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What is generally known as 3D gaming is completely different from 3D movies. 3D games are still projected onto the 2D plane of your monitor or TV (though a coup

by sid0 16y ago

What is generally known as 3D gaming is completely different from 3D movies. 3D games are still projected onto the 2D plane of your monitor or TV (though a couple of "3D" 3D games have been released recently, and the 3DS is coming out soon) -- 3D movies aim to provide your brain a 3D illusion.

losvedir 16y ago
Wait, how are they different? All the 3D effects I know of are still the same thing as movies, in that your eyes must always focus on the same distance. With the 3DS, for instance, while the underlying technology is different still consists of your eyes focusing on the same flat surface in your hands, and tricking your eyes with two separate views. Same focus vs. convergence issues as mentioned in the article.
- sid0 16y ago
  Yes, 3DS and "3D" 3D games have the same problems as 3D movies. What I was saying was that what is generally meant by 3D gaming (3D games projected on a 2D plane, with no intention to create an illusion) doesn't.
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rapind 16y ago
True, but I'm referring to "3D" 3D. Wearing glasses. I only played a couple at CES last year (2010) and was blown away. There's also the Vuzix which are a little bulky, but again pretty amazing w/ games.
- sid0 16y ago
  Well, you were referring to games from the early '00s, which didn't have "3D" 3D. (God, that's awful. Anyone know of a better way to express that?) In any case, it remains to be seen how accepted "3D" 3D gaming is by the public.
  - baq 16y ago
    stereo 3D is the word you're looking for, probably.
  - rapind 16y ago
    Ahh no, all I was stating about the early 2000s is that I think it was around then (2004 or earlier) when video games surpassed hollywood in revenue. Since new technology like 3D applies to both of these markets, why does everyone seem so focused on the smaller of the two (movies) instead of where the real money is (games). Declaring a technology dead because it doesn't work for movies (I'm not convinced of that) is silly because it ignores the larger relevant market of video games. The technology is certainly not dead even if we never saw another 3D movie.

by sid0 16y ago

losvedir 16y ago

Wait, how are they different? All the 3D effects I know of are still the same thing as movies, in that your eyes must always focus on the same distance. With the 3DS, for instance, while the underlying technology is different still consists of your eyes focusing on the same flat surface in your hands, and tricking your eyes with two separate views. Same focus vs. convergence issues as mentioned in the article.

sid0 16y ago
Yes, 3DS and "3D" 3D games have the same problems as 3D movies. What I was saying was that what is generally meant by 3D gaming (3D games projected on a 2D plane, with no intention to create an illusion) doesn't.
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rapind 16y ago

True, but I'm referring to "3D" 3D. Wearing glasses. I only played a couple at CES last year (2010) and was blown away. There's also the Vuzix which are a little bulky, but again pretty amazing w/ games.

sid0 16y ago
Well, you were referring to games from the early '00s, which didn't have "3D" 3D. (God, that's awful. Anyone know of a better way to express that?) In any case, it remains to be seen how accepted "3D" 3D gaming is by the public.
- baq 16y ago
  stereo 3D is the word you're looking for, probably.
- rapind 16y ago
  Ahh no, all I was stating about the early 2000s is that I think it was around then (2004 or earlier) when video games surpassed hollywood in revenue. Since new technology like 3D applies to both of these markets, why does everyone seem so focused on the smaller of the two (movies) instead of where the real money is (games). Declaring a technology dead because it doesn't work for movies (I'm not convinced of that) is silly because it ignores the larger relevant market of video games. The technology is certainly not dead even if we never saw another 3D movie.