Mark Schubin is a blogger with a really good feel for issues presented by 3D stereoscopic viewing. Here’s a particularly good cafe item: http://schubincafe.com/blog/2010/02/2d-not-3d-glasses/
Schubin cites a November 2009 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), “Eyes Wide Open: 3D Tipping Points Loom.” The report notes that the top two factors that could limit adoption of 3D technology are that approximately 20% of the people who attended a 3D movie didn’t like the experience, citing issues such as eye fatigue and discomfort of the eyeglasses, and about 5% of people are ’stereoblind’. The full report can be downloaded here:
http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/entertainment-media/pdf/Eye_Wide_Open_3D_Tipping_Points.pdf
What intrigued me about Schubin is that he didn’t stop at informing readers about 3D viewing problems. His blog is one of the few sources that actually informs the public that there’s something they can do about it!! And for that he deserves an Emmy or a Golden Globe or at least some sort of recognition. And in order to do him justice, I’ll quote Schubin as he wrote it:
“I should note here, as I did in my ‘Home and the Range’ post, that not all stereoblindness and 3D discomfort is necessarily permanent. In addition to just the training effects of viewing 3D, some professionals specialize in treatment. Here’s the 3D treatment page of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development: http://www.covd.org/Home/3DStereoVision/tabid/258/Default.aspx”
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