Topic: Is 3-D gaming possible?

[tahnok100]

I was thinking about how there was that new 3-D movie coming out (which I do NOT plan on seeing). And I was wondering, why don't you see 3-D games? I remember those 3-D glasses that you could plug into your computer and convert existing games into 3-D. I hear they were terrible! But, if I game was designed from the start to be 3-D, couldn't it work quite well? They could even include an option to turn off the 3-D. Sorry if I am over looking a game like this. But I have never heard of any modern games doing this.


Is this in the right forum?

[Ian Sane]

"why don't you see 3-D games?"

Same reason we don't see more 3D movies.  Because they suck!  

[mouse_clicker]

Nintendo kind of tried 3D gaming with the Virtual Boy, and we all know how THAT turned out.

[BlackGriffen]

You all are probably to young to remember Rad Racer (a Squaresoft game, if you can believe it) that came with these cool 3d glasses... that didn't work worth a crap. It was fun hitting select and watching the screen go blue and red, though.

The things is that 3-d movies now are very different from 3-d movies way back when, and your TV just can't cut the mustard, so to speak. 3d movies now use polarized light, and polarized glasses that only let through the intended image (because the polarizations match). Try tilting your head at one of those things, or tearing the lenses apart, layering them, and rotating them. Thing is, TVs cannot generate polarized light.

BlackGriffen

[tahnok100]

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Originally posted by: BlackGriffen
Thing is, TVs cannot generate polarized light.

That is what I was afraid of. I was hoping that since they used regular projectors at the movies (not the special ones used in 4-D attractions) that they could also use regular TVs to produce the same effect. Looks like there would only be one other way of doing it (other than using red and blue filters), and that would be to use highly advanced versions of the regular polarized glasses. I have seen them used on "Race For Atlantis" in Las Vegas. The way they work is that the individual lenses actually turn black at an extremely high frame rate. In other words, it plays the same frame twice but the second time it plays it slightly different, thus giving a 3-D effect. The problem is though is that these are very expensive and it would be impractical to give these away with a game. I am also not entirely sure if that is how they work. If anybody knows about how they work please correct me.

BTW, No, I can't say that I do remember Rad Racer. But it seems like I have heard of it.

[Termin8Anakin]

I'm a bit surprised that Spy Kids is such a popular franchise.
The 2 movies sucked hard:
The characters were bland, the pacing was sh*t, and the effects were rushed like hell.
However, I am interested in seeing Spy Kids 3D. One, it's in 3D, and second, it's based around a game world. But that's all.......I think the same problems with the first two will plague this one too.

I think all this spy stuff should be left to Bond. All this pre-teen romance sh*t is just wrong *looks and Cody Banks, Carmen and Juni*

[Hostile Creation]

Hey, don't dis Virtual Boy.  That baby rocked

[Gamefreak]

Wasn't Codi Banks an actual teen though....of course that made it suck harder. At least with pre-teens it's funny as crap....oh wait no that's lame too.

[Gohan_Chaos]

                                                                           LOL, You guys are funny but you're not
                                                               Ebert and Roeper(note:you ever noticed that
                                                                          Ebert talks with a twisted mouth??)
                                                                             LOL
                                                              As for the "Spy Kids" franchise, they don't
                                                                             do no spying,never seen the
                                                                                    crappy movies
                                                                          Well anyways it just plain old
                                                                                        SUCKS
                                                                           Even their last one is not
                                                                                 worth the money
                                                                                       

[Rhoq]

I can't believe that you guys are so willing to admit to seeing the Spy Kids movies. LOL

[BlkPaladin]

Well I haven't watched any of the movies but recently NPR had an interview with the director. The reason why the special effects look so shotty is that they are ment to be. He works on less then $100,000 budget and most of the actors are his reletives. The first move was done with out a real budget.

[nolimit19]

AHHAHA NO 3-D games are physically impossible. actually i will stop flamming now. its a good question, but to me the "3-D" things are kind fo annoying

[mouse_clicker]

"Well I haven't watched any of the movies but recently NPR had an interview with the director. The reason why the special effects look so shotty is that they are ment to be. He works on less then $100,000 budget and most of the actors are his reletives. The first move was done with out a real budget. "

You're right. My aunt and uncle have met the director and told me he actually films almost everything, does all the editting, sound work, and special effects in the basement to his house- he runs almost everything. The movies may not be that good, but it's impressive he can do almost all of it himself.

[Termin8Anakin]

*starts work on own movie using Adobe Premiere, with SFX on Photoshop and Photo-Paint*

Mario! Infernal! Shifty! AiAi! PIAC! Joeyjojo! RABicle!
Off to Fox Studios we go!
What movie do you think we should make?