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Broken Kid Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: New OpAphid Forum and Story Arc: "Parallax" |
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The Parallax forum is the latest forum for the discussion of the new OpAphid story arc. Related threads from the "I in OpAphid" forum have been moved here, and older ones have been moved to Prologue. Please let an Operator know if you have any questions. _________________ President of the Owen Fan Club
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Ziola The Order of Denderah
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: |
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For those of you who were like me and didn't know what Parallax means, here's the definition:
par·al·lax (pr-lks)
n.
An apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that provides a new line of sight |
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Kasdeja Hymn of One
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: |
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This is why I don't always look forward to weekends. Come back and BOOM! _________________
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absolution Enthusiastic Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:08 am Post subject: |
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From Wiki:
Intro:
Quote: | "This parallax is often thought of as the 'apparent motion' of an object against a distant background because of a perspective shift, as seen in Figure 1. When viewed from Viewpoint A, the object appears to be closer to the blue square. When the viewpoint is changed to Viewpoint B, the object appears to have moved in front of the red square. It is most commonly used in astronomy." |
Use in distance and measurement:
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"Distance measurement by parallax is a special case of the principle of triangulation, where one can solve for all the sides and angles in a network of triangles if, in addition to all the angles in the network, the length of only one side has been measured. Thus, the careful measurement of the length of one baseline can fix the scale of a triangulation network covering the whole nation. In parallax, the triangle is extremely long and narrow, and by measuring both its shortest side and the small top angle (the other two being close to 90 degrees), the long sides (in practice equal) can be determined." |
Sound familiar? *cough*LoseSomethingvideo
Finally, to add to Ziola's post: Parallax as a metaphor.
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"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. The word and concept of "parallax" feature prominently in James Joyce's 1922 novel, Ulysses. Orson Scott Card also used this term when referring to Ender's Shadow as compared to Ender's Game." |
Here's ze link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax
I'm giddy with excitement! _________________ "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
"Yes. No. Uh, time not space. No. I don't know what you're talking about." |
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iamcool The Order of Denderah
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:16 am Post subject: |
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don't u think this should be a sticky so it doesnt get buried? _________________ my name is josh, not iamcool or iam or cool
cooltron5000 is also accepted
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nobackspacebutton The Order of Denderah
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Definately, Josh _________________ What ever happened to that girl BA?
BA Tells Lies.
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kellylen The Order of Denderah
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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yeah it should definately be stickied.
and I was just going to look for I in OpAphid and was like wurr?
lol _________________ -Kelly |
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Sad Panda Devoted Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: |
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*ahems*
NEW STORY ARC FTTTWWWWWWWW!
Just had to get that out. _________________ Got Drama? |
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itsreallyreal Devoted Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Can I ask a quick question.. Did Parallax come from the PMs or the forum? Just wondering because I didn;t see whee it was referenced in any of the vids/[puzzle stuffs... _________________ I have no clues to offer you... But I know how to download if you're offering!!! |
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Ziola The Order of Denderah
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: |
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The titles of the OpAphid current story-arch's come from the PM's. |
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Broken Kid Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:52 am Post subject: |
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itsreallyreal wrote: | Can I ask a quick question.. Did Parallax come from the PMs or the forum? Just wondering because I didn;t see whee it was referenced in any of the vids/[puzzle stuffs... |
The change to the forum was made at the request of OpAphid. _________________ President of the Owen Fan Club |
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itsreallyreal Devoted Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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Sweet! Thanks BK...
Was it in a PM or something? _________________ I have no clues to offer you... But I know how to download if you're offering!!! |
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Sad Panda Devoted Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: |
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BTW, homies ... I'm going to be doing some housecleaning throughout the day. I'm going to make sure all archives are in the new arc and stuff like that. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. _________________ Got Drama? |
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Mintgurl Lonely Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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I just have to add to the excitement!!
NEW ARC! WAAHOOO!!
Put on your seat belts folks, it's gonna be a bumpy ride _________________ Do he be caucasian?! |
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ladron121 Devoted Fan
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Minty was so excited, she had to post twice.
This is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered imo
Now on with the drops! |
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