark area 20-1 added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object 10-1. The second final target 40-2 includes a second target object 10-2 and a second additional dark area 20-2 added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second target object 10-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2 are different. Specifically, the brightness of the first target object 10-1 is lower than the brightness of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are the same. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are lower than the brightness of the first target object 10-2. That is, the brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are lower than the brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2.

[0032] [Background setting section 130] The background setting unit 130 receives the final target image output by the final target setting unit 120. The background setting unit 130 sets the area of the final target image other than the final target (i.e., the area not included in any final target) as a background area, and generates an image in which the brightness of the background area is periodically changed over time as a presentation image (step S130). The background setting unit 130 outputs the generated presentation image to the illusion image presentation device 300 as the output of the illusion image generation device 100. At each time, the brightness of the background area is uniform. That is, at each time, the pixel values of all pixels included in the background area are approximately the same. The maximum value of the brightness of the background area that changes over time periodically is the predetermined maximum brightness described above. The minimum value of the brightness of the background area that changes over time periodically is the predetermined minimum brightness described above. The waveform of the periodic time change in brightness of the background area may be, for example, a triangular wave, a sinusoidal wave, or a sawtooth wave, or in other words, any shape.

[0033] For example, the background setting unit 130 may generate a plurality of frames of presentation images and concatenate the generated presentation images in the order of frame numbers to create the presentation video 60. In the presentation images of each frame included in the presentation video, the brightness of the background region 50 is uniform. In the presentation images of multiple frames included in the presentation video 60, the brightness is repeatedly increased toward the maximum brightness and decreased toward the minimum brightness as time passes, i.e., as the frame number increases.

[0034] An example of the presentation video 60 is shown in Fig. 9. For example, assuming that the order of time is T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, etc. as shown in Fig. 9, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T1 at time T1 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T2 at time T2 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness and lower than the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T3 at time T3 in the presentation video 60 is the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T4 at time T4 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness but lower than the maximum brightness, and the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T5 at time T5 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness.

[0035] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing examples of the relationship between frame numbers and the luminance of the background region of the presentation image for each frame number. Fig. 10A shows an example in which the luminance of the background region is periodically changed over time in a triangular wave pattern, Fig. 10B shows an example in which the luminance of the background region is periodically changed over time in a sinusoidal wave pattern, and Fig. 10C shows an example in which the luminance of the background region is periodically changed over time in a sawtooth wave pattern.

[0036] [Illusion image display device 300] The illusionary image presentation device 300 receives the presentation image output by the illusionary image generation device 100. The illusionary image presentation device 300 presents the presentation image (step S300). The illusionary image presentation device 300 may be equipped with a display screen, such as a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device, and present the input presentation image on the display screen. Alternatively, the illusionary image presentation device 300 may be equipped with a projector and a screen and present the input presentation image on the screen using the projector. Any device may be used as long as it presents the presentation image in a manner that is visible to an observer. If N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the presentation image generated by the illusionary image generation device 100 of the first embodiment and presented by the illusionary image presentation device 300 is an image that creates the illusion that each visual object based on N final targets is visually moving, and includes the N final targets and a background area. A first final target among the N final targets is composed of a first target object and a first additional dark area added to at least a portion of the contour of the first target object. The second final target among the N final targets is composed of a second target object and a second additional dark area added to at least a portion of the contour of the second target object. The luminance of the background area is uniform at each time and changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional dark area, and the luminance of the second additional dark area are each a predetermined, uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object are different. The luminance of the first additional dark area and the luminance of the second additional dark area are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object. By presenting the above-mentioned presentation image using the illusion image presentation device 300, an observer viewing the presentation image has the illusion that each visual object based on each final target is visually moving at different times.

[0037] Second Embodiment In the second embodiment, we will describe an illusion presentation system that generates an image in which each of multiple target objects has an area with a higher brightness than the target object added, and places the image on a blinking background with uniform brightness overall, and presents the generated image to create the illusion that multiple objects are moving at different times.

[0038] In the following, the explanation of the illusion presentation system of the second embodiment will focus on the differences from the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment, omitting explanations of the same points as the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment as appropriate.

[0039] [Illusion Presentation System 400] As illustrated in Figure 1, the illusion presentation system 400 of the second embodiment, like the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment, includes an illusion image generation device 100 that generates an image to be presented by the illusion image presentation device 300, and an illusion image presentation device 300 that presents the image generated by the illusion image generation device 100.

[0040] [Illusion image generating device 100] 1, the illusionary image generation device 100 of the second embodiment, like the illusionary image generation device 100 of the first embodiment, includes a target setting unit 110, a final target setting unit 120, and a background setting unit 130. The illusionary image generation device 100 performs the processes of steps S110, S122, and S130 shown in FIG.

[0041] [Target Setting Unit 110] The target setting unit 110 obtains a target image that includes multiple target objects that satisfy the brightness conditions described below (step S110). The target setting unit 110 outputs the target image to the final target setting unit 120. The process of arranging the target objects performed by the target setting unit 110 is the same as in the first embodiment. The shape of each target object is also the same as in the first embodiment. That is, each target object may have any shape.

[0042] The conditions for the luminance of the target objects are as follows: The luminance of each target object is uniform. That is, for each target object, the pixel values of all pixels contained in the target object are approximately the same. The multiple target objects include at least some that have different luminances. That is, the luminance of all target objects may be different, but the luminance of all target objects is not the same. The luminance of all target objects is between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance, and is lower than the luminance of the additional bright area described below. As described below, since the luminance of the additional bright area is lower than the predetermined maximum luminance, ultimately the luminance of all target objects is between the luminance of the additional bright area and a predetermined minimum luminance; more specifically, the luminance of all target objects is lower than the luminance of the additional bright area and higher than the predetermined minimum luminance.

[0043] For the same reasons as those described in the first embodiment, the brightness of the areas of the target object image other than the target object is arbitrary. As can be seen from the above description, the operation of the target object setting unit 110 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the brightness of all target objects is made lower than the brightness of the additional bright area, and the target object image obtained by the target object setting unit 110 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the brightness of all target objects is made lower than the brightness of the additional bright area. Furthermore, since the relationship between the brightness of the target object and the brightness of the additional bright area, which is different from the first embodiment, does not appear in the target object image itself, an example of a target object image including two target objects is shown in FIG. 3, as in the first embodiment.

[0044] [Final Target Setting Unit 120] The final target setting unit 120 receives the target image output by the target object setting unit 110. For each target object included in the target object image, the final target setting unit 120 adds an additional bright area that is in contact with at least a portion of the contour of the target object and satisfies the brightness condition described below to the target object, thereby generating a final target, and obtains a final target image that includes the generated multiple final targets (step S122). The final target setting unit 120 outputs the final target image to the background setting unit 130.

[0045] The conditions for the luminance of the additional bright areas are as follows: The luminance of each additional bright area is uniform. The luminance of all additional bright areas is the same. The luminance of all additional bright areas is higher than the luminance of all target objects and lower than a predetermined maximum luminance (i.e., the maximum value of luminance in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area, which will be described later). In other words, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional bright areas are approximately the same value, higher than the luminance of all target objects and lower than the predetermined maximum luminance.

[0046] The brightness of the additional bright regions may be automatically set by the final target setting unit 120 so as to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, or the user may be allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. In the case where the user is allowed to select a desired brightness from among brightnesses that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, the user's selection operation may be input to the illusionary image generation device 100, and the final target setting unit 120 may set the brightness corresponding to the input selection operation as the brightness of all the additional bright regions.

[0047] For example, the final target setting unit 120 may set, for each target object, a portion of the region corresponding to the moved and / or enlarged target object that does not overlap with the target object as an additional region, set a brightness for the additional region that satisfies the brightness condition for the additional bright region described above as an additional bright region, and add the additional bright region to the target object to obtain the final target. The movement may be a translation movement, a rotation movement, or any other movement. The process by which the final target setting unit 120 sets, for each target object, a portion of the region corresponding to the moved and / or enlarged target object that does not overlap with the target object as an additional region is similar to the process in the first embodiment, and may be performed using a method similar to that exemplified in the first embodiment.

[0048] The maximum width of the additional bright region is the same as the maximum width of the additional dark region in the first embodiment. That is, the maximum width of the additional bright region is preferably a width at or near a visual angle of 0.2 degrees. For example, when the final target is viewed from a distance of approximately 100 centimeters, the maximum width of the additional bright region is preferably approximately 3.5 millimeters. Therefore, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain the additional region by, for example, using a movement amount, rotation amount, magnification amount, and / or width of the additional region that results in the maximum width of the additional bright region being these desired values. Although the illusion effect produced is less than when the maximum width of the additional bright region is 0.2 degrees, the maximum width of the additional bright region may be larger or smaller than the width resulting in a visual angle of 0.2 degrees.

[0049] For the same reasons as those described in the first embodiment, the brightness of the areas of the final target image other than the final target is arbitrary. As can be seen from the above description, the operation of the final target setting unit 120 is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that an additional bright area having a higher brightness than all of the target objects is included in the final target image instead of an additional dark area having a lower brightness than all of the target objects. Also, the final target image obtained by the final target setting unit 120 is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that an additional bright area having a higher brightness than all of the target objects is included in the final target image instead of an additional dark area having a lower brightness than all of the target objects.

[0050] FIG. 11 shows an example of a final target image 21 including two final targets. The final target image 21 includes a first final target 40-1, a second final target 40-2, and a non-final target area 21E. The first final target 40-1 includes a first target object 10-1 and a first additional bright area 30-1 added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object 10-1. The second final target 40-2 includes a second target object 10-2 and a second additional bright area 30-2 added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second target object 10-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2 are different. Specifically, the brightness of the first target object 10-1 is lower than the brightness of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first additional bright region 30-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second additional bright region 30-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the brightness of the second additional bright region 30-2 are the same. The brightness of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the brightness of the second additional bright region 30-2 are higher than the brightness of the second target object 10-2. In other words, the brightness of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the brightness of the second additional bright region 30-2 are higher than the brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2.

[0051] [Background setting section 130] The background setting unit 130 receives the final target image output by the final target setting unit 120. The background region setting unit 130 sets the region of the final target image other than the final target (i.e., the region not included in any of the final targets) as the background region, and generates an image in which the brightness of the background region is periodically changed over time as the presentation image (step S130). The background setting unit 130 outputs the generated presentation image to the illusionary image presentation device 300 as the output of the illusionary image generation device 100. Although the final target image input to the background setting unit 130 is different from that of the first embodiment, the process of generating the presentation image performed by the background setting unit 130 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The brightness of the background region is also the same as that of the first embodiment, where the brightness of the background region is uniform at each time, the maximum value of the brightness that periodically changes over time of the background region is the predetermined maximum brightness described above, and the minimum value of the brightness that periodically changes over time of the background region is the predetermined minimum brightness described above. The shape of the waveform of the periodic time change in luminance of the background region is also the same as in the first embodiment, and the shape of the waveform of the periodic time change in luminance of the background region may be any shape.

[0052] An example of the presentation video 60 is shown in Fig. 12. As shown in Fig. 12, assuming that the order of time is T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, ..., the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T1 at time T1 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T2 at time T2 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness and lower than the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T3 at time T3 in the presentation video 60 is the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T4 at time T4 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness but lower than the maximum brightness, and the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T5 at time T5 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness.

[0053] [Illusion image display device 300] The illusionary image presentation device 300 receives the presentation image output by the illusionary image generation device 100. The illusionary image presentation device 300 presents the presentation image (step S300). Examples of the illusionary image presentation device 300 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the illusionary image presentation device 300 may be any device that presents a presentation image that is visible to the observer. If N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the presentation image generated by the illusionary image generation device 100 of the second embodiment and presented by the illusionary image presentation device 300 is an image that creates the illusion that each visual object based on the N final targets is visually moving, and is an image that includes the N final targets and a background area. The first final target of the N final targets is composed of a first target object and a first additional bright area added to at least a part of the outline of the first target object. The second final target among the N final targets is composed of a second target object and a second additional bright region added to at least a portion of the contour of the second target object. The luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional bright region, and the luminance of the second additional bright region are each a predetermined, uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object are different. The luminance of the first additional bright region and the luminance of the second additional bright region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. By presenting the above-mentioned presentation image using the illusion image presentation device 300, an observer viewing the presentation image has the illusion that each visual object based on each final target is visually moving at different times.

[0054] Third Embodiment In the third embodiment, we will describe an illusion presentation system that generates an image in which each of multiple target objects has areas with lower and higher brightness than the target object, and places the image on a flickering background with uniform brightness overall, and presents the generated image to create the illusion that multiple objects are moving at different times.

[0055] In the following, the explanation of the illusion presentation system of the third embodiment will focus on the differences between the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment and the illusion presentation system 400 of the second embodiment, omitting the explanation of the same points as the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment and the illusion presentation system 400 of the second embodiment.

[0056] [Illusion Presentation System 400] As illustrated in Figure 1, the illusion presentation system 400 of the third embodiment, similar to the illusion presentation system 400 of the first embodiment and the illusion presentation system 400 of the second embodiment, includes an illusion image generation device 100 that generates an image to be presented by the illusion image presentation device 300, and an illusion image presentation device 300 that presents the image generated by the illusion image generation device 100.

[0057] [Illusion image generating device 100] 1, the illusionary image generation device 100 of the third embodiment, like the illusionary image generation device 100 of the first embodiment and the illusionary image generation device 100 of the second embodiment, includes a target setting unit 110, a final target setting unit 120, and a background setting unit 130. The illusionary image generation device 100 performs the processes of steps S110, S123, and S130 shown in FIG.

[0058] [Target Setting Unit 110] The target setting unit 110 obtains a target image that includes multiple target objects that satisfy the brightness conditions described below (step S110). The target setting unit 110 outputs the target image to the final target setting unit 120. The process of arranging the target objects performed by the target setting unit 110 is the same as in the first and second embodiments. The shape of each target object is also the same as in the first and second embodiments. That is, the shape of each target object may be any shape.

[0059] The conditions for the luminance of the target objects are as follows: The luminance of each target object is uniform. That is, for each target object, the pixel values of all pixels contained in the target object are approximately the same. The multiple target objects include at least some that have different luminances. That is, the luminance of all target objects may be different, but the luminance of all target objects is not the same. The luminance of all target objects is between the luminance of the additional dark area and the luminance of the additional bright area, and more specifically, is higher than the luminance of the additional dark area described below and lower than the luminance of the additional bright area described below.

[0060] For the same reason as described in the first embodiment, the brightness of the areas other than the target object in the target object image is arbitrary. As can be seen from the above description, the operation of the target object setting unit 110 is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, except that the brightness of all target objects is higher than that of the additional dark area and lower than that of the additional bright area, and the target object image obtained by the target object setting unit 110 is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, except that the brightness of all target objects is higher than that of the additional dark area and lower than that of the additional bright area. Furthermore, since the relationship between the brightness of the target object, the brightness of the additional dark area, and the brightness of the additional bright area, which is different from that of the first and second embodiments, is not reflected in the target object image itself, an example of a target object image including two target objects is shown in FIG. 3, as in the first and second embodiments.

[0061] [Final Target Setting Unit 120] The target image output by the target object setting unit 110 is input to the final target setting unit 120. For each target object included in the target object image, the final target setting unit 120 generates a final target by adding an additional dark region that is a region that contacts at least a part of the outline of the target object and satisfies the brightness condition described below, and an additional bright region that is a region that contacts at least a part of the outline of the target object and satisfies the brightness condition described below, to the target object, and obtains a final target image that is an image including the generated multiple final targets (step S123). The final target setting unit 120 outputs the final target image to the background setting unit 130.

[0062] The conditions for the brightness of the additional dark areas are the same as in the first embodiment, as follows: The brightness of each additional dark area is uniform. The brightness of all additional dark areas is the same. The brightness of all additional dark areas is lower than the brightness of all target objects and higher than a predetermined minimum brightness (i.e., the minimum value of brightness in the periodic time change of the brightness of the background area described below). In other words, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional dark areas are approximately the same value, lower than the brightness of all target objects and higher than the predetermined minimum brightness.

[0063] The luminance conditions of the additional bright areas are the same as in the second embodiment, as follows: The luminance of each additional bright area is uniform. The luminance of all additional bright areas is the same. The luminance of all additional bright areas is higher than the luminance of all target objects and lower than a predetermined maximum luminance (i.e., the maximum value of luminance in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area described below). In other words, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional bright areas are approximately the same value, higher than the luminance of all target objects and lower than the predetermined maximum luminance.

[0064] The luminance of the additional dark area and the luminance of the additional light area may be automatically set by final target setting unit 120 so as to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, or the user may be allowed to select a desired luminance from among the luminances that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. In the case where the user is allowed to select a desired luminance from among the luminances that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions, the user's selection operation for each of the luminance of the additional dark area and the luminance of the additional light area is input to illusion image generation device 100, and final target setting unit 120 sets the luminance of the additional dark area and the luminance of the additional light area to the luminance corresponding to the selection operation for each of the luminance of the additional dark area and the luminance of the additional light area that has been input.

[0065] For example, for each target object, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain a final target by setting a first additional region to a portion of the region corresponding to the target object being moved in a certain direction that does not overlap with the target object, setting a luminance for the first additional region that satisfies the luminance condition for the additional dark region described above, and setting a second additional region to a portion of the region corresponding to the target object being moved in a direction different from the certain direction that does not overlap with the target object, setting a luminance for the second additional region that satisfies the luminance condition for the additional bright region described above, and adding the additional dark region and the additional bright region to the target object. The movement may be a translational movement, a rotational movement, or a movement other than these. Below, several examples of how the final target setting unit 120 obtains the final target will be described, but the final target may also be obtained by a method other than these examples.

[0066] For example, for a certain target object, the final target setting unit 120 obtains the final target by setting the first additional area to a region corresponding to the target object translated in a certain direction, which does not overlap with the target object, and the first additional area to which a luminance satisfying the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional dark area is set, and the second additional area to which a luminance satisfying the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional bright area is set, which is the region corresponding to the target object translated in the opposite direction to the aforementioned certain direction, which does not overlap with the target object, and the second additional area to which a luminance satisfying the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional bright area is set, and the final target is obtained by adding the additional dark area and the additional bright area to the target object. 13A and 13B, using the first target object 10-1 as an example, the area corresponding to the first target object 10-1 translated to the right is area 10R-1 shown by a dashed line in FIG. 13A, and the first additional dark area 20-1 shown in black in FIG. 13B is the area obtained by setting a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional dark area in the part of area 10R-1 that does not overlap with the first target object 10-1, and the area corresponding to the first target object 10-1 translated to the left is area 10L-1 shown by a dotted line in FIG. 13A, and the first additional bright area 30-1 shown in white in FIG. 13B is the area obtained by setting a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional bright area in the part of area 10L-1 that does not overlap with the first target object 10-1, and the first final target 40-1 is the first target object 10-1 to which the first additional dark area 20-1 and the first additional bright area 30-1 have been added.

[0067] For example, for a certain target object, the final target setting unit 120 obtains the final target by setting the first additional area to a portion of the area corresponding to the target object being rotated in a certain rotation direction around a certain point on the target object and not overlapping with the target object, setting a luminance that satisfies the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional dark area in the first additional area, setting a second additional area to a portion of the area corresponding to the target object being rotated in a rotation direction opposite to the aforementioned certain rotation direction around a certain point on the target object and not overlapping with the target object, setting a luminance that satisfies the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional bright area in the second additional area, and adding the additional dark area and additional bright area to the target object. 14A and 14B, taking the second target object 10-2 as an example, the area corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated clockwise around its center of gravity is the area 10R-2 shown by the dashed line in FIG. 14A, and the second additional dark area 20-2 shown in black in FIG. 14B is the area obtained by setting the brightness that satisfies the brightness condition of the additional dark area described above in the part of the area 10R-2 that does not overlap with the second target object 10-2. The area corresponding to the second target object 10-2 rotated counterclockwise around the center is area 10L-2 shown by the dotted line in Figure 14A, and the part of area 10L-2 that does not overlap with the second target object 10-2, to which a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional bright area described above is set, is the second additional bright area 30-2 shown in white in Figure 14B, and the second target object 10-2 to which the second additional dark area 20-2 and the second additional bright area 30-2 are added is the second final target 40-2.

[0068] For example, for a rectangular target object, the final target setting unit 120 sets a region of a certain width outside a certain side of the target object as the first additional region, sets a luminance in the first additional region that satisfies the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional dark region as the additional dark region, sets a region of a certain width outside the side of the target object opposite to the aforementioned certain side as the second additional region, sets a luminance in the second additional region that satisfies the luminance conditions of the aforementioned additional bright region as the additional bright region, and obtains the final target by adding the additional dark region and additional bright region to the target object. Using the second target object 10-2 as an example and referring to Figures 15A and 15B, the area of a certain width outside the right side of the second target object 10-2 is area 10R-2 shown by a dashed line in Figure 15A, and the second additional dark area 20-2 shown in black in Figure 15B is the area 10R-2 set to a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional dark area described above. The area of a certain width outside the left side of the second target object 10-2 is area 10L-2 shown by a dotted line in Figure 15A, and the second additional bright area 30-2 shown in white in Figure 15B is the area 10L-2 set to a brightness that satisfies the brightness conditions of the additional bright area described above. The second final target 40-2 is the second target object 10-2 to which the second additional dark area 20-2 and the second additional bright area 30-2 have been added.

[0069] The maximum width of the additional dark region is the same as in the first embodiment, and the maximum width of the additional bright region is the same as in the second embodiment. That is, it is desirable that both the maximum width of the additional dark region and the maximum width of the additional bright region be a width at or near a visual angle of 0.2 degrees. For example, when the final target is viewed from a distance of approximately 100 centimeters, it is desirable that both the maximum width of the additional dark region and the maximum width of the additional bright region be approximately 3.5 millimeters. Therefore, the final target setting unit 120 may obtain the additional region by, for example, using a movement amount, rotation amount, magnification amount, and / or width of the additional region that results in the maximum width of the additional dark region and the maximum width of the additional bright region being these desirable values. Although the maximum width of the additional dark region and the maximum width of the additional bright region will have a smaller illusionary effect than when the visual angle is 0.2 degrees, both the maximum width of the additional dark region and the maximum width of the additional bright region may be larger or smaller than the width resulting in a visual angle of 0.2 degrees.

[0070] For the same reason as explained in the first embodiment, the brightness of the area of the final target image other than the final target is arbitrary.

[0071] FIG. 16 shows an example of a final target image 21 including two final targets. The final target image 21 includes a first final target 40-1, a second final target 40-2, and a non-final target area 21E. The first final target 40-1 includes a first target object 10-1, a first additional dark area 20-1 added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object 10-1, and a first additional bright area 30-1 added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object 10-1. The second final target 40-2 includes a second target object 10-2, a second additional dark area 20-2 added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object 10-2, and a second additional bright area 30-2 added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second target object 10-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2 are different. Specifically, the brightness of the first target object 10-1 is lower than the brightness of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 is also uniform. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are the same. The brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are lower than the brightness of the first target object 10-1. In other words, the brightness of the first additional dark area 20-1 and the brightness of the second additional dark area 20-2 are lower than the brightness of the first target object 10-1 and the brightness of the second target object 10-2. The brightness of the first additional bright area 30-1 is uniform. The brightness of the second additional bright area 30-2 is also uniform. The luminance of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the luminance of the second additional bright region 30-2 are the same. The luminance of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the luminance of the second additional bright region 30-2 are higher than the luminance of the second target object 10-2. That is, the luminance of the first additional bright region 30-1 and the luminance of the second additional bright region 30-2 are higher than the luminance of the first target object 10-1 and the luminance of the second target object 10-2.

[0072] [Background setting section 130] The background setting unit 130 receives the final target image output by the final target setting unit 120. The background setting unit 130 sets the area of the final target image other than the final target (i.e., the area not included in any final target) as a background area, and generates an image in which the brightness of the background area is periodically changed over time as a presentation image (step S130). Although the final target image input to the background setting unit 130 differs from that of the first and second embodiments, the process of generating the presentation image performed by the background setting unit 130 is similar to that of the first and second embodiments. The brightness of the background area is also similar to that of the first and second embodiments, where the brightness of the background area is uniform at each time, the maximum value of the brightness of the background area that periodically changes over time is the predetermined maximum brightness described above, and the minimum value of the brightness of the background area that periodically changes over time is the predetermined minimum brightness described above. The waveform shape of the periodic time change of the brightness of the background area is also similar to that of the first and second embodiments, and the waveform shape of the periodic time change of the brightness of the background area may be any shape.

[0073] An example of the presentation video 60 is shown in Fig. 17. As shown in Fig. 17, assuming that the order of time is T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, ..., the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T1 at time T1 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T2 at time T2 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness and lower than the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T3 at time T3 in the presentation video 60 is the maximum brightness, the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T4 at time T4 in the presentation video 60 is higher than the minimum brightness but lower than the maximum brightness, and the brightness of the background region 50 of the presentation image 60-T5 at time T5 in the presentation video 60 is the minimum brightness.

[0074] [Illusion image display device 300] The illusionary image presentation device 300 receives the presentation image output by the illusionary image generation device 100. The illusionary image presentation device 300 presents the presentation image (step S300). Examples of the illusionary image presentation device 300 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the illusionary image presentation device 300 may be any device that presents a presentation image that is visible to the observer. If N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the presentation image generated by the illusionary image generation device 100 of the third embodiment and presented by the illusionary image presentation device 300 is an image that creates the illusion that each visual object based on N final targets is visually moving, and is an image that includes N final targets and a background area. A first final target among the N final targets is composed of a first target object, a first additional dark area added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object, and a first additional bright area added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object. A second final target among the N final targets is composed of a second target object, a second additional dark region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object, and a second additional bright region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object. The luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional dark region, the luminance of the second additional dark region, the luminance of the first additional bright region, and the luminance of the second additional bright region are each a predetermined, uniform luminance that does not vary over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object are different. The luminance of the first additional dark region and the luminance of the second additional dark region are the same and are lower than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object. The luminance of the first additional bright region and the luminance of the second additional bright region are the same and are higher than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object. When the illusion image presentation device 300 presents the above-mentioned presentation image, an observer who views the presentation image is given the illusion that each visual object based on each final target is visually moving at a different timing.

[0075] <Modification of the third embodiment> In the third embodiment, all final targets included in the presentation image include both an additional dark region and an additional light region. However, when the presentation image includes three or more final targets, it is not necessary for all final targets to include both an additional dark region and an additional light region. It is sufficient that at least two final targets included in the presentation image are target objects with different luminances to which an additional dark region has been added, and at least two final targets included in the presentation image are target objects with different luminances to which an additional light region has been added. For example, if the presentation image includes final targets A, B, and C, and the luminance of target object B included in final target B and target object C included in final target C is different from the luminance of target object A included in final target A, then final target A may be target object A with an additional dark region A and an additional light region A added, final target B may be target object B with an additional dark region B added, and final target C may be target object C with an additional light region C added. Considering this form as a modified example of the third embodiment, the differences from the third embodiment will be explained for the target setting unit 110 and final target setting unit 120 of the illusionary image generation device 100, including the differences from the third embodiment. The background setting unit 130 of the illusionary image generation device 100 of the modified example of the third embodiment is the same as the background setting unit 130 of the illusionary image generation device 100 of the third embodiment. In addition, the illusionary image presentation device 300 of the modified example of the third embodiment is the same as the illusionary image presentation device 300 of the third embodiment.

[0076] [Target Setting Unit 110] The target object setting unit 110 obtains a target object image, which is an image including a first set of multiple target objects, including target objects with different brightness levels, and a second set of multiple target objects, including target objects with different brightness levels (step S113A). Additional dark regions are added to the first set of target objects by the final target setting unit 120, which will be described later, and additional bright regions are added to the second set of target objects by the final target setting unit 120, which will be described later. There may be target objects included in both the first set and the second set, or there may be no target objects included in both the first set and the second set. When all target objects are included in both the first set and the second set, the target object image obtained by the target object setting unit 110 is similar to that of the third embodiment. When there are no target objects included in both the first set and the second set, the first set of target objects included in the target object image obtained by the target object setting unit 110 is similar to that of the first embodiment, and the second set of target objects included in the target object image obtained by the target object setting unit 110 is similar to that of the first embodiment.

[0077] The luminance conditions of the first set of target objects are the same as those of the first embodiment, as follows: The luminance of each target object is uniform. That is, for each target object, the pixel values of all pixels included in the target object are approximately the same. The first set of target objects includes at least target objects with different luminances. That is, the luminance of all target objects in the first set may be different, but the luminance of all target objects in the first set is not the same. The luminance of all target objects in the first set is between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance, and is higher than the luminance of the additional dark area described below. That is, the luminance of all target objects in the first set is between the luminance of the additional dark area and a predetermined maximum luminance; more specifically, the luminance of all target objects in the first set is higher than the luminance of the additional dark area and lower than the predetermined maximum luminance.

[0078] The luminance conditions of the second set of target objects are the same as those of the second embodiment, as follows: The luminance of each target object is uniform. That is, for each target object, the pixel values of all pixels included in the target object are approximately the same. The second set of target objects includes at least target objects with different luminances. That is, the luminance of all target objects in the second set may be different, but the luminance of all target objects in the second set is not the same. The luminance of all target objects in the second set is between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance, and is lower than the luminance of an additional bright region described below. That is, the luminance of all target objects in the second set is between the luminance of the additional bright region and a predetermined minimum luminance; more specifically, the luminance of all target objects in the second set is lower than the luminance of the additional bright region and higher than the predetermined minimum luminance.

[0079] [Final Target Setting Unit 120] For the first set, the final target setting unit 120 adds an additional dark area to each target object in the same manner as the final target setting unit 120 of the first embodiment, and for the second set, adds an additional light area to each target object in the same manner as the final target setting unit 120 of the second embodiment, and generates final targets for the first and second sets in which at least either the additional dark area or the additional light area has been added to the target objects, and obtains a final target image, which is an image including the generated multiple final targets (step S123A).

[0080] The conditions for the luminance of the additional dark areas are as follows: The luminance of each additional dark area is uniform. The luminance of all additional dark areas is the same. The luminance of all additional dark areas is lower than the luminance of all target objects in the first set and higher than a predetermined minimum luminance (i.e., the minimum value of luminance in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area). That is, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional dark areas are approximately the same value, lower than the luminance of all target objects in the first set and higher than the predetermined minimum luminance.

[0081] The conditions for the luminance of the additional bright areas are as follows: The luminance of each additional bright area is uniform. The luminance of all additional bright areas is the same. The luminance of all additional bright areas is higher than the luminance of all target objects in the second set and lower than a predetermined maximum luminance (i.e., the maximum value of luminance in the periodic time change of the luminance of the background area). That is, the pixel values of all pixels included in all additional bright areas are approximately the same value, higher than the luminance of all target objects in the second set and lower than the predetermined maximum luminance.

[0082] <Fourth embodiment> In the fourth embodiment, we describe an illusion presentation system that creates the illusion that multiple targets are moving at different times by placing real objects, each of which has at least one area that is lower in brightness than the target target or one that is higher in brightness than the target target, on a background that flickers with uniform brightness overall.

[0083] 18, the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment includes an image generation device 104, an object generation device 204, and a background presentation device 304. Below, the operation of the illusion presentation system 404 will be described, focusing on the differences from the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications, with reference to FIG.

[0084] [Image generation device 104] The image generation device 104 includes a target object setting unit 110 and a final target setting unit 120. The target object setting unit 110 and the final target setting unit 120 of the image generation device 104 operate in the same manner as in any of the above-described embodiments and modifications. That is, the target object setting unit 110 obtains a target object image by the same operation as the target object setting unit 110 in any of the above-described embodiments and modifications (steps S110, S113A), and the final target setting unit 120 obtains a final target image by the same operation as the final target setting unit 120 in the same embodiment or modification as the operation of the target object setting unit 110 (steps S121, S122, S123, S123A). The final target image obtained by the final target setting unit 120 is output from the image generation device 104 and input to the placement generation device 204.

[0085] [Placement generation device 204] The arrangement generating device 204 includes a printing unit 214 and a cutting unit 224 .

[0086] [Printing Department 214] The final target image output by the image generation device 104 is input to the printing unit 214. The printing unit 214 obtains and outputs a printout by printing the final target image on a flat material (step S214). Examples of flat materials include paper, wood, cloth, glass, synthetic resin, and metal.

[0087] [Cutout 224] The cutout unit 224 receives the printed material output by the printing unit 214. The cutout unit 224 cuts out each area where a final target is printed from the printed material, obtains and outputs the final targets (step S224). The final targets obtained by the cutout unit 224 are output from the arrangement object generation device 204. Since the printed material includes multiple final targets, the arrangement object generation device 204 outputs multiple final targets.

[0088] Note that, when the printing unit 214 obtains a printed matter in which the final target image is printed on a transparent or semi-transparent material (hereinafter referred to as a "transparent material printed matter"), the arrangement object generation device 204 does not need to include the cut-out unit 224, and the above-mentioned step S224 does not need to be performed. In other words, it is sufficient for the arrangement object generation device 204 to include only the printing unit 214, and the printing unit 214 may perform the above-mentioned step S214 to obtain a transparent material printed matter.

[0089] [Background presentation device 304] Background presentation device 304 includes presentation surface 3041 that presents a background image. Background presentation device 304 presents, on presentation surface 3041, a background image whose luminance is uniform at each time and which changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance that is lower than the maximum luminance (step S304).

[0090] Background presentation device 304 is equipped with a display screen, such as a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device, and presents an input image on the display screen. In this example, as shown in Fig. 20A, display screen 3042 of background presentation device 304 is used as presentation surface 3041. Background presentation device 304 displays, on display screen 3042 (i.e., presentation surface 3041), a background image that has a uniform brightness at each time and whose brightness changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum brightness and a predetermined minimum brightness that is lower than the maximum brightness.

[0091] 20B , for example, background presentation device 304 is a device including a light source 3043 and a translucent plate 3044 onto which light emitted by light source 3043 is irradiated. In this example, surface 3044A of translucent plate 3044 opposite light source 3043 serves as presentation surface 3041. Background presentation device 304 controls the light irradiated by light source 3043 onto translucent plate 3042 so that the luminance of surface 3044A (i.e., presentation surface 3041) varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance lower than the maximum luminance. In this way, background presentation device 304 presents, on surface 3044A (i.e., presentation surface 3041), a background image that has a uniform luminance at each time and whose luminance varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance lower than the maximum luminance.

[0092] The size of the presentation surface 3041 must be such that, when multiple final targets are placed on the presentation surface 3041, the multiple objects are positioned within the range of the background image and are visible to the observer, and when a printed material made of transparent material is placed on the presentation surface 3041, the size must be such that the multiple objects printed on the printed material made of transparent material are positioned within the range of the background image and are visible to the observer.

[0093] [Method for presenting illusion using illusion presentation system 404] In the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment, the final target or transparent material print output by the arrangement object generation device 204 is placed on the presentation surface 3041 of the background presentation device 304 (step S404).

[0094] 21A is a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the presentation surface 3041 illustrating an example in which a first final target 60-1 corresponding to the first final target 40-1 among the multiple final targets output by the arrangement generation device 204 and a second final target 60-1 corresponding to the second final target 40-2 among the multiple final targets output by the arrangement generation device 204 are arranged on the presentation surface 3041 of the background presentation device 304. The first final target 60-1 is arranged on the presentation surface 3041 so that the surface opposite to the surface 60A-1 on which the first final target 40-1 is printed faces the presentation surface 3041. Similarly, the second final target 60-2 is arranged on the presentation surface 3041 so that the surface opposite to the surface 60A-2 on which the second final target 40-2 is printed faces the presentation surface 3041. When arranged in this manner, the brightness of the first final target 60-1 and the second final target 60-2 is visible in the area where the first final target 60-1 and the second final target 60-2 are located, respectively, among the areas visible to the observer, and the presentation surface 3041 of the background presentation device 304 is visible in the area where neither the first final target 60-1 nor the second final target 60-2 is located.

[0095] 21B is a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the presentation surface 3041, illustrating an example in which the transparent material printed matter 70 output by the arrangement object generation device 204 is placed on the presentation surface 3041 of the background presentation device 304. A first final target 40-1 and a second final target 40-2 are printed on a surface 70A of the transparent material printed matter 70. When placed in this manner, the luminance of the first final target 40-1 and the second final target 40-2 is perceived in each of the regions of the transparent material printed matter 70 where the first final target 40-1 and the second final target 40-2 are printed, among the regions visible to the observer, and the luminance of the presentation surface 3041 of the background presentation device 304 is perceived in each of the regions where neither the first final target 40-1 nor the second final target 40-2 is printed.

[0096] That is, according to the illusion presentation system 404 of the fourth embodiment, the observer perceives two or more final targets arranged on a background whose brightness changes periodically over time, similar to the presentation images presented by the illusion image presentation device 300 of each of the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications. Therefore, the observer has the illusion that each visual object based on each final target is visually moving, similar to the above-mentioned embodiments and modifications.

[0097] <Summary> According to the embodiments and variations described above, the illusion image generating device of the present invention generates an image that creates the illusion that each visual object based on N final targets (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) is visually moving, and generates an image that includes N final targets and a background area, where the N final targets and background area satisfy the following conditions: The first final target of the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the contour of the first target object. The second final target of the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the contour of the second target object. The brightness of the background area is uniform at each time and changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum brightness and a predetermined minimum brightness. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional area, and the luminance of the second additional area are each a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object. The luminance of the first additional dark area and the luminance of the second additional dark area are the same, and are lower than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object, or are higher than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object.

[0098] Furthermore, according to the embodiments and variant examples described above, the illusion image presentation device of the present invention presents an image that creates the illusion that each visual object based on N final targets (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) is visually moving, and presents an image that includes N final targets and a background area, and the N final targets and background area satisfy the following conditions. The first final target of the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the contour of the first target object. The second final target of the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the contour of the second target object. The brightness of the background area is uniform at each time and changes periodically over time between a predetermined maximum brightness and a predetermined minimum brightness. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional area, and the luminance of the second additional area are each a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object. The luminance of the first additional dark area and the luminance of the second additional dark area are the same, and are lower than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object, or are higher than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object.

[0099] Furthermore, according to the embodiments and variants described above, the illusion presentation system of the present invention is intended to create the illusion that each visual object based on N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or greater) is visually moving, and N final targets, each of which is visible from the front side, or an arrangement of transparent or translucent material, from which the N final targets are visible from the front side, are arranged on a presentation surface, and the N final targets and presentation surface satisfy the following conditions: The first final target among the N final targets is a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a part of the outline of the first target object, which can be seen from the front side. The second final target among the N final targets is a second target object and a second additional area added to at least a part of the contour line of the second target object, which can be seen from the front side. The luminance of the presentation surface is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance. The luminance of the first target object, the luminance of the second target object, the luminance of the first additional area, and the luminance of the second additional area are each a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance. The brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object. The luminance of the first additional area and the luminance of the second additional area are the same, and are lower than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object, or are higher than the luminance of the first target object and the luminance of the second target object.

[0100] <Additional Notes> The processing of each unit of the illusionary image generation device and the illusionary image presentation device described above may be realized by a computer, in which case the processing content of the functions that each device should have is described by a program. Then, by loading this program into memory unit 1020 of computer 1000 shown in Figure 22 and running it on processing unit 1010, input unit 1030, output unit 1040, etc., the various processing functions of each of the above devices are realized on the computer.

[0101] The device of the present invention may, for example, be a single hardware entity having an input unit capable of inputting signals from outside the hardware entity, an output unit capable of outputting signals to outside the hardware entity, a communication unit to which a communication device (e.g., a communication cable) can be connected for communication with an external device, a CPU (which may also include a central processing unit, cache memory, registers, etc.), memories such as RAM and ROM, an external storage device such as a hard disk, and buses connecting the input unit, output unit, communication unit, CPU, RAM, ROM, and external storage device so that data can be exchanged between them. If necessary, the hardware entity may also be provided with a device (drive) capable of reading and writing to a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. An example of a physical entity equipped with such hardware resources is a general-purpose computer.

[0102] The external storage device of the hardware entity stores the programs required to realize the above-mentioned functions and the data required for processing these programs (the programs may be stored in a ROM, which is a read-only storage device, for example, instead of an external storage device). Data obtained by processing these programs is stored in RAM, the external storage device, etc. as appropriate.

[0103] In the hardware entity, each program stored in an external storage device (or ROM, etc.) and data required for processing each program are loaded into memory as needed, and interpreted, executed, and processed by the CPU as appropriate. As a result, the CPU realizes predetermined functions (each component represented as a "... unit" above). In other words, each component in the embodiments of the present invention may be configured by a processing circuitry.

[0104] As described above, when the processing functions of the hardware entities (apparatuses of the present invention) described in the above embodiments are realized by a computer, the processing contents of the functions that the hardware entities should have are described by a program. Then, by executing this program on a computer, the processing functions of the hardware entities are realized on the computer.

[0105] The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, such as a non-transitory recording medium, specifically a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, or the like.

[0106] The program may be distributed, for example, by selling, transferring, lending, etc. a portable recording medium such as a DVD or CD-ROM on which the program is recorded. Furthermore, the program may be stored in a storage device of a server computer, and then transferred from the server computer to another computer via a network, thereby distributing the program.

[0107] A computer that executes such a program, for example, first stores the program recorded on a portable recording medium or transferred from a server computer in its own non-transitory storage device, auxiliary storage unit 1050. Then, when executing a process, the computer loads the program stored in auxiliary storage unit 1050, its own non-transitory storage device, into storage unit 1020 and executes processing in accordance with the loaded program. Alternatively, as another form of execution of this program, the computer may load the program directly from a portable recording medium into storage unit 1020 and execute processing in accordance with the program. Furthermore, each time a program is transferred from a server computer to this computer, the computer may execute processing in accordance with the received program. Alternatively, the server computer may not transfer the program to this computer, but may instead execute the processing function by issuing an execution instruction and obtaining the results, thereby executing the above-described processing through a so-called ASP (Application Service Provider) type service. Note that the program in this embodiment includes information used for processing by a computer that is equivalent to a program (such as data that is not a direct instruction to a computer but has properties that define computer processing).

[0108] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the device is configured by executing a predetermined program on a computer, but at least a part of the processing contents may be realized by hardware.

[0109] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. An illusion presentation system for creating the illusion that a visual target based on a first final target among N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a visual target based on a second final target among the N final targets are visually moving at different times, comprising: The illusion presentation system has N final targets arranged on a presentation surface, each of which is visible from its front surface, or an arrangement of N final targets arranged on a presentation surface from the front surface of a transparent or translucent material, A first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a part of the outline of the first target object, and the first final target is visible from the front side; a second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a part of the outline of the second target object, the second final target object being visible from the front side; the luminance of the presentation surface is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance; the brightness of the first target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the brightness of the second target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the luminance of the first additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the luminance of the second additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object; The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object, or the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. Illusion presentation system.

2. An illusion image presentation device presents an image that creates the illusion that a visual target based on a first final target among N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a visual target based on a second final target among the N final targets are moving at different times, The image presented by the illusion image presentation device includes the N final targets and a background area, a first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object; a second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object; the luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance; the brightness of the first target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the brightness of the second target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the luminance of the first additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the luminance of the second additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object; The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object, or the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. Illusion image display device.

3. An illusion image generation device that generates an image that creates the illusion that a visual target based on a first final target among N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a visual target based on a second final target among the N final targets are visually moving at different times, the illusion image generating device generates an image including the N final targets and a background area; a first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object; a second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object; the luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance; the brightness of the first target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the brightness of the second target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the luminance of the first additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the luminance of the second additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object; The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object, or the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. Illusion image generating device.

4. An illusion image presentation method for presenting an image that creates the illusion that a visual target based on a first final target among N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a visual target based on a second final target among the N final targets are moving at different times, The image presented by the illusion image presentation method includes N final targets and a background area, a first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object; The second final target of the N final targets is a second target object and a contour of the second target object. a second additional region added to at least a portion of the line; the luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance; the brightness of the first target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the brightness of the second target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the luminance of the first additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the luminance of the second additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object; The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object, or the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. A method for presenting illusionary images.

5. An illusion image generation method for generating an image that creates the illusion that a visual target based on a first final target among N final targets (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a visual target based on a second final target among the N final targets are visually moving at different times, comprising: The illusion image generating method generates an image including the N final targets and a background area, a first final target among the N final targets includes a first target object and a first additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the first target object; a second final target among the N final targets includes a second target object and a second additional region added to at least a portion of the outline of the second target object; the luminance of the background region is uniform at each time and varies periodically over time between a predetermined maximum luminance and a predetermined minimum luminance; the brightness of the first target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the brightness of the second target object is a predetermined brightness that is uniform and does not change over time and is between the maximum brightness and the minimum brightness; the luminance of the first additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the luminance of the second additional region is a predetermined uniform luminance that does not change over time and is between the maximum luminance and the minimum luminance, the brightness of the first target object is different from the brightness of the second target object; The luminance of the first additional region and the luminance of the second additional region are the same, and the luminance of the first target object is lower than the luminance of the second target object, or the luminance of the first target object is higher than the luminance of the second target object. A method for generating optical illusion images.

6. A program for causing a computer to function as the illusion image presentation device of claim 2.

7. A program for causing a computer to function as the illusion image generating device of claim 3.

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