Here is an example of how to make a Zoetrope. The version in this video is very similar to how we will be making ours. Here is a commercial example with a number of different animations, including one original design. This shows clearly how it is supposed to work. | What is this thing? The Zoetrope produces the illusion of movement by viewing individual images through narrow slits in a rotating cylinder. The device was created with the name Doedaleum (wheel of the devil) in 1833 by English mathematician William George Horner (1786-1837). It is based on similar principles (persistence of vision) as the phenakistoscope but was an advancement because it doesn't require a viewing mirror and it can be used by more than one person at once. (Wikipedia, Zoetrope History) Criteria Assessment will center around process and product. Ask yourself:
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