Do Gamers Dream of 3D Sheep?

The 3D Entertainment Summit is currently
underway in Los Angeles, here's hoping
Dr. Tongue is
somehow involved. No summit is worth its salt without some news, so here are a
couple of tidbits:

Darkworks signs 3D technology deal with Trioviz has word of a licensing deal
between developer Darkworks (Cold
Fear) to use Trioviz 3D technology "in titles for PCs and consoles." Trioviz
has tech to use special glasses to enable 3D on standard televisions, and the
announcement quotes Darkworks development manager Alexis Arragon saying, "This
technology allows us to provide an incredible 3D gaming experience on existing
CRT, Plasma and LCD TVs." He goes on to enthusiastically say: "We're excited
about the possibilities and opportunities that this will open up for us as game
developers for consumers to enjoy. Full 3D gaming is the next revolution in
videogames. Consumers will be amazed at the depth of experience that we can
provide with this technology." Word is an SDK is in the works to further promote
this technology. In other 3D-related news
Gamasutra
says UK-based console developer Blitz Games Studios has unveiled proprietary
technology to enable stereoscopic 3D in Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 games. They
claim this can "replicate the full HD 3D experience" from 3D theaters, and they
quote Blitz Games co-founder Andrew Oliver saying that 3D games will be "even
more immersive" than existing titles after the industry learns to overcome
design issues associated with using 3D. Blitz also claims games using this tech
can run in either 2D or 3D in a single version by "simply flicking a switch,"
but rather than special glasses, this seems geared towards 3D monitors, as they
also paraphrase Oliver saying that 3D-capable television sets are likely to gain
in popularity as more content for them becomes available.


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