3Rd Dimension Veritas Et Visus May 2010 Vol 5 No 5/6
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3rd Dimension Veritas et Visus May 2010 Vol 5 No 5/6 Optical Illusion, p5 Carnegie Mellon, p46 Indiana University, p47 University of Cambridge, p78 Letter from the publisher : Forced perspectives…by Mark Fihn 2 News from around the world 6 Conference Summaries: 29 CHI, April 10-15, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia 29 Electronic Displays 2010 Conference, March 3-4, 2010, Nuremberg, Germany 35 DisplaySearch US FPD Conference, March 2-3, 2010, San Diego, California 38 TEI, January 25-27, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts 43 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications, January 18-20, 2010, San Jose, California 48 SIGGRAPH Asia, December 16-19, 2009, Yokohama, Japan 55 VRCAI, December 14-15, 2009, Yokohama, Japan 59 IDW ’09, December 9-11, 2009, Miyazaki, Japan 63 Virtual Reality Software and Technology, November 18-20, 2009, Kyoto, Japan 68 Eurodisplay 2009/IDRC, September 14-17, 2009, Rome, Italy 74 3DTV Conference, May 4-6, 2009, Potsdam, Germany 78 Keeping the old gals around for a few more years…by Andy Marken 86 SID/IMS Future of TV Conference preview by Ross Young 89 Snapshot of 3D-ready flat panel TV pricing so far by Mark Schutter 93 Autostereoscopic cinema display system…by Arthur Berman 95 The Heart of the Matter: 3D pessimists vs. visionaries by Neil Schneider 97 Last Word: The future of projection…by Lenny Lipton 99 Display Industry Calendar 101 The 3rd Dimension is focused on bringing news and commentary about developments and trends related to the use of 3D displays and supportive components and software. The 3rd Dimension is published electronically 10 times annually by Veritas et Visus, 3305 Chelsea Place, Temple, Texas, USA, 76502. Phone: +1 254 791 0603. http://www.veritasetvisus.com Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Mark Fihn [email protected] Managing Editor Phillip Hill [email protected] Contributors Art Berman, Lenny Lipton, Andy Marken, Neil Schneider, Mark Schutter, and Ross Young Subscription rate: US$47.99 annually. Single issues are available for US$7.99 each. Hard copy subscriptions are available upon request, at a rate based on location and mailing method. Copyright 2010 by Veritas et Visus. All rights reserved. Veritas et Visus disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks or names of others. Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 Forced perspectives… by Mark Fihn I am fascinated by photographic illusions that force a perspective on us – knocking our sense of depth perception out-of-whack. The lessons we learn about the importance of perspective are very valuable and provide clues to how we can effectively create 3D images on 2D surfaces. And they are fun! Enjoy! Some fun with forced perspective at famous sites Creating Lilliput is sometimes a bit contrived… 2 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 . 3 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 Perhaps a few photo ideas here for your next vacation with kids/grandkids… Clever images like these both fascinate the senses while also educating us about some basic concepts associated with the significance of depth cues. 4 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 And finally, here’s the best illusion I’ve seen in awhile… I don’t know the origins, other than it’s called the “3D light effect illusion”. Stare at the image for about 30 seconds, and then move your head back and forth a bit – and you should see some fascinating movement related to both color and depth. 62 fascinating pages about optical illusions http://www.veritasetvisus.com 5 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 3D news from around the world compiled by Phillip Hill and Mark Fihn Panasonic announces pricing and availability of Full HD 3D plasma TVs Panasonic announced pricing and nationwide retail availability dates for its VIERA VT25 Series of Full HD 3D plasma TVs. The debut of the VT25 series will expand Panasonic’s 3D offerings to four screens sizes with availability at a wide range of consumer electronics retailers. The first VIERA VT25 models will be available in May in 50-inch class (49.9 inches diagonal) and 54-inch class (54.1 inches diagonal) sizes with 58-inch class (58.0 inches diagonal) and 65-inch class (64.7 inches diagonal) sizes to follow in June. Complete technical specifications for the VT25 Series are now available at http://www.panasonic.com. In March 2010, Panasonic partnered with Best Buy to debut its first-ever Full HD 3D home entertainment system featuring the VIERA TC-P50VT20 Full HD 3D Plasma (50-inch class screen size, 49.9 inches diagonal) exclusively at select Best Buy Magnolia Home Theater stores. All Panasonic VIERA VT25 Series models feature a true Full 1080p 3D image, new, faster screen phosphors (short-stroke) which, when coupled with the VIERA VT25’s 600Hz sub-field drive, outputs alternating imagery at 60 frames per second to each eye. Working in unison with the required active shutter eyewear, the human brain then combines the images and interprets them as a Full HD 3D image for the highest possible realistic visual experience; in effect mimicking what the human eye sees in real life. All Panasonic VIERA VT25 Series models come with one pair of Panasonic 3D active shutter eyewear (TY-EW3D10U). Additional pairs of Panasonic 3D Eyewear are available at retail with an SRP of $149.95. 3D cinema continues to do well at the box office 3D movie titles continue to do well at the box office. Seven of the top ten 3D movies in terms of revenues (U.S. only) were released in the past 12 months. While Avatar is the obvious #1 blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland is now the 6th highest grossing film of all time, (at almost $1 billion worldwide), and Up ranks at #36, facts that suggest much more than just a passing fad, as some critics continue to contend… Next up is Shrek Forever After which was released on May 21, 2010. Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Date 1 Avatar Fox $748,671,000 12/18/09 2 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV 331,709,509 3/5/10 3 Up BV $293,004,164 5/29/09 4 How to Train Your Dragon P/DW 209,510,000 3/26/10 5 Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $198,351,526 3/27/09 6 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $196,573,705 7/1/09 7 The Polar Express WB 181,320,482 11/10/04 8 Clash of the Titans WB 160,599.582 4/2/10 9 A Christmas Carol (2009) BV $137,855,863 11/6/09 10 Chicken Little BV $135,386,665 11/4/05 http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=3d.htm 6 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension May 2010 Upcoming 3D cinematic releases Toy Story 3 BV 6/18/10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows WB 7/15/11 (Part Two in 3D) The Last Airbender Par. 7/2/10 The Smurfs (in 3D) Sony 8/3/11 Despicable Me Uni. 7/9/10 Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World Wein. 8/19/11 Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore WB 7/30/10 (in 3-D) Step Up 3-D BV 8/6/10 Final Destination 5 WB 8/26/11 Piranha 3D W/Dim. 8/27/10 Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 WB 9/23/11 (3D) Resident Evil: Afterlife (in 3D) SGem 9/10/10 Contagion (3D) WB 10/21/11 Alpha and Omega LGF 9/17/10 Puss in Boots (working title) P/DW 11/4/11 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of WB 9/24/10 Ga'Hoole Arthur Christmas (in 3D) Sony 11/11/11 Jackass 3-D Par. 10/15/10 Happy Feet 2 in 3D WB 11/18/11 Saw VII 3D LGF 10/22/10 Hugo Cabret (in 3D) Sony 12/9/11 Tangled BV 11/12/10 Alvin and the Chipmunks 3D Fox 12/16/11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of WB 11/19/10 Par. 12/23/11 (Part One in 3D) the Unicorn (in 3D) Yogi Bear WB 12/17/10 Stretch Armstrong Uni. 2012 The Cabin in the Woods (in 3D) MGM 1/14/11 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. 3/2/12 Drive Angry (in 3D) Sum. 2/11/11 The Croods (working title) P/DW 3/30/12 Gnomeo and Juliet (in 3-D) Mira. 2/11/11 Madagascar 3 (working title) P/DW 5/18/12 Priest (in 3D) SGem 3/4/11 Brave BV 6/15/12 Mars Needs Moms (in 3D) BV 3/11/11 Spider-Man (in 3D) Sony 7/3/12 Sucker Punch (in 3D) WB 3/25/11 Ice Age: Continental Drift (in 3-D) Fox 7/13/12 (tentative title) Rio Fox 4/8/11 Hotel Transylvania (in 3D) Sony 9/21/12 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger BV 5/20/11 Tides (3D) The Guardians (working title) P/DW 11/2/12 Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom P/DW 6/3/11 Monsters Inc. 2 BV 11/16/12 Green Lantern (in 3D) WB 6/17/11 Reboot Ralph BV 3/22/13 Cars 2 BV 6/24/11 http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=3d.htm Shrek opening slower than previous renditions Shrek Forever After was released on May 21 and reportedly did about $71.3 million on the opening weekend – which would be considered a disappointment given openings for previous Shrek movie releases. Shrek the Third saw a record-breaking animated opening weekend of $121.6 million and Shrek 2 opened at $108 million.