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P3D Re: flash-back

  • From: Chris Jones <c.jones@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: P3D Re: flash-back
  • Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:32:07 -0700
At 21:39 12/12/99 -0700, Peter wrote:
>I still say the idea of data being 
>"trapped" in a card and "squeezed" onto a surface is journalistic 
>hogwash.  In fact, it is the card which is doing most of the 3D to 2D 
>projection.

Plus the fact that it implies the data is in a more natural state for 3D
display beforehand. The only difference as far as the card is concerned is
that with a normal 2D display it has one viewpoint to calculate, and with a
stereo display it has two.

The data is calculated and stored in the computer in 3D, but even with a
stereo display it's only viewed in stereo. Which isn't really the same as
3D.

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