Method and system for creating an illusion of three-dimensionality.

A method and system are disclosed for generating for display on a display surface a plurality of two-dimensional images of a virtual world scene that appears distortion-free and naturally three-dimensional to an observer whose eyepoint moves between different positions relative to the display. At each of a plurality of eyepoint positions, an image of the scene is presented in correct three-dimensional perspective for that position and with motion parallax to allow the observer, by moving relative to the display, to see "behind" and "around" displayed objects. The images can be displayed on a screen or other surface physically existing in the real world, or on a virtual screen or surface represented by data and "existing" in a second virtual space. The images, moreover, can be created and displayed in real time as the observer's eyepoint moves relative to the display or, if desired, created in advance for later real-time display for a moving eyepoint.