diff --git a/sketch.js b/sketch.js
index f167b69..7cc2a01 100644
--- a/sketch.js
+++ b/sketch.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 var bird;
 var pipes = [];
+var parallax = 0.8;
 var score = 0;
 var maxScore = 0;
 var birdIcon;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ function draw() {
   background(0);
   // Draw our background image, then move it at the same speed as the pipes
   image(bgImg, bgX, 0, bgImg.width, height);
-  bgX -= pipes[0].speed;
+  bgX -= pipes[0].speed * parallax;
 
   // this handles the "infinite loop" by checking if the right
   // edge of the image would be on the screen, if it is draw a