I See No Point in 3D Technology

Never did. Don't think I ever will.

But that seems to be the wave of the future, not just in movies. But also with video games.

This article from G4 I came across (thanks to twitter), discussed how 3D is the wave of the future, it's spread to video games, and how Avatar seems to be the forerunner.

"3D is the new thing, if you're to believe the gospel of movie director James Cameron. His latest action epic, Avatar, was filmed under the premise 3D is going to revolutionize all forms of entertainment. Games are included under that umbrella. Avatar: The Game will be the first console game to support stereoscopic 3D, but it's not the only 3D game available, especially if you're talking about the PC."

I don't know, I really never saw a point.

When I was a kid, whenever my family would go: "Let's go on 3D rides! It'll be a fun adventure!" I'd go "Okay.. I'd rather go on an actual ride," (for the most part). I just don't get the thrill and excitement of a hand reaching out at me and my seat spraying water on me to give me the illusion that I'm getting splashed by water. Unnecessary..

But this seems to be the wave of the future. Movies are being released in 3D format (which I have no desire to see), and now video games are being released in 3D? Is it even going to be successful? The article continues:

"Just as 20th Century Fox is banking on Avatar opening big at the box office, Ubisoft is hoping that translates into a video game blockbuster. Ubisoft has pushed the 3D angle for Avatar: The Game since E3, giving the press its first glance at Avatar: The Game in front of a massive 3D television. The 3D was certainly impressive, but once you realized most will never experience the game that way, it's somewhat diminished. At least with the movie, most consumers can head to the movie theater."

I feel that people aren't going to want to make the transition of 2D playing games to having to get a more expensive TV or PC that's compatible with the 3D technology, it's just not necessary to have that with gaming to me.

But who knows. Maybe I'll be proven wrong in a few years.

I did hate DVDs when I was a kid. I was very content with my VHS tapes and felt that DVDs were unnecessary. Oh, how wrong I was.