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  2. Field of view - Wikipedia

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    For example, binocular vision, which is the basis for stereopsis and is important for depth perception, covers 114 degrees (horizontally) of the visual field in humans; [7] the remaining peripheral ~50 degrees on each side [6] have no binocular vision (because only one eye can see those parts of the visual field). Some birds have a scant 10 to ...

  3. Field of view in video games - Wikipedia

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    Many PC games that are released after 2000 are ported from consoles, or developed for both console and PC platforms. Ideally, the developer will set a wider FOV in the PC release, or offer a setting to change the FOV to the player's preference. However, in many cases the narrow FOV of the console release is retained in the PC version.

  4. Magical realism - Wikipedia

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    The term magic realism is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous, and Matthew Strecher (1999) defines it as "what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe." [12] The term and its wide definition can often become confused, as many writers are categorized as magical realists.

  5. Worldbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [2]

  6. Theatrical scenery - Wikipedia

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    Scenery for a realistic hospital scene, with props. Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production. Scenery may be just about anything, from a single chair to an elaborately re-created street, no matter how large or how small, whether the item was custom-made or is the genuine item, appropriated for theatrical use.

  7. Far future in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Future of human evolution is considered a classic theme, harkening to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine and its division of the human race into two subspecies, the Eloi and the Morlocks. Many later works build on this idea, exploring futures in which humans themselves evolve into post-material forms of energy or software, and this theme. [2] [3] [4]

  8. 30 Of The Most Moving Stories From “Humans Of New York” - AOL

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    Image credits: humansofny #2 “It was just the three of us. And dad was a truck driver so he was gone most of the time. It could be a lot of stress. My mom was almost like a single mother.

  9. Realism (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    Ibsen's realistic drama in prose has been "enormously influential." [1] It developed a set of dramatic and theatrical conventions with the aim of bringing a greater fidelity of real life to texts and performances. These conventions occur in the text, (set, costume, sound, and lighting) design, performance style, and narrative structure.