Do people really want to go 3D??

As I browse through engadget, gizmodo, digg, kotaku, blogging/news feed websites. I noticed the LARGE amounts of articles about 3D. Nvidia are researching more and developing 3D graphics cards, other companies such as Samsung, Sharp are also doing the same. So why the hype of 3D??

3D entertainment started around 1910s. 3D is a simply an illusionary affect on your eyes. 3D works with two motion pictures, the two motion pictures are essentially positioned the same angle as your eyes would be placed. The two pictures are combines and you just need a pair of 3D glasses to watch the film or photo. The 3D glasses filters the the image allowing your left eye to watch one of the pictures and the right viewing the other picture. As you may remember back, we used to have the red and blue 3D glasses, and now we have what looks like vintage style sunglasses. The difference is polarization, this means the lens has slits with different angles. So in order to filter the two pictures, the pictures are done with the a opposing angles.




http://science.howstuffworks.com/3-d-glasses2.htm

The question is why is 3D now the newest hype? 3D started with animations, this increase the number of customers inparticular with children to watch their movies. As more and more people like to watch movies in 3D, electronic manufacturing companies realize why not put 3D technology into our LCD screens, graphics card, recording camera. I think 3D became a big star in entertainment technology is when James Cameron directed the movie called Avatar. It was the extremely expensive to develop because it require two main things, one 3D recording cameras and two 3D motion capturing technology to create this Sci-fi fantasy world. As we know it was a major HIT, and more and more people demanded 3D technology to be implemented into all displays.

I think that 3D technology, is only going to last for a couple of years. I don't think it would be the new replacement for the current 2D scrrens. I mean who would like to wear 3D glasses whilst eating dinner watching tv shows, or spent hours of game time with 3D glasses on.

If only holograms were discovered and develop. However, the current holograms is with lasers and its kind of hard to change certain areas of the hologram with a specific color.



This link is an interactive history of 3D technology.
http://www.labgrab.com/timeline/a-history-of-3d-technology