P3D Dr. Sieg stifled?

[roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts)]

>Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 17:20:12 -0700
>From: Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: P3D Camera Rochester Stereo Show

>With all the recent postings about competitions suppressing creativity and
>all, Dr. Sieg's show should be very interesting, since he has more stereo
>salon acceptances than *anyone* else. Come see how his creativity has been
>stifled. :--)

I know you're kidding, but I don't think one would be able to detect such
a thing in any absolute sense by that method. A person in the 1950s watching
a champion Olympic figure skater or gymnast would most likely think that
surely the athlete was pushing the limit of what was possible in that event.
The level of performance in the 1990s seems to indicate that there was
indeed considerable room for refinement of technique, though that was not
obvious back in the 1950s. Both sports have introduced numerous new techniques.

These innovations were developed largely in an environment of competition,
which may indicate that a competition environment need not hinder innovation.
However innovations in skating and innovations in 3D technique may be
different in kind, since 3D innovations make new demands on the audience,
while skating/gymnastics innovations mainly make new demands on the "artist".
(In the Olympic sports, some techniques are deliberately suppressed for
safety reasons, e.g. flips in skating.)

I think it's useful to occasionally have 3D competitions that are specifically
directed toward encouraging innovation, for example the "through the window"
competition George mentioned.

John R


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