Awkward First Attempt at 3D with No Glasses

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TMB Alum Wormwood tipped me off to this YouTube video of Johnathan Post’s experiment to bring us 3D cinema without the use of glasses.

At first I thought this was a gag, but it turns out its actually very real and the inventor hopes to have a demo for CES 2012.

I think the only thing this method will do to is make people appreciate the glasses that much more.

I like how he presents this without even one thought to the idea that people who complain about having to wear glasses to see 3D films are also unlikely to want tiny electrostimulated rapidfire blinking as an alternative.

I can’t imagine this making the movie more enjoyable. I will stick to my glasses for now, thanks.

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  1. 3D without glasses will for a long time only work as intended at small screens like the Nintendo 3DS and mobile phones. With these small screens it will actually be a great experience. Larger screens intended for more than one person to watch, will have problems with resolutions and viewing angles.

    Its funny how people keeps thinking that 3D on large screens is just around the corner. Eventually a solution will appear, – but for now why not just enjoy an occational 3D experience – WITH GLASSES.

  3. 3D is evolving fast, LG is coming out with a tv which will use the same 3D tech we all see in theater (not the IMAX one) so this means cheaper glasses (or just steal one next time you see a movie in RealD).
    Apple is supposed to be working also on glasses free 3D and I think there was a 3D laptop at CES that was also glasses free 3D. Anyway I think if 3D is going to stay it will have to be without the glasses. The the thing in the video above will just fuck you up.

  5. It reminds me of that AB machine that they used to sell in the infomercials. The thing that would basically shock your stomach to make it tense up and relax over and over. They claimed it was like doing crunches while watched you TV.

    1. I have heard they have working versions, but that’s the biggest obstacle right now. You have to be sitting in the right spot and the person next to you wont see it right.

      The Nintendo DS is coming out with a 3D version, which is fine because you can hold it in the right spot.

  8. Maybe I’m missing some heavy irony here, but you don’t genuinely think this is real do you Rodney?

    Jonathan Post is a visual artist; that he says he hopes to have a working model by CES 2012 is part of the deadpan.

    Just thought you’d want to know in case you wished to update the post.

    1. I agree, this is definitely fake; those are infrared air conditioner remote controls he uses, and how would he sync his eyelids to the frequency on his screen by pressing two buttons on controllers? Shouldn’t it be done on the computer itself?

      Also, while he’s talking his eyebrows move, but not at a rapid rate due to the electrodes but due to his facial expressions while speaking; those are some pretty precise electrodes. Also, aren’t those LCD monitors? DO we even have 3D capable LCD monitors with 120hz that look like those monitors in the video? Why can’t we see what’s on the screen? He’s also figured out a way to send pulses to your muscles, wirelessly?!?

      FAKE.

      1. While it may very well be fake, the reasons you suggest are all easily answered.

        Yes there are 3d capable computer monitors, yes you can use a generic infared remote to activate commands on a computer and it is very possible to blink without affecting your eyebrow position.

  9. I don’t get the complaining about the glasses either. Don’t nearly all people voluntarily wear sunglasses, often for long periods of time? Do people ever complain about having to wear sunglasses?

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