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Virtual Reality in High Definition Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - Sarah Gingichashvili Home >> News >> Display   
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The American company "TDVision" has developed a technology that allows users to view 3D digital content in High Definition format. TDVision developers, who demonstrated this technology at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, say they've created devices that blur the line between reality and virtual environments, making the dreams of video gamers come true by letting them step right into a virtual world.
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The TDVisor stands at the center of this technology. This portable device reminds one of a rather bulky pair of glasses connected to a PC. When worn by the user, the TDVisor delivers a 3D stereoscopic display through a number of TDVision applications, enabling 3D visualization of various computer generated content, such as video games, computer aided design visualizations, and true 3D video streams. The result is a 720p, 108’’ diagonal equivalent screen with true 3D display with no flickering or side effects. As TDVision put it, using their device feels “just like looking at a real image through a window”. The TDVisor weighs a little less than 200 grams (6 oz) and can be fitted on top of regular eyeglasses. If necessary, the intra ocular distance can be adjusted as well. This technology allows 3D video to be transmitted to the TDVisor and be viewed on a regular 2D display at the same time.
The developers, who named the virtual environment created by the TDVisor -“AlterSpace”, say the technology opens a whole array of opportunities for PC-based videogames and design studios, boosting novel graphical user interfaces and bringing 3D content into everyday use - letting users surf the web, watch movies or even have a 3D video-conference. “TDVision is pretty much what happened with audio going from mono to stereo: once you use it you don't want to go back to your old 2D monitor” – said the company engineers.
Until today, TDVision provided most of its products to researchers in the field of virtual reality, but the company says these devices will soon ‘hit the market’ under reasonable prices. Currently, the TDVisor is estimated to cost approximately $1,000. However, the company expects to lower this price to $399. TFOT has previously written about the “VirtuSphere” - a unique virtual reality sphere which allows a person to walk, jump and even run while wearing special wireless VR glasses.You can also check out our article about MIT’s Interactive 3D Virtual Environment, which you can find here. Another video glasses solution recently covered by TFOT is Lumus, a new type of compact see-through digital eyeglasses which were also presented in CES 2008. You can find more information about TDVision technology at the company’s official website. |
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I believe that this is a dream of many people all around the world. A virtual GTA game where YOU go shot, steal, kill, cheat, eat, and react however you want to or would in real life. No more crime for the world if all they have to do is throw some goggles on and do it on a video game. No more murders because you can kill anyone you want to on the game. No more drugs, because u can just throw some goggles on to feel like ur messed up. Now this is an idea i would like u to at least comment back on if i have your interests. Thanks for listening |
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To the previous comment, people don't commit crimes because they think it's fun, but more realistically because they are poor, morally inept, deprived of opportunity, uneducated, addicted to drugs, misled, poorly influenced, etc. You want to end crime? Start dealing out HARSH punishment. We tolerate too much and only give a slap on the wrist. Start putting people to death and watch crime significantly lower, even on the white collar scale. The virtual 3D would be helpful in many ways: training, entertainment, work related, etc, but not to eliminat crime. |
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Doing crazy things in a video game just makes you more likely to want to do it in real life. |
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when will this be out in the k cuz i really need to knoo cuz am gonna save up to get this ting cuz the sounds of it,,it is amazin soo am really looking forward to it :) al be able to fit it in my ps3 :D but stil can you reply to this commnt please :) cuz am really looking forward to this thankyouu jordan :D |
