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    3D: A golden future on the silver screen

    With the recent trickle of big 3D feature film releases looking set to become the proverbial torrent, Tim Butler, Associate Director at legendary UK screen advertising company Pearl & Dean, examines the exciting implications for the world of entertainment – in UK cinemas and beyond
    ‘The buzzword in cinema for 2009 has to be 3D. After [...]

    May 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Development, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    The changing interface of 3D

    Humans experience the real world in 3D – so it’s no surprise to learn from the experts that people prefer their virtual experiences in 3D, too. Here, Gus Desbarats, Chairman of trailblazing product and interaction design company TheAlloy, ponders the latest developments in virtual 3D interfaces, and looks ahead to the challenges of the future

    ‘Human [...]

    May 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: 3D Visualization, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    3D phone home

    Researchers working for 3M have announced that they have perfected the technology to produce a 3D mobile phone
    The system, which uses autostereoscopic display technology, will be the first time that 3D technology has made it to a mobile for commercial use, and is capable of full resolution, according to Bill Bryan, technical manager of 3M’s [...]

    April 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: 3D Visualization, Development, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    Reality check – making 3D relevant

    Blog: Kresten Thomsen
    When the word ‘3D’ appears in the headlines it is, almost    invariably, supported by crappy images that look like crappy imitations of real life. We have all seen these lame ducks, either in the news or in computer games.
    But what if you could take photographic images without the use of a photographer – [...]

    April 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: 3D Photorealism, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    Man with a plan

    Messaging that incorporates 3D as a means to demonstrate a complex problem or share views of properties and infrastructure projects is about to become standard internet practice, says industry insider Harry Vitelli
    One of the features of United Lane’s pioneering Go CreateTM technology, 3D internet emailing has already been successfully developed for use with high-end civil [...]

    April 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: 3D Photorealism, 3D Visualization, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    Class action

    US educational software giant Knowledge Adventure is proving 3D technology’s worth as an aid to learning with its theme park website for children and the development of virtual classrooms
    ‘The feedback that we were getting from the children using our games showed that the demand now is for 3D, which is why we have focussed [...]

    April 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: 3D Visualization, Newsletters | Leave a comment

    The shape of things to come

    3D software and its associated hardware systems will be one of the key emerging technologies over the next two years, says one of the world’s leading technology forecasters
    According to Daniel Burrus, founder and CEO of Burrus Research, two different applications of 3D technology are set to change the way we see the world.
    ‘The two different [...]

    April 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Newsletters | Leave a comment