To 3D, or not to 3D. That is the question.

I would consider myself a movie lover like most other Americans. I love going to theaters to see a movie and I love it when the movie is awesome. For me, the strides that Cinema has made over it's existence is amazing and movies look better and better every year, at least in terms of visual effects. We went from soundless, colorless black and white movies to super surround sound audio, vivid color, special effects and CGI movies. While these elements do not replace a good storyline or acting, they certainly enhance or revolutionize the way we watch. Does that include 3D though? Has it brought enough to the table to be considered a new tier for the way we watch movies, television, or even video games?   

After reading the article "The Myth of 3D-Immersion" by Alva Noe, I had to agree with him on the matter of three dimensional mediums not being considered revolutionary and more of a novelty or even a gimmick. We already see the world in 3D, for example the cat above has three dimensions, and the same goes for movies. If we we saw in 2D for example, our world would look a lot like this:

Every movie I have watched in 3D so far has been a letdown and a waste of five extra dollars. Yeah it's a fun concept, but that's pretty much it. Now, I did see that new DS hologram that Nintendo invented and I think that is totally awesome! Maybe the world of holographic is just about here! I wonder how cinema would adopt it though... Well, we can cross that bridge when we come to it but in the mean time, this video is a great example of what mario sees when he's rocking world 1, stage 1!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBb9wFP7uZM