Parallax

:This article is about parallax, the perspective shift. For the DC comic book character see Parallax (comics).

Parallax as a metaphor

In a philosophic/geometric sense: An apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that

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provides a new line of sight. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. In contemporary writing a parallax can also be the same story, or a similar story from approximately the same time line, from one book told from a different perspective in another book. It is believed that the first person to refer to this as a parallax was Orson Scott Card when referring to Ender's Shadow as compared to Ender's Game.

Related Topics:
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Shadow - Ender's Game

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