I always played my 3DS with the 3D turned off. The stuff gave me a headache. I’d be curious how different this is, since it seems to work pretty much the same way. EDIT: a word 😅
I always played my 3DS with the 3D turned off. The stuff gave me a headache. I’d be curious how different this is, since it seems to work pretty much the same way.
I dunno if you ever tried a New 3DS but they improved it a lot. Part of the problem was the very narrow viewing angle, if you moved out of it everything would skew and doing that many times would...
I dunno if you ever tried a New 3DS but they improved it a lot. Part of the problem was the very narrow viewing angle, if you moved out of it everything would skew and doing that many times would cause the headaches. The New 3DS models had a much wider viewing angle for the 3D. With a bigger screen I imagine it would be even more generous.
The real issue is you'd need 3D content to take advantage anyway and there isn't much of it. At least on the 3DS you had 3D stuff available for most games.
I will say, I was playing Super Mario 3D World on my Switch once and I reached for a non-existent 3D slider a couple times. It's a gimmick, but damn if it doesn't help me with judging distances...
I will say, I was playing Super Mario 3D World on my Switch once and I reached for a non-existent 3D slider a couple times.
It's a gimmick, but damn if it doesn't help me with judging distances sometimes.
New 3DS was more about infrared face-tracking than an angle. If your head shifted around it would fix the 3D effect for you; it's kind of noticeable if you move around and test it, but yeah, it...
New 3DS was more about infrared face-tracking than an angle. If your head shifted around it would fix the 3D effect for you; it's kind of noticeable if you move around and test it, but yeah, it was definitely way way way more comfortable. And that was nearly decade-old tech.
This reminds me how long it's been since I saw a 3D movie. I remember when I was younger that 3D (and 4D, which is 3D but where the cinema sprays you with water to match a moment in the movie...
This reminds me how long it's been since I saw a 3D movie. I remember when I was younger that 3D (and 4D, which is 3D but where the cinema sprays you with water to match a moment in the movie where it starts raining or something) was all the rage and the supposed future of movies, but has now very much died out (at least it seems to).
Saw a demo recently of true lightfield 3d out of Newfoundland, of all places. Damn near did a spit-take as I walked past it. The display hardware was big, ran hot, and took a ton of compute to...
Saw a demo recently of true lightfield 3d out of Newfoundland, of all places. Damn near did a spit-take as I walked past it.
The display hardware was big, ran hot, and took a ton of compute to drive, and had pixels about 1.5mm across, but the effect was 100% convincing.
I always played my 3DS with the 3D turned off. The stuff gave me a headache. I’d be curious how different this is, since it seems to work pretty much the same way.
EDIT: a word 😅
I dunno if you ever tried a New 3DS but they improved it a lot. Part of the problem was the very narrow viewing angle, if you moved out of it everything would skew and doing that many times would cause the headaches. The New 3DS models had a much wider viewing angle for the 3D. With a bigger screen I imagine it would be even more generous.
The real issue is you'd need 3D content to take advantage anyway and there isn't much of it. At least on the 3DS you had 3D stuff available for most games.
I will say, I was playing Super Mario 3D World on my Switch once and I reached for a non-existent 3D slider a couple times.
It's a gimmick, but damn if it doesn't help me with judging distances sometimes.
New 3DS was more about infrared face-tracking than an angle. If your head shifted around it would fix the 3D effect for you; it's kind of noticeable if you move around and test it, but yeah, it was definitely way way way more comfortable. And that was nearly decade-old tech.
This reminds me how long it's been since I saw a 3D movie. I remember when I was younger that 3D (and 4D, which is 3D but where the cinema sprays you with water to match a moment in the movie where it starts raining or something) was all the rage and the supposed future of movies, but has now very much died out (at least it seems to).
Saw a demo recently of true lightfield 3d out of Newfoundland, of all places. Damn near did a spit-take as I walked past it.
The display hardware was big, ran hot, and took a ton of compute to drive, and had pixels about 1.5mm across, but the effect was 100% convincing.
https://www.avalonholographics.com/