Is 3D the next big thing?

[Warsaw]

I'm tired of 3D. When it becomes a transmissive medium, then we'll talk. Otherwise, as far as I'm concerned, it's a dead-end. Sorry, Warsaw.

Sunshine was a spectacular movie.

Well until then they still need to fucking work on it. Since when did all you people become geek techs who know shit about 3D tvs and holo decks? I mean if you wanted something that was full immersion... how fucking long is that off? How about the cost alone? I'm thinking 3D tvs are fine until that comes into play.

Come on people.

[DemolitionSquid]

You all know you want Watchmen in 3D to get your monies worth out of Dr. Manhattan's giant glowing blue schlong.

[Visions of Khas]

For me, it's simple practicality. When I was young, I enjoyed all those neat 3D movie experiences they had at museums in Tennessee. Nowadays, I avoid them because of the eye strain.

Really, what more can you do with it? It's currently a dead-end, isn't it? Give me autostereoscopy.

[Warsaw]

How the fuck is it at a dead end if it's going to be used for years to come. A dead end? It's finished is more like it. They can finally put it into videos games so we can have exsplosion in the middle of our fucking living rooms. I mean jesus fucking christ. That's pretty fucking incredible just for some glasses that no one is going to ever see you wear unless you play in your front yard. And what fucking movies did you see in some shitty god damn museum as a kid compared to killzone 2 in 3d? That's a pretty fucking retarded comparison for your eye strains. Practicality? What Practicality are talking about? How is it impractical to play a 3D game?

[DemolitionSquid]

3D technology should be banned because its openly biased against pirates and the blind.

[//MavericK\\]

Just wanted to say its one of my favorite movies.

One of the best I've ever seen. I didn't get to see it in the theater though...still kicking myself for that one.

[Quirel]

My feelings exactly.

Anybody see Sunshine...they had something like a holodeck in that movie, only far more realistic and believable tech. they used it to make the very long trip to the sun bearable. That's the direction I hope we head once we get over this Second Coming of 3D. Total immersion, not just flimsy glasses.

Here's the trailer...

Awesome movie by the way. Didn't get the recognition it deserved.

Hmm... I remember reading about it in Time Magazine, and maybe Popular Science. I thought about picking it up, but it looked like "The Core" in SPACE!

Might drop by Hastings and see...

Just wanted to say its one of my favorite movies.

On second thought, I think I'll be avoiding it now.

I'm not saying it isn't cool or anything...I just want us to get past this infatuation with it and move on to full immersion.

Islandsnake was right in saying this is a sidestep in display technology, not a shove forward.

Meh. I'll support ending the hype over 3D when people quite talking about how the Wii controller is a step forward in game control.

I don't think it's going anywhere. Hopefully, it'll become more of a tool (ala Avatar) and less of a gimmick (Ala Shrek 4). Eventually, the glasses will phase out in favor of autostereoscopy, which I believe is no more than ten years away.

[//MavericK\\]

On second thought, I think I'll be avoiding it now.

Don't worry. It's actually a very very good movie. One of the most realistic scifi movies I have seen to date.

[Islandsnake]

3d always feels fake to me and it distracts me from whats going on, I didn't really like Avatar in 3d more than in 2d. I don't want shit flying around the room when im watching a movie or playing games. I didn't like popout books more than real books. ( No that its exactly the same)

I don't what my games to get the 3d treatment in the same way I don't want my games to be focused on using a stupid controller (move) or waving my body around at the screen like a moron(natal). I feel like now we are going to get a bunch of tacked on 3d that isn't that great(because devs will feel pressured to throw 3d into games) and a few games designed around 3d that lack in other departments with maybe 1-2 gem that are good.

I don't mind new technology, and I thought seeing avatar in 3d was interesting - But I didn't go home and want everything I play to be like that.

Though I think the companys as far as games go will hopefully focus more on there motion controllers instead of 3d, since you have to buy the motion controllers from them. And as far as 3d movies are concerned, I could care less and will always opt for the cheaper 2d option but I wonder how long it will last, right now its a great way to get people to the theaters but I dont think it the hype will last forever, specially if they haphazardly slap 3d into movies.

So I don't think 3d is the next big thing, but I do think it will stay around.

[Pandonetho]

Wow, Warsaw, seriously. Calm down, people don't like 3D, what's your problem? They feel it's not worth it, it's their opinion. Can you stop flinging the F bomb around everywhere?

Secondly, just because you like 3D doesn't make it the bomb, doesn't make it the best, doesn't make it whatever. That's your opinion.

Personally I don't care either way where 3D heads. As long as there is a 2D option (I get headaches from watching 3D) then everybody wins, no need to get so emotion ocean over it.

As for skipping out on 3D because your sole reason is that "it's a side step in technology, not a revolution" well, that seems kind of lame to me as an excuse. It makes you sound like you're only interested in forwarding the world with revolutionary technology and aren't interested in any advancements in already developed technology. So I'll just stick with my windows 98 till a new comp that can sense my brain waves come out, since really, new computers aren't anything revolutionary. They're just advancements in already existing technology.