Do you know your 3D history?

3D through the ages…3D through the ages…

• Just how old is 3D imaging?• How are 3D images captured?• How has 3D technology changed?

StereoscopyStereoscopy

Stereoscopes (also known as stereopticons or stereo viewers) were a popular form of entertainment during the 1800s.

Stereoscopes are one of the earliest forms of 3D imaging technology.

These viewers allowed users to perceive a still image in “3D” by creating an optical illusion.

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Looking through a picture Looking through a picture windowwindow

Image credit: http://digital.nypl.org/dennis/stereoviews/index.html

Seeing in 3DSeeing in 3D

Anaglyph Polarized

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AnaglyphAnaglyph

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PolarizedPolarized

http://www.flickr.com/photos/best2buygames/5113176533/

http://www.empiremovies.com/2009/12/09/avatars-imax-3d-poster/

Filming in 3DFilming in 3D

• So how are 3D films recorded?– To create the illusion of 3D, a film has to

be shot from two precise angles. Two cameras are mounted together on a rig to film a 3d scene.

ReferencesReferencesSniderman, Z. (2011, February 7). How does 3D technology work? Retrieved from

http://mashable.com/2011/02/07/how-does-3d-work/

Stereoscope. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/html/exhibit01.htm