Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

[Feba]

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Sony's filed a patent which, instead of displaying "Left eye/Right Eye" images, displays "Screen 1" and "Screen 2" images.



Basically, this means that instead of classic split-screen gameplay, where you can see what your opponent is doing all the time, you effectively turn your TV into two separate screens occupying the same physical space. All the fun of sitting next to someone while you frag them, without all of the fist fights and accusations of peeking.

As Sony also manufactures TVs, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this trick used to provide a new from of Picture-In-Picture in sets released here in a bit-- allowing two people to sit together and watch two different things; the only problem would be getting people used to wearing headphones at their TV so the sounds aren't all over each other.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

. . . Holy cow, that's actually pretty freaking cool. Since when did Sony hire actual innovators?



/obviousflamebait

[Feba]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

. . . Holy cow, that's actually pretty freaking cool. Since when did Sony hire actual innovators?

Sony technology has always been pretty spiffy. They just suck at turning "cool technology" into "cool experience". Whereas Nintendo excels at turning "Oooooooook...?" technology into "OH HELL YES" experience. And Microsoft excels at finding "Fuck yeah!" experiences, and then buying them.

[Kailea]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

ok I have to admit, that is a little cool ;p

[MrMageo]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

Wow I am impressed, this is by far the coolest thing 3D yet. Im still not up on the whole thing but at least this is something I will enjoy. Provided I don't have to wear glasses. Then in might be cool, I don't want to be swinging my "golf club" breaking my glasses and being out 50-60 bucks. Or put a small strap on them so they don't fall off, either way glasses suck. Bring on the holographic projection TV already.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Betamax and UMDs were nice ideas too.

But seriously, glasses-free or get the fuck out.

Seriously, its not like your girlfriend can't watch something if you've got the TV all occupied.

iPad or Computer + Netflix. We don't have to be bound to TVs anymore. Not for games, not for movies, not tor TV shows.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

But seriously, glasses-free or get the fuck out.

I think the glasses are kinda justified in that their purpose is not to pull a cheap 3D optical trick, but to allow two different people to see two different (2D) screens while still looking at (and, in most practical applications, interacting with objects displayed by) the same screen. How would you even begin to do that glasses-free?

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

I think the glasses are kinda justified in that their purpose is not to pull a cheap 3D optical trick, but to allow two different people to see two different (2D) screens while still looking at (and, in most practical applications, interacting with objects displayed by) the same screen. How would you even begin to do that glasses-free?

Yeah, except you're now using the tech to wear glasses to watch 2D things. And then there's the matter of audio, this adds glasses + headphones.

As if the glasses weren't obnoxious enough, now you've added headphones. Uncomfortable.

Glasses on top of glasses + headphones and now I can't hear the person next to me talk? Beyond retarded, not to mention isolating.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

I honestly think the audio thing is being made a bigger deal than it would be in practice, at least as far as video games are concerned. You're either going to be hearing the same background music anyway with slightly different sound effects, or, worst case scenario, you get to hear whatever the heck your opponent is doing, you screen-listener!

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

I was thinking more in terms of using the tech so one person could watch one TV program/movie while one person watches another more than I was thinking of game applications. The whole concept sounds more isolating than anything else.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

Well, this is the Video Games forum, to be fair . . .

[Takelli]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

No need for this really. Its just making it easier for people to become isolated from others.

I don't like the whole 3-D idea in the first place anyways. I don't think that there is anything at all special about it. Only time I would like 3-D is in movie theaters, not at home. It belongs in the theaters, and theme parks.

Now if it was VR... Then that would be interesting IMO. Full VR, like the dotHACK series, not the VR crap they have now.

[Feba]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

Provided I don't have to wear glasses. Then in might be cool, I don't want to be swinging my "golf club" breaking my glasses

...Why the fuck would you need split screen in a golf game?

Bring on the holographic projection TV already.

Yeah, let's get right on technologies that don't exist.

Seriously, its not like your girlfriend can't watch something if you've got the TV all occupied.

iPad or Computer + Netflix. We don't have to be bound to TVs anymore.

Truly, spoken like someone who has never lived with a woman.

A: "Honeeeey, I wanna watch my show. Stop playing that silly game."
B: "You can watch your show on the PC, I can't play my game there"

A gets pissed, argument ensues, forces B off the TV anyway, and B is forced to sleep on the couch.

Glasses on top of glasses + headphone

1- As has been mentioned, prescription 3D glasses are on the way. That you can't wear contacts is not a fault of 3D technology.
2- If this sort of application takes off, chances are that glasses with built in headphones will follow shortly after (these already exist for LCD glasses). Or, glasses designed closer to goggles, to be more easily used with other headwear.

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No need for this really. Its just making it easier for people to become isolated from others.

Now if it was VR... Then that would be interesting IMO. Full VR, like the dotHACK series, not the VR crap they have now.

So let me get this straight.

An idea that would bring people AWAY from online gaming, back into sitting on the couch with friends while wearing glasses, is 'isolating'.

But FULL VIRTUAL REALITY HELMETS, similar to those in a series with a not-subtle Aesop about people who were literally incapable of leaving the online world, are pretty freakin' cool?

[Malacite]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

This is why I Sony (most of the time anyway)

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Why even you 3D-haters are going to be buying a set soon enough.

Truly, spoken like someone who has never lived with a woman.

A: "Honeeeey, I wanna watch my show. Stop playing that silly game."
B: "You can watch your show on the PC, I can't play my game there"

A gets pissed, argument ensues, forces B off the TV anyway, and B is forced to sleep on the couch.

Well it depends on how its put. If its put the way you stated, yes I'd get mad. If it were more like:

"Sweetie, I'm really enjoying this right now so would you mind watching a show on the PC/iPad for a bit and then we'll snuggle and watch something together later? Deal?"

Then I'd feel like he still wanted to spend time with me and I'd be selfish if I didn't give him some time to play. But ya, more or less, there is usually an argument and pouting involved. lol