Nintendo 3DS Demo

[tbeeghly]

Dunno if this is news to you guys, but it was to me, I've been wondering how the new DS will handle 3D until I saw this. Looks really immersive. Reminds me of the work Johnny Lee did with 3D on the Wii, more about the immersion than having things pop out at you.

[Dylan]

Holy crap, that looks a lot more interesting than I gave it credit for. Now I'm curious to see how well it can be used and I feel like I might have underestimated it.

[AppleQueso]

Holy crap, that looks a lot more interesting than I gave it credit for. Now I'm curious to see how well it can be used and I feel like I might have underestimated it.

this sums up my thoughts 100 percent perfectly.

[MrPopo]

Just a note, this is NOT footage of the 3DS. This is a DSi using the cameras similar to the aforementioned Wii demo.

[AppleQueso]

Just a note, this is NOT footage of the 3DS. This is a DSi using the cameras similar to the aforementioned Wii demo.

Oh, that's fairly obvious, I'm assuming something similar to this is the technology the 3DS will be most likely using.

[alienjesus]

The 3DS is supposedly using completely different tech to this, which works in a similar way to thr holograms you used to get in cereal boxes showing a couple of frames of a movie or whatnot - you view the screen from a different angle and it displays something different (a different camera angle), meaning that you get a 3D effect. Its called Lenticular printing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printing

The game in that video is out in the US on DSiWare - its known as Looksleys Line Up. Its meant to be decent, but has real problems with camera lighting conditions sensitivity, which would presumably be a reason why this tech would be a bad choice for a 3D portable, where the lighting conditions are likely to change (for example, on a bus or train.)

http://dsiware.nintendolife.com/games/d ... ys_line_up

[tbeeghly]

Ah man I feel like I've cheated you guys. Anyone got a video on how the new 3DS will work?

[Dakinggamer87]

I'm looking forward to hearing more about Nintendo 3DS at E3!!

[alienjesus]

Heres an example of lenticular printing.

some better, but more subtle examples at 2 minutes in here:


Heres a very simple home made 'lenticular' card someone made, which demonstrates how it works in a very obvious way.


EDIT: Assuming the 3DS has camera and/or Accelerometers then the original form of 3D mentioned in this topic is still entirely possible. I kinda like that method of 3D. I've been interested in these 3D methods for my final year university project.

[jfrost]

Honestly, I think this is cooler than hologram-like 3D.