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Please excuse my ignorance. Is 3D a worse experience for people with monocular vision, beyond having to wear the glasses for no benefit? I would imagine it just

Please excuse my ignorance. Is 3D a worse experience for people with monocular vision, beyond having to wear the glasses for no benefit? I would imagine it just automatically degrades to 2D.

swsieber 8y ago
I have the same question! If it doesn't degrade quickly (edit: nicely), I bet you could do a crowdfunded campaign to produce glasses that show the same eye (side?) to both eyes. I'd support it.
- crocal 8y ago
  I understand your curiosity and I gave an attempt at answer above. Your idea is intriguing. I will think about it...
crocal 8y ago
I will try to convey what only disabled people can convey to the best of my abilities. First, with one image you lose a lot of luminosity with the glasses on. Without the glasses, off course, it is unwatchable. Furthermore, and more subtle, many people like my partner have /partial/ paralysis, so they have trained their brain in a certain way to compensate for the fact that they have partial binocular vision. The 3D effect don’t tolerate that since they rely on two images precisely engineered to trick your binocular vision « brain algorithm ». All this put together make 3D movies a «no-go » for people with monocular or partial binocular vision. Edit: Typo and better explanation of the « trick »
- Majestic121 8y ago
  I don't really get your point, a lot of existing things are "no-go" for people with disabilities. Skiing is impossible if you can't use your legs. Going to the movie is pretty much a no-go if you're blind (I know audiodescription exists for some movies) There should be options for people with disabilities of course, and AFAIK 2D movies still exists and are not going to die anytime soon. But what are you debating for ? Do you want a global ban on 3D because it can not be enjoyed by everyone ?
  - crocal 8y ago
    I believe this technology should be put under control because it is not only a tool of mass control, but also a discriminatory tool. I gave example of this trend taking a personal example. Having to choose to go to a different theater because there is no 2D at the chosen time is discriminatory. I must also kindly reject your example. You can ski without legs. Ski slopes are actually a very good counter example: everybody who can pay a lift can go. It’s a different question that I do not addressed, but I do not believe a ban will work. It’s better to regulate and put checks and balances in place. At least IMHO.
kageneko 8y ago
Because of exotropia[0], I have extremely limited binocular vision. I have had several surgeries to keep my eyes from drifting off to the side but essentially all of my distance vision comes from size and context clues. Driving at night is difficult because it's hard to compare the sizes of headlights. I (obviously) don't watch 3D movies too often. When the technology first came out, it was really bad and gave me not-quite-headaches, not-quite-nausea when wearing glasses. It's better now but I don't get nearly the effect that the movie makers are going for and some of the more blatant effects (like things jumping out of the screen) end up looking weird and off-putting -- like getting half an image and stuff. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotropia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotropia

Please excuse my ignorance. Is 3D a worse experience for people with monocular vision, beyond having to wear the glasses for no benefit? I would imagine it just automatically degrades to 2D.

swsieber 8y ago

I have the same question! If it doesn't degrade quickly (edit: nicely), I bet you could do a crowdfunded campaign to produce glasses that show the same eye (side?) to both eyes. I'd support it.

crocal 8y ago
I understand your curiosity and I gave an attempt at answer above. Your idea is intriguing. I will think about it...

crocal 8y ago

I will try to convey what only disabled people can convey to the best of my abilities. First, with one image you lose a lot of luminosity with the glasses on. Without the glasses, off course, it is unwatchable. Furthermore, and more subtle, many people like my partner have /partial/ paralysis, so they have trained their brain in a certain way to compensate for the fact that they have partial binocular vision. The 3D effect don’t tolerate that since they rely on two images precisely engineered to trick your binocular vision « brain algorithm ». All this put together make 3D movies a «no-go » for people with monocular or partial binocular vision. Edit: Typo and better explanation of the « trick »

Majestic121 8y ago
I don't really get your point, a lot of existing things are "no-go" for people with disabilities. Skiing is impossible if you can't use your legs. Going to the movie is pretty much a no-go if you're blind (I know audiodescription exists for some movies) There should be options for people with disabilities of course, and AFAIK 2D movies still exists and are not going to die anytime soon. But what are you debating for ? Do you want a global ban on 3D because it can not be enjoyed by everyone ?
- crocal 8y ago
  I believe this technology should be put under control because it is not only a tool of mass control, but also a discriminatory tool. I gave example of this trend taking a personal example. Having to choose to go to a different theater because there is no 2D at the chosen time is discriminatory. I must also kindly reject your example. You can ski without legs. Ski slopes are actually a very good counter example: everybody who can pay a lift can go. It’s a different question that I do not addressed, but I do not believe a ban will work. It’s better to regulate and put checks and balances in place. At least IMHO.

kageneko 8y ago

Because of exotropia[0], I have extremely limited binocular vision. I have had several surgeries to keep my eyes from drifting off to the side but essentially all of my distance vision comes from size and context clues. Driving at night is difficult because it's hard to compare the sizes of headlights. I (obviously) don't watch 3D movies too often. When the technology first came out, it was really bad and gave me not-quite-headaches, not-quite-nausea when wearing glasses. It's better now but I don't get nearly the effect that the movie makers are going for and some of the more blatant effects (like things jumping out of the screen) end up looking weird and off-putting -- like getting half an image and stuff. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotropia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotropia