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TomaTito on 04 July 2014
marley said:

Headtracking is not the same as 3D.  I'm not aware of any currently available games that make use of headtracking.  Sony hasn't confirmed anything (in either regard). 

The video posted by jigokutamago is one of them: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/xFv-4ah7Igv1-HewgD8wOyWAyRVbs3EM



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Clyde32 on 04 July 2014

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/04/nintendo-patents-device-to-enable-3d-viewing-on-2d-displays

Here's the IGN article complete with flame wars and all.



JazzB1987 on 04 July 2014
JWeinCom said:
Meh. 3D technology is becoming cheaper anyway, and if I still need glasses, I don't see the point.


IMO the glasses are just used to explain the thing. (as the text says glasses or something similar) You can also just put a battery powered LED on your forhead or a piece of paper with a special symbol (works like 3DS AR cards then).
Or in case of potential face recognition you dont need anything at all because it will track the two round objects in your face (your eyes)

You dont need glasees the TV is not even a 3d TV. It just changes perspective depending on where you are in the room the camera just needs something that does not change to much to keep tracking it whatever it is. (maybe you can tell the console "please track my moustache" rofl)

The problem is this just works for 1 person at a time. 

Would be the smarter and better and cheaper choice for 3DS (single player device).


When you have a 3D TV tho it can use dualplay and then glasses might be needed. (first person sees odd second person even lines of the picture)