All 6 Uses
perspective
in
Ready Player One
(Edited)
- Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective.
p. 22.4 *perspective = with understanding of the big picture
- It changed my whole perspective on the Hunt for Halliday's Easter egg.
p. 66.8 *perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things
- During scenes that didn't involve my character, the simulation cut to a passive third-person perspective, and all I had to do was sit back and watch things play out, sort of like watching a cut scene in an old videogame.
p. 111.8perspective = view
- But then I began to acclimate to playing the game in three dimensions (and from a first-person perspective).
p. 256.3
- When your avatar gets killed, your screen doesn't fade to black right away. Instead, your point of view automatically shifts to a third-person perspective, treating you to a brief out-of-body replay of your avatar's final fate.
p. 343.1 *perspective = vieweditor's notes: Prior to being killed in this virtual reality, you experience scenes through your avatar's eyes as though you were there. When your avatar dies, the perspective changes to be similar to one of watching television.
These perspectives are called "First-person" and "third-person." In literature, "first-person" uses pronouns like "I" and "me"; whereas "third-person" uses pronouns like "he" and "she."
There is also a "second-person" perspective that uses pronouns like "you" and "yours." It is not featured in this novel. - A split second after we heard the thunderous boom, my perspective shifted, and I found myself looking at our three avatars, standing there frozen in front of the open gate.
p. 343.2perspective = view
Definitions:
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(1)
(perspective as in: Look at it from her perspective) a particular way of seeing or thinking about things
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(perspective as in: Keep it in perspective) a sensible view of a situation that considers its different parts in a balanced way
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(perspective as in: perspective in art) giving a 2-dimensional picture a 3-dimensional appearance by making parts that are farther away look smaller than things that are close; OR a picture drawn in such a manner
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(perspective as in: a perspective of the entire block) a view -- often stressing that the view is different from a view from another location
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, in classic literature, perspective glass or perspectives can refer to a small telescope. More specialized senses of perspective are found in geometry, sound engineering, and philosophy. Consult a comprehensive dictionary if you wish to see those. All the common senses have to do with the way something is viewed.