3D News &3D TV 29 Oct 2011 12:55 pm
The Future of 3D is With Gamers
Speculation about the long-term viability of 3D technology in every home centers on its popularity with gamers. In a recent interview, the creator of Avatar, James Cameron, discusses the disappointing sales for the first 3D Avatar game and the future of 3D movies and gaming.
“Hollywood has to stop doing cheap 3D conversions,” Cameron says. “If they’re going to do conversions, they have to do them right — and at a high quality. The way I like to put it is that we’re still in the wild, wild West. We don’t have the standards. People are launching off in all different directions, and it’s going to take a while for it to all settle down. But it’s the best practices that matter most for this industry. If you think about it, the 3D industry is very early, so we’re the equivalent of 1905 in the film world.”
Cameron remains committed to video games, even though he doesn’t play them himself, because he realizes the important role they play within the bigger picture of bringing 3D into the living room. He says whether it’s autostereoscopic (glasses free) video-game experiences like Nintendo 3DS​, or 3D PlayStation 3 titles, games will be a key driver in getting consumers to upgrade from their current HDTVs. Even Nintendo’s Wii U will support 3D games, although the company is expected to replicate Microsoft’s Xbox 360 approach of letting gamemakers take advantage of that feature. Perhaps James Cameron’s Avatar 2: The Video Game will explore that option. Cameron firmly believes that gamers will be the leaders in making the jump to the third dimension at home.
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