“Knowing” in 3D, ca. 1908 and 2008

“Everything you know is in 3D. You too can see—hear—experience—feel—know. Everyone believe. All of this can be yours.”

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These words flash onto the screen during the trailer for U23D, which promotes itself as the first live action digital 3D film. But U23D is not the first to claim that one can possess [...]

Lions and tigers and screens, oh my!

When is something that you watch on a screen more “real” and more compelling than what you experience right in front of you? When you’re watching live footage of birds wheeling around a cliff rather than standing in front of a zoo cage glancing at listless black bears. In “Zoo Keepers’ Dilemma,” a [...]