Fundamental Studies on the Aesthetics of Illusion

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370119
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA Hiroshi 立命館大学, 先端総合学術研究科, 教授 (40431879)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: イリュージョン / 錯覚 / 感性学 / 美学 / 感性哲学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examined the concept of illusion in the history and tradition of Western philosophy and, with bringing deeper understanding on the human senses and perception, established the aesthetics of illusion that meets the cultural and social needs of our age.
In its theoretical part, it elucidated the position and significance of the illusion in the history of Western philosophy and sciences; in its practical part, it analyzed and illustrated the applications of illusion in various media and technologies of our age such as video games, virtual reality artifacts, user interface designs and so on.

Free Research Field

人文学