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     alex dubinsky (Adubinsk) New member Username: Adubinsk Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2006 Rating: |
I like the excellent image quality and freedom of cross-eyed freeviewing. It has a steep learning curve, but after an accumulated total of a few hours of practice it has become fairly comfortable. I would like to be able to play games this way. Here is a site with many screenshots of games presented as cross-eye pairs: http://www.really.ru/eng/album_cat.php?cat_id=11 If you want to learn how to freeview, start by downloading the images and zooming out (you can also do this in Opera or with plugins for Firefox). It's easier to start by looking at small images. Cross our eyes until you see three images (not four). The most difficult part for me was learning to focus (naturally your lenses will want to focus closer than the monitor). Also, it's a bit of a strain until you get some practice under your belt. Once you do, however, it sure beats many other methods of stereoscopy... not even considering that this is free while those cost thousands of dollars. | ||
| alex dubinsky (Adubinsk) New member Username: Adubinsk Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2006 Rating: N/A |
er... my question is if it is possible to setup the nvidia driver or any other to accomplish this. Hell, I could even start up VM Workstation to boot DOS (or win98) and play something old school, if there exists some driver to do it. | ||
| Fred Fisher (Fred_fisher) New member Username: Fred_fisher Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2007 Rating: N/A |
1)hmm...i'm not sure about the nvidia driver. 2)i can do the cross-eyed thing quite easily but i find the effect is ruined as soon as i move my eyes around the image. Would a moving stereoscopic image lose its effect using this technique? fred freddie freddy (whatever you like) fisher, Oxford, UK | ||
| Andres Hernandez (Cybereality) New member Username: Cybereality Post Number: 13 Registered: 1-2007 Rating: N/A |
Maybe its just me, but I could never get those cross-eyed images to look right (and if they did it was only for a half of a second). For experimentation that might suffice, but I seriously doubt you could play a game in those conditions. And I don't think there is any solution to run existing games using this method. You should really look into the nvidia stereo drivers. You do not need expensive hardware to play games in 3d. The best all-around value is to get a pair of stereo lcd shutter glasses (or 3d gamer glasses as they are called). They go for under $100, but I have seen pairs for as low as $30 for wired versions. You need a CRT monitor to use them. You can get a decent pair here for only $39 with free shipping: http://www.xforce3d.com/ An even cheaper solution is to just get the old-school red-blue anaglyph glasses. The nvidia stereo driver supports this and actually works pretty good all things considered. You can get a free pair here: http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/freestuff.html Also, there are a number of 3d hmds that can be obtained for under $1000. The Icuiti VR920, which releases in 2 weeks, are only $399 and include an integrated headtracker, headphones and mic. Obviously the high-end headsets cost much more. But stereo3d is not just for the rich elite. There are many products that do work and give decent results for affordable prices. Plus, you can avoid the serious headaches and eyestrain associated with cross-eye viewing. |
