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The Dynamic Pac-Man Effect

February 20, 2026Gianni Sarcone

Minimalist animation: the rotation of Pac-Man shapes generates hypnotic perceptual patterns.

I suspect the rotation may also trigger ghost colors—those fleeting chromatic echoes born in the eye rather than on the screen.

☞ Further reading.

Animation, Art, Geometry, Kinetic art, Modern art, Op art, Structures kanizsa, pac-man, pacman

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