Android in 3D
 

It looks as though Android is being taken into the 3rd dimension.

http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/...arp3Dphone.jpg
http://androidandme.com/wp-content/u...k-sharp-3d.jpg
http://androidandme.com/2010/11/phon...-for-softbank/
http://www.androidcentral.com/sharp-...os-phone-japan

FTA:
And it seems as though heavy-hitting game-developers are already lining up to take advantage of this: Konami, Capcom, Namco, and Gamearts are releasing games for the system.
http://androidandme.com/2010/11/game...s-for-android/

Anyone interested? Do you think 3D will survive on the handheld? What if it were a MeeGo handset? ;)

Re: Android in 3D
 

3d gives me a massive headache. I for one will be avoiding it like the plague.

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I wonder if that isn't similar to the display they'll be using in the 3DS, IIRC it's a Sharp display in that as well.

Personally all 3D stuff right now is a gimmick, and these glasses-free displays are the only real way to make it not suck (but even then, these have a super narrow viewing range.)

I'd be hard pressed to buy in regardless of the OS, since it's just not that big a selling point for me.

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i'd say the same regardless of the OS - looks great but i wouldn't want it all the time.

Re: Android in 3D
 

Is that due to the active shutter glasses (the ones that alternate eye visibility)? Do you experience the same with passive glasses? If not, these autostereoscopic screens may not induce headaches.

Just FYI.

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I don't understand people who dont like 3d, Ive had a 3d setup on my PC sense the years of CRTs and shutter glasses. And when its done properly 3d Is a very engaging experience, Dont think about 3d as things fly out at you, its more like looking out a window.

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The IZ3d monitor is Passive stereo 3d, but sadly it was discontinued, sad because it was the best 3d monitor for gaming, Nvidia stereo vision is crap,

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I remember reading that Sharp supplied the 3DS displays as well.

I'd be interested to try these out before even considering buying. But it's interesting that Android/iOS are pulling a lot of hard-core console developers away from consoles. Dedicated handheld systems may become something of a rarity in lieu of these 'superphones'.

I think that 3D is a gimmick, to a similar degree of adding colour to BW is a gimmick. Now granted, adding colour is a larger leap, but it has few purposes that couldn't be accomplished adequately with BW. Still, despite it being a gimmick, in my eyes it's a welcome one.

I think 3D provides a more intimate experience with what's being displayed. Nothing that can't be accomplished with good artistic direction, but augments the emotional response of the watcher. A good horror would be *that* much more frightening in 3D -- of course a good horror, like the G-Spot, exists only in conversation :D.

With this type of a device, the screen tech is perfectly capable of 2D renderings, which means that those that prefer 2D can have 2D. But I would be very interested to see whether users choose 2D gaming in the market given the option of 3D.

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Precisely. Especially with interactive media it's really a treat. Mix in good stereo sound and it's very engaging. I've had limited exposure with 3D gaming, but when it's done right, I'd choose 3D over the same media in 2D every time.

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For a couple of reasons:
- Special glasses, which sit weird when you wear glasses already like I do.
- No real compensation for when you aren't sitting inside a narrow arc in front of the display. More drastic in the case of displays like the one pictured (and in the 3DS) but still a problem.
- Tradeoff of image quality vs. 3D. Since you're effectively needing double the framerate, this tends to necessitate cutting down on scene complexity (games) or resolution (video) to pump up the framerate. This seems to be going by the wayside as computing power creeps up, but it'll strain your system if you want to run at anything higher than 720p for some things.
- New hardware, such as a 120(or 240) Hz display which I have no interest in buying while my current stuff works.