U-Decide 2011 Released, Preferred S-3D Experiences Revealed!

Post by **PressBot** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:32 am

“U-Decide results demonstrate a growing consumer demand for stereoscopic 3D gaming experiences. To meet the needs and expectations of customers, formalizing quality standards needs discussion and ratification by game developers and technology enablers alike. There are clear benefits for developers to participate and engage in that discussion,” said Alan Price, S3DGA’s quality expectations steering team lead. In addition to being an interactive media entrepreneur, Mr. Price served as CTO of Electronic Arts Canada for five years.

There is a lot of debate in the cinema world about out of screen effects. They are regularly accused of breaking the 3D illusion, that they somehow cheapen the movie or draw attention to the 3D. Other criticisms suggest that out of screen effects are too uncomfortable to the eyes for long periods, and cause headaches, etc.
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Post by **tritosine5G** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:44 am

hahahah. Lot of good compromises can be made, loved how cheerful the crytek guy was when talkin about these

Post by **andysonofbob** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:30 pm

Great work guys! Though I am a little concerned at the price of the data. I wonder who will be interested in the results and the number of takers. Hopefully some of the takers will be in the gaming industry.

Post by **cybereality** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:59 pm

Nice. No doubt gamers want lots of depth and pop-out experiences. I am also concerned about the price of the report, but I guess its not outrageous for that kind of thing.

Post by **Neil** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:25 pm

It took several weeks to write, and months to promote and collect the data - so the pricing is very reasonable. Also, S3DGA members get big discounts - even for free if they are mid-level or higher.

Regards,
Neil

Post by **Neil** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:28 pm

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“U-Decide results demonstrate a growing consumer demand for stereoscopic 3D gaming experiences. To meet the needs and expectations of customers, formalizing quality standards needs discussion and ratification by game developers and technology enablers alike. There are clear benefits for developers to participate and engage in that discussion,” said Alan Price, S3DGA’s quality expectations steering team lead. In addition to being an interactive media entrepreneur, Mr. Price served as CTO of Electronic Arts Canada for five years.

Eight distinct game classes were analyzed, each with its own unique stereoscopic 3D visual characteristic expectations

There is a lot of debate in the cinema world about out of screen effects. They are regularly accused of breaking the 3D illusion, and that they somehow cheapen the movie or draw attention to the 3D. Other criticisms suggest that out of screen effects are too uncomfortable to the eyes for long periods, and cause headaches, etc.