parallax effect
1Parallax scrolling — is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics, seen first in the 1982 arcade game Moon Patrol . In this pseudo 3D technique, background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video… …
2Parallax — For other uses, see Parallax (disambiguation). A simplified illustration of the parallax of an object against a distant background due to a perspective shift. When viewed from Viewpoint A , the object appears to be in front of the blue square.… …
3parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …
4Parallax barrier — A parallax barrier is a device to allow a liquid crystal display to show a three dimensional image without the need for the viewer to wear glasses. Placed in front of the normal LCD, it consists of a layer of material with a series of precision… …
5Photometric parallax method — The photometric parallax method is a method of data analysis used in astronomy that uses the colours and apparent brightnesses of stars to infer their distances. It was used by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to discover the Virgo super star cluster …
6Diurnal parallax — Diurnal Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913… …
7The Neanderthal Parallax — is a trilogy of novels by Robert J. Sawyer published by Tor. It depicts the effects of the opening of a connection between two alternate Earths: the world familiar to the reader, and another where Neanderthals became the dominant, sentient… …
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9Kinetic depth effect — [ Moon s libration shows the luminary s spherical shape, an example of the kinetic depth effect.] In perception, the kinetic depth effect refers to the phenomenon whereby the three dimensional structural form of an object viewed in projection can …
10Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …
