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This article could have done without all the pumping up of the authority that Roger was appealing to. Just make your case, big guy. Having said that, I agree,

This article could have done without all the pumping up of the authority that Roger was appealing to. Just make your case, big guy. Having said that, I agree, with one catch. Here's the thing: we currently don't have 3-D movies. We have this fake 2-plane deal put on with funky glasses. That's why the cineamtographers can screw around with your eyes so much like the letter writer explains. I want 3-D. True 3-D. Not some hacked up fake 3-D. True 3-D would consist of a large, rotating drum in the middle of my living room, approximately 6 or 7 feet tall, and several feet wide. Images would display as three-dimensional objects, viewable from all angles. Big? Cumbersome? Impractical? Probably. But at least it's a true 3-D experience. When a couple of actors appeared and started talking, it would literally appear as if they were in the same room as you. Directors couldn't have arrows poke out at your eyes or any of that other silly nonsense that they seem to not be able to refrain from doing with the current tech. The current hacky stuff that passes for 3-D is broken and won't be fixed, this much is true. It remains to be seen whether or not this tech finds a niche in games or specialty cinema, though. It's also an open question as to the future of real 3-D. I'm not so crazy about having the terms all mixed up, because the really cool stuff is coming later.

nazgulnarsil 16y ago
games and porn, not movies, will drive real 3d. i also think it's much more likely to be in the style of augmented reality (glasses or contacts) than a stationary projector.
swah 16y ago
And then you can charge more for front row seats, just like live shows.
jacquesm 16y ago
> True 3-D would consist of a large, rotating drum in the middle of my living room, approximately 6 or 7 feet tall, and several feet wide. Images would display as three-dimensional objects, viewable from all angles. That's what idea #65 is all about: http://jacquesmattheij.com/Idea+dump+January+2011+edition http://jacquesmattheij.com/Idea+dump+January+2011+edition Minus the drum, but when it's spinning it might as well be a drum.
- erikpukinskis 16y ago
  I think you could take an existing OLED display and do this right now... you'd just have to write the software. In fact, you could probably do a neat small scale proof of concept by disassembling an Android phone and mounting it on a record player. :)
kazuya 16y ago
> I want 3-D. True 3-D. Not some hacked up fake 3-D. True 3-D would consist of a large, rotating drum in the middle of my living room, approximately 6 or 7 feet tall, and several feet wide. Images would display as three-dimensional objects, viewable from all angles. Do you mean something like this? http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodel...

nazgulnarsil 16y ago

games and porn, not movies, will drive real 3d. i also think it's much more likely to be in the style of augmented reality (glasses or contacts) than a stationary projector.

swah 16y ago

And then you can charge more for front row seats, just like live shows.

jacquesm 16y ago

> True 3-D would consist of a large, rotating drum in the middle of my living room, approximately 6 or 7 feet tall, and several feet wide. Images would display as three-dimensional objects, viewable from all angles. That's what idea #65 is all about: http://jacquesmattheij.com/Idea+dump+January+2011+edition http://jacquesmattheij.com/Idea+dump+January+2011+edition Minus the drum, but when it's spinning it might as well be a drum.

erikpukinskis 16y ago
I think you could take an existing OLED display and do this right now... you'd just have to write the software. In fact, you could probably do a neat small scale proof of concept by disassembling an Android phone and mounting it on a record player. :)

kazuya 16y ago

> I want 3-D. True 3-D. Not some hacked up fake 3-D. True 3-D would consist of a large, rotating drum in the middle of my living room, approximately 6 or 7 feet tall, and several feet wide. Images would display as three-dimensional objects, viewable from all angles. Do you mean something like this? http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodel...