Re: Las Vegas 3-D

[klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alexander Klein)]

3dstereo@xxxxxxxxxxx (Lincoln Kamm) writes:

> In the L.A. Times on sunday there was an article abouta new simulator ride
> in Vegas.  The riders wear polarized glasses.  They have the capasity for
> 700 visitors an hour, and it is at Caesars Palace.  It costs $5 for 5
> minutes, and there are 5 different rides to choose from, and is open from
> 10AM to 11PM daily.  Some of them are computer generated, and some are live
> action.

It's not THAT new. I've been there in late September and it's great. They
show three different movies. $5 for one, $8 for two or $10 for all three.
They're using video projection, polarized. The glasses are the typical
US-plasic-glasses (like in Epcot) with a yellow frame and (I assume)
circular polarizers.

BTW: does anybody know who makes these glasses (like the pink plastic
glasses made for "Captain EO")?

> There is a quote (I don't know if it is a mis-quote, but I doubt it) from
> the owner of Cinema Ride (the company that put the whole thing
> together)"Those red and green glasses you used to get in the old 3-D movies
> like 'Thirteen Ghosts' maintained the separation through color.  We came up
> whith a way to do it more like the eye does it and found a way to link it
> all together in precise and seamless frames to present what is  state-of the
> -art at his moment."

Hah hah! The only "advance" are the circular polarizers so you won't see
any double countours while the simulator (and you) rock and roll around.

> I am planning on contacting the man that made this statement, and I will let
> you know if he relizes that polarization has been around for (I think) over
> 100 years, as well as the fact that there were not that many 3-D movies made
> in anaglyph.  If any one on the list was involved with the project please
> let me know.  I would like to cover it for Stereo-World magazine.

alex
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