To everyone who thinks 3D is a gimmick.

Read with an open mind.

3d will take off.... EVENTUALLY. It probably won't happen until glasses aren't required, and until all the minor issues people have with seeing 3d are ironed out, but it WILL happen.

It's pretty silly to think that 3d is just a fad. Um, did ya know you SEE in 3D? Besides... videogames were probably considered a fad at one time. Handheld gaming was probably considered a fad at one time. HDTVs for your living room were considered a novelty that wouldn't reach the general public. I'm sure people thought the INTERNET was a gimmick and wouldn't take off. The same with COMPUTERS! Do you see a pattern here?

The fact is, that people see in 3D. (At least the people out there with two eyes that work)

Obviously, TV, movies, and video games are here to stay. Those technologies and formats WILL (not MIGHT) continue to evolve. TV, movies, and games are BOUND to fully incorporate 3D. Maybe not in the way it is acheived now, but it WILL happen. It's just a matter of time.

If you disagree with me, I'd honestly like to hear your reasons. :)

I just hope they have something like the holodeck before I die.

3d will take off.... EVENTUALLYFollowY0urBliss

you guys are also assuming the false premise that everyone sees in 3d ... I, for one, can not. I personally can not wait for 3d to go away again.

I'm not a big fan of it in movie theatres or in my video games sadly.

If others enjoy it, more power to them. But I simply could do without it.

you guys are also assuming the false premise that everyone sees in 3d ... I, for one, can not. I personally can not wait for 3d to go away again.

discipleofsin

There's one aspect of 3D that needs to be solved, although I have no idea how it ever could be - the depth. We see in 3D, but our eyes adjust focus depending on what we're looking at. With 3D movies or games, parts of the scene will either all be in focus or selectively in focus, whether you're looking directly at them or not. Plus, there's the weird sensation that you're looking at a diorama, even in 3D movies that were shot using two cameras for a proper effect - it just looks like everything is sitting on a handful of different planes, like a bunch of cardboard cutouts. I dunno, I don't hate 3D effects, but I also don't think they'll ever look completely natural. Once we get proper technologies that won't rely on powered glasses (worst tech ever) or glasses-free stuff with extremely narrow viewing angles (hi 3DS) it'll help a bit, though.DJ_Lae

[QUOTE="FollowY0urBliss"]3d will take off.... EVENTUALLYBlack_Knight_00

[QUOTE="discipleofsin"]

you guys are also assuming the false premise that everyone sees in 3d ... I, for one, can not. I personally can not wait for 3d to go away again.

FollowY0urBliss

3D as of right now, IS a gimmick and IS a fad. It will fade away in a year or two just like every other form of 3D that has been introduced before, then in about 5-10 years when they get rid of the need of glasses, make things actually appear 3d instead of just raised off the screen slightly, and other things that make 3d right now inconveniant and unimpressive. Then and only then will 3d not be a gimmick or a fad. It is a gimmick and a fad right now because it is being used as a reason to sell things when the technology is nowhere near ready and is barely even noticable.

Ever since the polygon, consoles have been perfectly good at producing 3D visuals.

3D as of right now, IS a gimmick and IS a fad. It will fade away in a year or two just like every other form of 3D that has been introduced before, then in about 5-10 years when they get rid of the need of glasses, make things actually appear 3d instead of just raised off the screen slightly, and other things that make 3d right now inconveniant and unimpressive. Then and only then will 3d not be a gimmick or a fad. It is a gimmick and a fad right now because it is being used as a reason to sell things when the technology is nowhere near ready and is barely even noticable.

JayQproductions

There's one aspect of 3D that needs to be solved, although I have no idea how it ever could be - the depth. We see in 3D, but our eyes adjust focus depending on what we're looking at. With 3D movies or games, parts of the scene will either all be in focus or selectively in focus, whether you're looking directly at them or not. Plus, there's the weird sensation that you're looking at a diorama, even in 3D movies that were shot using two cameras for a proper effect - it just looks like everything is sitting on a handful of different planes, like a bunch of cardboard cutouts. I dunno, I don't hate 3D effects, but I also don't think they'll ever look completely natural. Once we get proper technologies that won't rely on powered glasses (worst tech ever) or glasses-free stuff with extremely narrow viewing angles (hi 3DS) it'll help a bit, though.DJ_Lae

Basically this.

I actually like 3D, but it won't be for everyone until this can be solved.

If this doesn't get solved, it's a fad.

Although I find 3D very pretty when done well...and head ache inducing when it's not...I find movies that don't use 3D look more like real life than the ones that do. And I find it hard to concentrate on the story when watching a 3D movie. And when I am able to stop paying attention to the 3D effects to focus on the story, I no longer notice the 3D effects until something jumps out and makes me notice it again, and the cycle repeats.

Basically, I can only enjoy 3D if it's something where story is not important. And I only want to see pretty visuals. So basically, it's a once in a while thing for me. They'll have to really fix things up if it's going to become standard though.

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[QUOTE="FollowY0urBliss"]3d will take off.... EVENTUALLYFollowY0urBliss

You should go to Best Buy and see about getting a job selling TV's. You seem highly motivated;)

[QUOTE="FollowY0urBliss"][QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"] I remember reading the exact same words in the 1980s

 

Black_Knight_00

Human eyes perceive REAL depth, 3d tech is a simulation of this on a flat surface.

I do not believe it will take off as currently implemented because it is physically straining (on the eyes, brain and nervous system) to perceive the multiple sequence of images.

It's sort of like motion control.

When you use it for 15 minutes you're like "cool!"

When you use it for 2 hours you're like "my arms hurt, and I wish I could sit down."

Same with 3d.

You use it for a little while it's cool.

Use it for extended periods, it's like "I have a headache, and why am I getting nauseous."

Video games in order to entertain have to utilize immersion.

That means our bodies and physical limitations can't get in the way of that immersion.

This is why the various things I just discussed are gimmicks, because they are not feasable.

Companies embrace them because they want desperately something to market, something to sell.

As an individual I don't want them or need them.

But I'm sure some other people (like yourself) will buy them and find out their downsides in due course.

I've been around for awhile...and I've been through 3 or 4 of the 3D is going to take off waves. It never really has. It gets big for a short time..then it dies off. Until they come up with a way to watch 3D without the glasses, and without messing people's vision up...it will never take off.

Yeah, they've been trying to get "3D" to take off since the eighties. I have yet to see it happen.

[QUOTE="FollowY0urBliss"]3d will take off.... EVENTUALLYBlack_Knight_00

I don't think 3d will ever be mainstream, ut I think it is popular enough now that it will always be an option for people from here on out.

I have watched a few of the 3D movies and, and to be honest, I havent really enjoyed the 3D. It was ok, at best. That said, I bought a 3DS recently and I love it. The added depth in the video game is great. Not only does it look cool, but it can add strategy or help out with decesion making through out the game. I thought 3D was a gimmick, until I got the 3DS. Now I see its advantages from a games stand point. Thats just me though. It seems everyone has there own take on 3D.

3D is on of the biggest drag factors to the film industry. An awful gimmick.

The limited experience I've had with 3D sure felt like a gimmick. My first experience with it was when I saw the 3D version of "Up" in the theatre. At first, it was amazing, and by the end of the movie, I was sort of bored by it. That's how it's felt every time I've experienced -- awesome at first, boring an hour later. I don't really care about it one way or the other, but I'm sure not planning on buying hardware based around it.

1. Consumers have stated very clearly that if they have a choice between a 3D or 2D for a movie the majority go for the 2D movie. This isgoing to be the biggest deterrent for distributors, not developers, to fund a 3D project.

2. It is unhealthy. It does not matter that we see in 3D. Our eyes are designed to focus on one thing at a time. A 3D scene shifts it focus point dozens of times a second. You eyes don't like that. This is why people have complained about getting headaches and severe eye strain.

3. Its wrapping paper. 3D will not change the quality of a product. It will only distract you from the fact that its the same game play you've been seeing for years.

4. Aren't you tired of them releasing broken games? For years the industry has hyped HD graphics and physics while seeming ignoring something even more important - engine stability. The games I'm referring to are the ones that almost no one can get to work. This is why I rarely buy a game brand new. 3D technology is likely more complex and will only help make all of this much worse.

No, sorry. 3D is still a silly gimmick in my view that still has a very long way to go in terms of its contribution to gaming. It's a neat concept that still hasn't panned out, not that there's any demand for it in the first place.

[QUOTE="FollowY0urBliss"]3d will take off.... EVENTUALLYBlack_Knight_00

3D is cool.. But I'm really waiting for 3.D virtual reality cinemas, games, t.v ect

I really think that after the next generation, console gaming will change immensely. I don't think all the same players will be playing--sony/ms, if still viable, will use the onlive route--while Nintendo will do something drastically different. I DO NOT think 3D will take off in its current form. I DO think that holographs will be the next evolution in games. Nintendo I think will release some form of tabletop holographic console.

1. Consumers have stated very clearly that if they have a choice between a 3D or 2D for a movie the majority go for the 2D movie. This isgoing to be the biggest deterrent for distributors, not developers, to fund a 3D project.

2. It is unhealthy. It does not matter that we see in 3D. Our eyes are designed to focus on one thing at a time. A 3D scene shifts it focus point dozens of times a second. You eyes don't like that. This is why people have complained about getting headaches and severe eye strain.

3. Its wrapping paper. 3D will not change the quality of a product. It will only distract you from the fact that its the same game play you've been seeing for years.

4. Aren't you tired of them releasing broken games? For years the industry has hyped HD graphics and physics while seeming ignoring something even more important - engine stability. The games I'm referring to are the ones that almost no one can get to work. This is why I rarely buy a game brand new. 3D technology is likely more complex and will only help make all of this much worse.

Drosa