The Troublesome Misconception of #Parallax in #Web_Design. — Medium
▻https://medium.com/p/2a55ad1459f7
This statement tells us that for true parallax to be achieved, there must be a) an object or point of focus, and b) said object must have an apparent position in a given space which is manipulated by movement. In essence, formulating a sense of depth perception or ‘Stereopsis’.
(…) humans with two working eyes or ‘binocular vision’ have the ability to see using Stereopsis. It allows us to formulate two separate scenes which our brain can then use to calculate depth in a single visual scene. This is the effect we are trying to replicate when applying a parallax effect to web design.
Returning to our chosen medium
Lets take a look at a few examples of websites which either by the creator, the audience or the featured site are claiming to be parallax. Let’s make an initial judgement as to whether they are or not in fact parallax