We have all seen 3d movies during some point in our lives,it added a whole new dimension to movie viewing experience quite literally.some have tried to bring this experience to game's ,Remember Elsa’s 3D Revelator glasses which was released in 1999. The shades came bundled with Elsa’s Erazor cards, worked with DirectX games, and required a minimum 100 Hz refresh rate. so only CRT display were capable enough to push that kind of refresh rates. as LCD's became the latest buzz word many users shifted to it due to various advantages like low power consumption and low radiation .but LCD's released back then were only capable of supporting refresh rates up to 60hz this became a huge problem for elsa as their glasses require minimum of 100mhz refresh rate other wise the refresh rate in each eye was too low for flicker-free game play.Of Late NVIDIA has released GEFORCE 3D VISION GLASSES.these glasses when worn will give you the same effect that you get when you see a 3d movie with a 3d eye wear.it is a cool concept and brings the gamers one step closer to an immersive gaming experience.the GEFORCE 3D VISION GLASSES utilizes a technology called Stereoscopic Technology.
This technology enable's a stereo display system to present two images: one for the right eye and one for the left. Combined, they create the appearance of depth. Now, there are couple of different ways to present stereoscopic images, both of which require eye wear.so using these glasses when you play game's like far cry 2 or crysis,you will feel as though debris are flying out of your monitor thus making the game a more immersive experience.the glasses has been release for a price tag of 199$.before getting the glass you have to get the compatible hardware's to get the full experience.
Any geforce midrange card is supported by the glasses.higher end cards like the gtx2xx series are aslo supported.eventhough nvidia has stated that the glasses would give a flicker free gaming experience on monitors with 60hz refresh rate,monitors with 120hz refresh rate is needed.The list of compatible panels is particularly short right now: Samsung’s SyncMaster 22” 2233RZ and ViewSonic’s VX2265wm are the only two LCDs currently cited. But a number of Mitsubishi 1080p DLP TVs also support stereoscopic operation, as does one projector listed in Nvidia’s compatibility sheet.
It is really nice to see big companies like NVIDIA taking steps to give a new perspective to gaming.this ought to spice up things for gamers in the future.
Here are some video's and screen shot's of GEFORCE 3d vision
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