sparhawk on 8/8/2010 at 20:36
Anybody using the Nvidia 3D Vision shutter lenses? I got my kit last friday and I'm finished playing Call of Duty Modern Warfware and also played NFS Most wanted. Wow! It's really a big jump forward. :D
Gaming is much more fun now. I had such lenses some years before, but somehow it didn't work out so well, even though it looked good, but the technology has improved now and I can only recommend it to anyone who wants to have enjoy gaming even more. :D
van HellSing on 8/8/2010 at 20:48
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Yakoob on 8/8/2010 at 21:50
The way its meant to be played.
Renzatic on 8/8/2010 at 22:19
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june gloom on 8/8/2010 at 23:07
3D is a stupid fucking fad and I'm waiting for it to die a timely death.
Fafhrd on 8/8/2010 at 23:44
I opted for getting a 3D TV and using the ATI/iz3D checkerboard output for my true stereoscopic 3D gaming fix. There are games that it works incredibly well with (Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, and Portal are the ones that I've played that I felt it worked best with), but there are a lot that it doesn't, so much.
The vast majority of FPSes are hindered a bit because all of the HUD elements are rendered separately from the actually 3D gameworld, so focusing on them becomes kind of hard (FPSes that use proper laser sights or iron sights, like Crysis or Metro 2033 work a lot better, but there are some issues with Metro and iz3D). Some sort of DirectX Stereo 3D rendering standard would probably go a long way to fix that, but I don't see nVidia getting on board with that, because they wouldn't be able to use their proprietary 3D Vision tech anymore.
SubJeff on 8/8/2010 at 23:57
I don't get the "3D is a fad" moan. It's potentially quite an enriching technology, unless you are one of those unfortunate people who it doesn't work for. I'm quite interested in getting a 3D TV for the PS3 games/BluRays and the only big hurdle is that I think for it to be worth it you need at a 50+ inch TV (I'd get a 60) and they are far, far too expensive at.
Ostriig on 9/8/2010 at 00:38
I also don't see it as a fad, at least not when it comes to gaming. For movies it strikes me as mostly cosmetic, but I could see it working to notable benefit for games and 3D modelling applications. Thing is, at least what I've seen so far with it, the tech still has a ways to go to with achieving focus and as I understand there are some health concerns as well with prolonged usage.
demagogue on 9/8/2010 at 03:50
I think it's a fad in the sense that it comes and goes in games like a fashion, and really doesn't belong in a lot of games because I don't think it adds to the experience. But even if it's treated like one, it's not in the sense that it's not a gimmick and I believe it adds to the experience for some games, the ones Fafhrd being good examples, or racing and flight sims.
EvaUnit02 on 9/8/2010 at 05:44
As long as you have to wear (uncomfortable and potentially migraine inducing) eyewear, 3D absolutely won't become mainstream, outside of being a gimmick for Hollywood to get more bums in seats at the cinema. Nintendo 3DS might be the innovation that will give the technology some legs to stand-on.
With the current stereoscopic technology they also need to solve the 30% colour loss and the terrible motion blur.
