How can people be indifferent to stereoscopic 3D?

[zarx]

ithis said:

zarx said:

ithis said:

zarx said:

it costs more - for now, it won't forever

many people can't perceive it - ?? the ones that have normal vision should with a good enough technology (not that crappy 2 colored cheap small glasses thing at the movies)

lowers game performance as it requires frames to be drawn twice - won't go into it, but not an issue (see Wii), also matter of evolution (Crytech pretends that creating stereoscopic 3d for Crysys2 adds 1.2% overhead or something, not that much and it's still early)

it gives many people headaches,nausea, eye strain - fixable by personalized glasses, or a number of technical solutions etc

and it doesn't actually add a whole lot to the experience - really? Now this is what I don't get? You do not feel the HUGE difference between the weak illusion of 3D on a normal screen and the "could be perfect" illusion of 3D in stereoscopy? Please explain.

 

so people should be hyped about 3D now because it will be cheaper in the future? odd reasoning

so you think the ~12% of people should be hyped for tech that they can't use?

yes but that is more expensive which is a major issue, additionally the glasses are an issue I forgot none wants to ware dorky/expensive (if you go designer) glasses while sitting on the couch especially with a bunch of mates/ the girl friend and all the people do need the glasses or it looks blurred, plus the glasses darken the image.

yes there is a difference but it's not really that huge (yes I have seen avatar in 3D and I can see stereo 3D) it adds an extra layer of depth but if it's done right and not just for a gimmick you stop noticing it, unless the movie/game is so boring that you are focusing on how prominent the 3D effect is. Maybe in the future there will be content that is heaps better in 3D than 2D but so far I haven't seen it and I am not investing $1000s on something that may happen. That said I am going to be getting a 3DS and will probably use the 3D, unless it hurts my eyes after extended periods like avatar did then I will turn it off.

I never said hyped. What I did say is why the "counterhype" from more people than the ones that can't perceive stereoscopic 3D?

Maybe they will turn to hype when it is cost effective and not just a trap for silly early adopters that will be stuck with expensive early tech that doesn't work well.

The glasses is not really a problem I think, since in the future everyone will have some kind of glasses, for protection, sight correction, augmented reality, or more probably a combination of everything, till the high performance ocular implants take over. (not really a joke)

That's your opinion I don't like wearing glasses for long periods of time let alone every waking moment. And that kind of thech is 10-20 years away at least before it gets mainstream if ever. Glasses free 3D is the future and that is a long way off for large TVs.

I remember trying to "see" those stereoscopic pictures in which you see nothing but chaos if you don't try to look behind them, you know the ones I'm talking about, and when I was finally able to see the image, it was weird and cool and amazing even though it was just a form on a flat background. Still, it had depth, something I think we naturally like. What I'm saying that main stream stereoscopic 3D is a good great awesome thing. 

I don't really get what you are talking about here

No longer will you need shadows under flying creatures to actually know where the hell it is (see in FFXIII recently). No longer will you need to die a few times to learn the speed of a certain projectile coming at you. No longer will we need motion blur and depth of field tricks. You will know when something is closing too fast, or if actually there is enough distance to the freeking Star Destroyer crashing towards you so it won't kill you, and not just hope the scene was scripted well.

Maybe eventually but I haven't seen it working that well yet, it's a nice idea but it will probably be another 5 years before tech and content get to that point. Call me when it's the future because today 3D is just a marketing gimmick.