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The Freezing Rotation Illusion on Windows Pc

Developed By: Max Reinhard Dürsteler

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.1.0
Size 38 MB
Release Date November 08, 24
Category Entertainment Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (2)]

Description from Developer:
In 2006 the "Freezing Rotation Illusion won the first prize in the "Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest". Here an interactive application is presented where the... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download The Freezing Rotation Illusion and install on Windows PC. The Freezing Rotation Illusion is free Entertainment app, developed by Max Reinhard Dürsteler. Latest version of The Freezing Rotation Illusion is 3.1.0, was released on 2024-11-08 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of The Freezing Rotation Illusion is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install The Freezing Rotation Illusion on Windows?

Instruction on how to install The Freezing Rotation Illusion on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install The Freezing Rotation Illusion on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install The Freezing Rotation Illusion using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "The Freezing Rotation Illusion" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install The Freezing Rotation Illusion on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "The Freezing Rotation Illusion" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.1.0 , 3.0.8 , 2.1.0.

Download The Freezing Rotation Illusion 3.1.0 on Windows PC – 38 MB

Download The Freezing Rotation Illusion 3.0.8 on Windows PC – 36.9 MB

Download The Freezing Rotation Illusion 2.1.0 on Windows PC – 22.5 MB

In 2006 the "Freezing Rotation Illusion won the first prize in the "Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest". Here an interactive application is presented where the user has a choice of different stimuli. He can change the size and the opacity and all relevant motion parameters o the center and the surround stimuli.

A continuously rotating central texture (center) is presented together with a patterned surround oscillating back-and-forth. Generally, rotation of the surround induces misperceptions of the center’s angular velocity, which are known as “induced rotational motion”: a physically rotating center is perceived as turning faster, when counter-rotating with its surround, and turning slower when co-rotating. However during co-rotation additional velocity misperceptions are observed:
(i) A percept of motionless center (“freezing rotation illusion”) arises when the average angular velocity of the surround is fixed to a much higher value than that of the center, and the appropriate oscillation frequency is set.
(ii) A percept of the center sticking to its surround (“rotational motion capture”) arises when the average angular velocity of the surround is lower than the center velocity, but higher than a given fraction of it.

Reference:
Lorincz and MR. Duersteler "The Freezing Rotation Illusion" in Oxford Companion of Visual Illusions, eds. A. Shapiro and D. Todorovic (New York, NY: Oxford University Press)
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.