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Sony files patent for "stereoscopic screen sharing" |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: 3D, patent, playstation 3 updates, Sony
Sony has filed a new patent for stereoscopic technology that will allow different individuals to play 3D games without the need for split-screen. According to the patents description, the "Stereoscopic Screen Sharing Method and Apparatus Patent" will render separate images on one screen, which can be filtered by 3D glasses. According to Digital Foundry’s resident tech-head Richard Leadbetter:
"Stereo 3D is all about generating two different images - one per eye. The glasses work by making sure that the right images are sent to the correct eyes."
"The theory here is that instead of having stereo 3D, the glasses each point to either the left or right "eye" view, which will be the view of each player in-game. So two screens are being generated, one goes to each player. Simple!"
Sounds cool, what do you think guys?
[Eurogamer via freepatentsonline]
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i hate peekers
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Feel free to correct me if I am mistaken on any aspect.
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Good post, I originally heard the human eye had a cap of 120 or less, but http://amo.net/NT/02-21-01FPS.html is claiming 200+ fps using a USAF study.
If the link gets taken down you can just google it, but I wouldn't trust wiki.
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You can see 3D at 2fps. Think of a red/blue 3D image. There's TWO IMAGES on that piece of paper. Put on your glasses you have 3D.
What you are referring to Hz. Today's TV standard is 50Hz and 60Hz. So you need 100Hz or 120Hz for shutter based 3D.
A 120Hz TV could never support 4 people. 30Hz would be a horrible refresh rate. You would see nothing but flicker.
A 120Hz TV would be able to support 2 people at 60Hz per person running anywhere from 1fps to 50 million fps...doesn't matter. Whatever your hardware is capable of supporting.
However, I assume we're also talking about HDMI and HD? In that case HDMI supports 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps.
However, we are also talking about a Sony console. They have locked their unit into supporting 60fps. Unless they lower that, we're stuck! In order to support his new way of using your TV, a 120Hz unit would have to downgrade to 720p OR LESS in order to give two people 60fps each.
I see absolutely no way in supporting 3 people unless you NOT ONLY jump to 240Hz but also lower the fps to something a little more normal like 24 or 30.
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and a dvd player which seems like you will need more then a ps3 to do this!!!
probably to allow the games to run smoothly!
any takers??
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so the 1st guy is watching a movie with the dvd player
2nd guy is playing a game on a ps3
and 3rd playing a different game on the 2nd ps3
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unless your talking about hooking up an xbox to play BC2, even then that idea is far far away, and probably wont ever happen, VR will probably kick in before tv manufacturers decide to allow that
Brilliant idea, people will still yap about wearing glasses
seriously went to the movies last night to see toy story 3, 3d effect did not give me even the slightest discomfort (avatar gave me some)
seriously, many people wear things on theyre head for work
safety glasses, glasses, ear plugs, masks
just get use to it
also lets not forget we have no problem wearing headphones/earphones, or using a bluetooth headseat. Why should this be any different
go go karting or paintballing, and youll soon notice the full face mask/ helmet doesnt bother you
was thinking about buying a 3dtv, might hold of for glasses which can be swicthed into different modes though
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Plus, you have to listen to all audio via crappy ear plugs. Screw that!
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You wouldn't get to bring your own.
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I don't see anything that suggests this uses polarized 3D. From what I can tell it's all shutter based.
Either way, no, circular polarized 3D would not have a 'head tilt' issue. Only linear polarization would have that problem. In other words, the same junk you see in IMAX 3D.
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