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9 unusual facts about Stereoscopy


Analytical stereoplotter

Analytical stereoplotters edged out their analog predecessors and became the primary method of acquiring elevation data from stereo photographs.

Captain 3-D

Created by the team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character marked an early attempt to produce a 3-D comic book.

Elephants Dream

In 2010 Elephants Dream was entirely re-rendered in stereoscopic 3D by Wolfgang Draxinger.

Gods Zoo

The front features the group's name centered between four stereoscopic printed television sets.

Group 1850

In The Netherlands its sleeve had a 3-D image on the cover, and came with a pair of 3-D glasses.

HBO Brazil

In December 1994, HBO Brazil had its first experimental 3D broadcasts, distributing anaglyph glasses for subscribers and offering additional pairs for one real each.

Image3D

Image3D manufactures and markets custom 3-D reels and viewers for consumers and corporate customers.

IZ3D

iZ3D, Inc., was an American company that developed and sold software which enabled the usage of many different 3D techniques on NVidia and ATI graphic cards, and also sold stereoscopic monitors based on polarization technology.

Jon Jenkins

He graduated BSc (Hons) and completed a PhD degree, being awarded the University Prize for his postgraduate work in virology, which was followed by studies of viral coat proteins, protein structure prediction, artificial intelligence in medicine, virtual surgery and 3D imagery construction.


Carl Pulfrich

Carl Pulfrich (September 24, 1858, Burscheid, Rhine Province – August 12, 1927) was a German physicist, noted for advancements in optics made as a researcher for the Carl Zeiss company in Jena around 1880, and for documenting the Pulfrich effect, a psycho-optical phenomenon that can be used to create a type of 3-D visual effect.

Edgar Müller

At the Sarasota Chalk Festival, the featured artist, Vera Bugatti, and Müller, created a 3-D street painting that made history as well.

HD View

Developed by Microsoft Research's Interactive Visual Media group, HD View uses current graphics hardware to provide smooth panning and zooming of images and to handle the transformation of a panoramic image back into the appearance of a natural 3D illusion.

Mario's Tennis

The Virtual Boy stereoscopic 3D graphics allows the player to perceive depth within the tennis court, allowing for better perception in the distance between tennis ball and the respective character.

Polarized 3D system

At IBC 2011 in Amsterdam RAI several companies, including Sony, Panasonic, JVC & others highlighted their upcoming 3D stereoscopic product portfolios for both the professional and consumer markets to use the same polarization technique as RealD 3D Cinema uses for stereoscopy.

The Shadow over Innsmouth

Innsmouth no Yakata was a 1995 3D first-person shooter video game for the Virtual Boy, released in Japan based on Chiaki J. Konaka's 1992 television series Insmus wo Oou Kage.

Thomas Richard Williams

Although many of the pioneers of photography in Britain and abroad had already produced stereoscopic images, it was here that the full potential of the medium became clear, as the lenticular stereoscopes manufactured in Paris by Dubosq and Soleil under the instructions of Brewster introduced a commercially viable way to promote stereoscopy, applauded by Queen Victoria herself.


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