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| A demonstration of 3D technology that projects a three-dimensional image in front of a viewer without the person having to wear special glasses. The live image is seen to the left here, and the 3D projection is shown to the right. |
Nintendo 3DS was
the first step in the progress towards 3D without glasses but this year at
Microsoft TechFest another type of 3D without glasses was demonstrated.
“The technology works
by figuring out where you’re sitting using a Microsoft Kinect camera, then
guessing approximately where your right and left eyes are, and flashing images
quickly on the screen targeted at each eye, which creates a 3D image in your
brain.”
The first
question that leaps to my mind is how accurate will this new technology be able
to approximate where a person’s right and left are? If this technology is capable of a high accuracy
we may be able to say goodbye to cumbersome glasses. However, if the accuracy of the new
technology isn’t what it should be, I could see the technology causing problems
of retinal disparity which could give 3D another black eye (pun intended) due
to the issues that the general public have with bad 3D.
In conclusion, if
this new technology creates an accurate representation of 3D than it will be a
major breakthrough but if the technology creates poor quality 3D than it could
further hurt the credibility of 3D as a form of entertainment.
Well, those are
my thoughts for the week. I hope you
find them useful and as always, I do appreciate your feedback; hint, hint.
Cheers-
Russell McGee
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