http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/ Engadget Comments for Darkworks SDK transforms 2D games into 3D games, no 3D TV required http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Please provide a link.

PS I hope HALO REACH has this option]]>Mar 11th 2010 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://games.trioviz.com/ ]]>Mar 12th 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 12th 2010 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
Err...The movie producers have to spend a lot on cameras and the theaters have to spend a lot on specialized projectors. Just because you only have to spend an extra 50c on some cheap glasses doesn't mean someone somewhere is spending thousands on the same tech.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
What exactly does this new 3D projector do differently? I mean, it's still projecting a 2D image onto the same screen...the illusion only happens when the specs and our brains combine but the actual projection is 2D. When I watch old school 3D on my home TV now with similar 50c specs I still see 3D albeit sort of red and greeny.]]>Mar 11th 2010 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
We have the priveledge of spending an extra $2 on the glasses.]]>Mar 11th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/They've had to invest heavily in fairly sophisticated projectors that circularly polarise alternate frames to achieve a stereoscopic effect when viewed with appropriately polarised glasses. Big money.]]>Mar 11th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
There are two images being projected onto the same screen, and each image has a different polarization (thus the specialized projectors). The cheapo glasses you wear have a corresponding polarization in each lens so that your left eye sees one image while your right eye sees the other, and you get 3D.]]>Mar 11th 2010 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 12th 2010 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
Actual Results May Vary... Dramatically!]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johnny_lee_demos_wii_remote_hacks.html]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/How about you click the link?]]>Mar 11th 2010 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
There is 2D... like old 8 and 16-bit games (Sonic, original Mario Brothers, etc).

Then there is 3D... like most current games (FPS, Action, fighting games which use 3D polygons in a 3D environment but project images onto a 2D flat surface like your monitor screen).

Then there is STEREOSCOPIC 3D games which are based on the same technology as the example above, but have a different image for each eye which let you see depth.

The technology that this company uses is not new. Using the Z-buffer to extrapolate stereoscopic 3D images has been around for a while now. There is at least one product like this being sold for the PC market right now (not sure if it's by them, or someone else like nVidia).]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
Who peed in your Wheaties?
]]>Mar 11th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/My old GeForce 3 had glasses which were needed to be plugged in for stereoscopic 3d gaming. Unreal Tournament went for great to awesome! I wish I still had it :/]]>Mar 11th 2010 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
If this was an automotive blog or something like that, I wouldn't care so much, but come on. This isn't rocket science here... I expect a tech blog to at least get the verbiage right.

This is a new technology to most people - get the phrasing correct now while people out there learn about this stuff.]]>Mar 11th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/digital-3d.htm]]>Mar 12th 2010 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
They are ALL different versions of the same thing... they are all stereoscopic 3D. I have been involved in 3D design for ages, and have been creating Stereoscopic 3D animations for years now. None of this stuff is really crazy high-tech, but at least differentiate it from the typical "3D" that people think of like used in movies like ToyStory and games like Crysis which is 3D data that is only projected onto a 2D medium.... i.e. no depth. Be it using shutter glasses or old-school red/cyan or polarized lens stereoscopic 3D shows 2 images for each eye to create the illusion of depth. Depth is the real difference here and simply using the phrase "3D" doesn't convey the difference.]]>Mar 12th 2010 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
This could be interesting.
I liked the Sega 3D games for their master system.
I'm just surprised it's taken this long to try it out again.]]>Mar 11th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
Well, I can't be certain, but looking up on Wikipedia what a Z-Buffer is, it would seem to me that the glasses do some crazy magical stuff and add depth to an image, but not in the typical "each eye sees a different image" kind of way.

What I mean is, if you close one eye, does the world suddenly become 2D from the perspective of the other open eye? Not so much? Then why does an image on a computer screen seem so flat?

Well, I'm no expert, and I'm only guessing the reason, but I think it has to do with focus. Our eye's look at an image on a flat screen and are forced to the focus the picture was taken at. Now imagine that these glasses allow for the eye to focus on an object in the game and have the focus of everything else distort just the right way to make for a realistic perceived depth.]]>Mar 11th 2010 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
Okay, I've read more into and I think I was talking out of my A$$. It seems to be special version of the colour filter glasses, don't ask me how it could possibly avoid blurriness and colour shifting though.]]>Mar 11th 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/
If this system uses one lavender filter then this is something old. I remember about 25 years ago one of the networks giving out these glasses and having a 3d night. You wore the glasses and all the programs that night looked like they were in 3d. If you didn't have the glasses everything looked normal.

The 3d effect is created by the brain processing certain colors faster than others. If something moved from left to right, it appeared to be foreground, right to left it appeared to be background. I remember watching a basketball game with the glasses on, when they ran to one basket, they popped out of the screen, the other direction and there was no visible 3d effect.

The night of programming scripted all the actors movement to support the 3d effect.]]>Mar 11th 2010 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/darkworks-sdk-transforms-2d-games-into-3d-games-no-3d-tv-requir/Mar 11th 2010 9:24PM