It's Personal...

zugschef · Post by **zugschef** » Thu May 09, 2013 8:30 pm

the problem of 3D is actually not only that it's mostly blurred, but that it can't do what 2D can.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:35 am

zugschef wrote:the problem of 3D is actually not only that it's mostly blurred, but that it can't do what 2D can.

What can 2D do that 3D can't?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:41 am

be a nice and crisp and clear image pretty much no matter how you look at it i guess . .

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Fri May 10, 2013 2:51 pm

Stahlseele wrote:be a nice and crisp and clear image pretty much no matter how you look at it i guess . .

Makes sense. I do prefer 2D to 3D.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:43 pm

As do i, actually . .
But the new Trek is, basically, a must see for most Nerds worth their Funk, and it's only shown in 2D twice a week over here . . and i mean 2 showings, not 2 days . .

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:01 pm

The biggest problem with 3D, IMHO, is framing issues. In 2D, as something comes toward the camera, the edges fall off the screen, and that's fine. In 3D, the edges dissolve, which is super-weird.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:30 pm

Being the proud owner of a 3DS, I must say that 3D can work just fine giving depth to an image instead of making it rush towards the screen like an angry bull attached to a jet engine.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:40 pm

i actually tried out one of these head mounted display devices . . paid 250€ for trying it out basically, as it cost me 1000€ to procure and then i only got back 850 from the maker because it was used by then and had to pay huge shipment fees . .
I want to like 3D, really, i do, but right now, it's simply sub par and any money going into that would have made a 2D movie BETTER by going into buying better writers, better Actors, better Artists and the such.
Same as with the big names in IP.
Seriously. The new Star Trek Movies?
In 2D without the big cost of that IP could have been groudbreakingly good for the start of a completely new IP, if the money had been invested otherwise!

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Sat May 11, 2013 2:02 am

I'm basically of the opinion that a movie in 3D damn well better be doing gimmicky stuff like having shit fly at you from the screen because as an artist, I have absolutely no need to pay $3-5 dollars more for just added depth. My eyes do that for me just fine.

zugschef · Post by **zugschef** » Sun May 12, 2013 4:44 pm

RobbyPants wrote:
zugschef wrote:the problem of 3D is actually not only that it's mostly blurred, but that it can't do what 2D can.
What can 2D do that 3D can't?

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Arnheim

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:46 pm

Stahlseele wrote:i actually tried out one of these head mounted display devices . . paid 250€ for trying it out basically, as it cost me 1000€ to procure and then i only got back 850 from the maker because it was used by then and had to pay huge shipment fees . .
I want to like 3D, really, i do, but right now, it's simply sub par and any money going into that would have made a 2D movie BETTER by going into buying better writers, better Actors, better Artists and the such.
Same as with the big names in IP.
Seriously. The new Star Trek Movies?
In 2D without the big cost of that IP could have been groudbreakingly good for the start of a completely new IP, if the money had been invested otherwise!

You talking about Occulus Rift or something else?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sun May 12, 2013 6:10 pm

Meikle641 wrote:
Stahlseele wrote:i actually tried out one of these head mounted display devices . . paid 250€ for trying it out basically, as it cost me 1000€ to procure and then i only got back 850 from the maker because it was used by then and had to pay huge shipment fees . .
I want to like 3D, really, i do, but right now, it's simply sub par and any money going into that would have made a 2D movie BETTER by going into buying better writers, better Actors, better Artists and the such.
Same as with the big names in IP.
Seriously. The new Star Trek Movies?
In 2D without the big cost of that IP could have been groudbreakingly good for the start of a completely new IP, if the money had been invested otherwise!
You talking about Occulus Rift or something else?

i tried out this here:
http://www.siliconmicrodisplay.com/st1080.html

Sir Neil · Post by **Sir Neil** » Wed May 15, 2013 2:17 am

Maxus wrote:Sorority bitch has been identified and has resigned out of Delta Gamma.

Maybe she'll come here to the Den. She's already got the ranting down pat.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed May 15, 2013 1:33 pm

Ooh! That'd be fun! We need more crazy people here, especially since the Count seems to stormed off in a huff...

And c'mon... how awesome would it be to have someone threatening to "[EDITED] punt" us?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed May 15, 2013 4:53 pm

We also need a new "super angry chick," Crissa is long gone.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Wed May 15, 2013 5:17 pm

Crissa wasn't any fun. The only anger she displayed revolved around feminism. In some [rare] cases, it was warranted. Most of the time, it was just...

.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu May 16, 2013 3:46 am

You mean like the time she argued with a transgendered person about whether the term "trap" was offensive or not? Yeah, good times....

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu May 16, 2013 1:51 pm

This has gotten me to thinking... where do the crazies on the Den go after they leave? Do they move on to another board? Do they run away, join the Cosmic Carnival, get into scrapes, and then get stabbed in a seedy bar somewhere between Ixlus IV and Ontario? Or do they cease to exist once they stop posting here, gone forever, like they were never here at all?

Truly, the grand mystery of life.

Post by **fbmf** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:22 pm

Captain Marvel wrote:...where’s a wish go? Where’s a dream go when you wake up and can’t remember it?...nowhere.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:28 pm

They cling to the edges, lurking in the shadows as wraiths of their former selves.

Then they come back and harass us some more.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Thu May 16, 2013 6:25 pm

Well, Roy seemingly decided to call himself Mr. GC and became an ego singularity.

Can't speak for Psychic Robot...

There actually haven't been that many people who got banned or what-have-you.

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Thu May 16, 2013 8:11 pm

I've wanted to get a hold of PR, but I've no idea where he went.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu May 16, 2013 8:11 pm

Maxus wrote:There actually haven't been that many people who got banned or what-have-you.

That just shows how much the Den is a lovable, forgiving place that accepts people regardless of whom they are or what they say.

I can't believe I kept a straight face while typing that...

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Fri May 17, 2013 1:14 am

Meikle641 wrote:I've wanted to get a hold of PR, but I've no idea where he went.

I hope you mean a stranglehold.

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Fri May 17, 2013 4:08 am

He made me laugh, and we occasionally talked game mechanics. Got no problems with PR.