A zoetrope can make a model simulate animation before your eyes
Animation isn’t just limited to the screen or the page, you can actually reach out and grab it with one of these specially designed zoetropes. Okay maybe their owners won’t actually let you put your grubby mitts all over them – God knows where they’ve been – but they are the best and most stunning examples of how animation works, shown in a physical space.

A Zoetrope is basically a rotating series of models which are incrementally different and arranged in a ring which is then rotated and flashed at by a strobe light. Each model represents a ‘frame’ of animation and the flashing strobe allows you to see the sequence come to live before your eyes. Take a look at these awesome zoetropes from Studio Ghibli and Pixar: