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Parallel World (other)
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Parallel World or Parallel Worlds may refer to: * ''Parallel World'' (1983 video game), a video game published by Enix for home computers * ''Parallel World'' (1990 video game), a video game published by Varie for the Family Computer * ''Parallel World'' (Cadence Weapon album), a 2021 album by Cadence Weapon * ''Parallel Worlds'' (album), a 1993 album by Dave Douglas * ''Parallel Worlds'' (book), a 2004 popular science book by Michio Kaku * "Parallel Worlds" (song), a 2007 song by Elliot Minor See also * Parallel universe (other) * Parallel worlds chess *Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives ''Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives'' is a BAFTA-winning television documentary broadcast in 2007 on BBC Scotland and BBC Four, in which American rock musician Mark Oliver Everett talks with physicists and the former colleagues of his father—Hugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel World (1983 Video Game)
Enix was a Japanese video game publishing company founded in September 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima. Initially a tabloid publisher named Eidansha Boshu Service Center, in 1982 it ventured into video game publishing for Japanese home computers such as the PC-8800 series, the X1 series, and the FM-7. Fukushima had no programming knowledge and did not employ internal programmers or game designers. Instead, he held a contest for programming hobbyists in order to pool talents and publish selected games, with a ¥1 million award for the top prize (US$5,000). Few entries were received in the first month, but after a marketing campaign on television and in appliance stores, hobby clubs, computer and manga magazines, three hundred entries were received by the end of the "First Game Hobby Program Contest". This contest allowed Enix to release numerous games with a wide variety of genres early on, as thirteen winning entries were polished and chosen for release in February 1983. Among these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel World (1990 Video Game)
is a puzzle video game developed by EIM and published by Varie. It was released in Japan for the Family Computer on August 10, 1990. Summary The player and his girlfriend must find their way back home after being sucked into an alternate universe. A magnificent castle full of 25 different game worlds block their progress, however, and they are filled with enemies on every stage. The player has an overhead view to destroy the enemies for extra loot. Given a strict time limit of 100 seconds to solve each puzzle, the game rewards fast puzzle solvers. The first player controls the male while the second player controls the female. Players only start with three lives and lose them when time runs out or when a monster comes into contact with him/her. Enemies in the game include springs, rollers, witches, and zombie A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel World (Cadence Weapon Album)
''Parallel World'' is the fifth studio album by Cadence Weapon, nee Roland Pemberton, released April 30, 2021. The album was the winner of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. The album is marked by political themes about Black Canadian life and experience.Nick Krewen"Cadence Weapon reflects the ‘dystopian present’ on his Polaris-nominated album ‘Parallel World’" ''Toronto Star'', September 25, 2021. Pemberton described the concept as being told with a "journalistic lens" that was largely inspired by watching the George Floyd George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twe ... protests in 2020. Track listing References 2021 albums Cadence Weapon albums Polaris Music Prize-winning albums {{2020s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Worlds (album)
''Parallel Worlds'' is the debut album by trumpeter Dave Douglas released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1993. It features six of Douglas' compositions and compositions by Anton Webern, Kurt Weill, Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky performed by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Mark Dresser and Michael Sarin. Reception The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "This isn't another hard bop outing or a completely free-wheeling session; instead, it's got elements of both, and a departure as well. It requires close scrutiny and a completely open mind, because Dave Douglas is following no direction except his own".Wynn, R. Allmusic Reviewaccessed March 19, 2009 Track listing ''All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated'' # "Sehr Bewegt" (Webern) - 1:29 # "Parallel Worlds" - 9:16 # "In Progress" - 5:37 # "Remains" - 7:07 # "Piece for Strings" - 6:55 # "Ballad in Which Macheath Begs All Men for Forgiveness" ( Weill) - 6:05 # "Loco Madi" ( Ellington) - 5:53 # "On You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Worlds (book)
''Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos'' is a popular science book by Michio Kaku first published in 2004. Contents The book has twelve chapters arranged in three parts. Part I (Chapters 1–4) covers the Big Bang, the early development of the Universe, and how these topics relate to the Eternal Inflation Multiverse (Level II in the Tegmark hierarchy of Multiverses). Part II (Chapters 5–9) covers M-Theory and the Everett interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (Level III Multiverse). It also discusses how future technology will enable the creation of wormholes. Part III discusses the Big Freeze and how a Hyperspace wormhole (one in 11-dimensional Hyperspace rather than 3-dimensional normal space) will enable civilization and life to escape to a younger Universe. Theme In ''Parallel Worlds'', Kaku presents many of the leading theories in physics; from Newtonian physics to Relativity to Quantum Physics to String theory and even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Worlds (song)
"Parallel Worlds" is the debut single from York based rock band Elliot Minor taken from their self-titled album. It was originally released on April 9, 2007, and later due to interest from radio stations and the band's label it was decided to be re-released on April 7, 2008, almost a year later. Elliot Minor re-release Parallel Worlds - ''retrieved'' April 7, 2008 Running concurrently to their April 2008 UK tour, the band made numerous in-store appearances in the week of release in cities such as Glasgow, London and Newcastle, meeting fans and signing the single, thus aiding the promotion of the release and continuing their reputation for strong fan interaction. Upon its first release in 2007, "Parallel Worlds" peaked at number 31 on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Universe (other)
Parallel universe often refers to parallel universes in fiction, a self-contained separate world, universe or reality coexisting with the real world, which is used as a recurring plot point or setting used in fantasy and science fiction. Parallel universe may also refer to: Science * The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which implies the existence of parallel universes * Multiverse, a group of multiple universes Philosophy * Possible world, a construct in metaphysics to bring rigor to talk of logical possibility * Modal realism, an account of possible worlds according to which they are all just as real as the actual world * Extended modal realism, the view that all worlds, possible as well as impossible, are as real as the actual world Arts and media * Alternate history, a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which historical events unfold differently from the real world * Alternative universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Worlds Chess
Parallel worlds chess is a three-dimensional chess variant invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger in the 1980s. The gamespace comprises three 8×8 chessboards at different levels. Each side commands two full chess armies on levels 1 and 3. Level 2 begins empty and obeys its own move rules. Game description Each player controls two complete chess armies, initially on levels 1 and 3. White moves first. The first player to capture either enemy king wins the game. Move rules On each turn, a player may move up to three of their , including pawns. (On the first turn, however, White may move no more than two pieces.) Each piece moved can move only once in the turn. The only stipulation is that none of these moves may end on the same level. (They may begin on the same level, however.) All pieces except kings can move straight up or down one level to an empty square. (Thus captures are not permitted when moving to a new level.) On levels 1 and 3, moves, captures, and pawn promotions fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
