Digital Stereoscopic Convergence Where Video Games and Movies for the Home User Meet

摘要

Today there is a proliferation of stereoscopic 3D display devices, 3D content, and 3D enabled video games. As we in theS-3D community bring stereoscopic 3D to the home user we have a real opportunity of using stereoscopic 3D to bridgethe gap between e xciting i mmersive gam es an d h ome movies. B ut t o do t his, we cannot 1 imit our selves t o c urrentconceptions of gaming and movies. We need, for example, to imagine a movie that is fully rendered using avatars in astereoscopic game environment. Or perhaps to imagine a pervasive drama where viewers can play too and become anessential part of the drama—whether at home or on the go on a mobile platform. Stereoscopic 3D is the "glue" that willbind these video and movie concepts together. As users feel more immersed, the lines between current media will blur.This means that we have the op portunity to sh ape the way that we, as humans, view and interact with each other, oursurroundings a nd our m ost fundamental art form s. The goal oft his p aper is to st imulate con versation a nd furtherdevelopment on expanding the current gaming and home theatre infrastructures to support greatly-enhanced experientialentertainment.