Animation- persistence of vision

Persistence of vision is a theory that a strip of still images in any order can be given the effect of animation if viewed by the human eye at a certain rate. this gives the effect that the image is still there for a split second after it has gone and therefore gives the illusion of animation moving. this principle of animation applies to all animated moving images whether it is from a simple device like for example a zoetrope or a fully animated film like Toy Story. the same rule is applied to all of animation and every type of animation techniques for example stop motion and cut out animations. persistence of vision was not created by any one. instead it was discovered by very early optical illusional toys which showed the theory was correct and accurate.