The Happiest Phone on Earth?
Feel like something's missing from the selection of smartphones currently on the market? Perhaps it's that crucial dash of Disney magic. Disney Japan announced the debut of two Android-based smartphones for release in the country later this year. ...
The DM010SH touchscreen smartphone features 3D capability, an 8MP flash camera, and 1GHz processor within its tiny 4-inch frame; it should hit store shelves this October.
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3D Lessons Deliver Higher Levels of Understanding and Increased Focus to Students Across Europe
Highlights from the survey include:
On average, 86% of pupils improved from the pre-test to the post-test in the 3D classes, compared to 52% who improved in the 2D classes.
Individuals improved test scores by an average of 17% in the 3D classes, compared to an 8% improvement in the 2D classes between pre-test and post-test.
92% of students on average were attentive during 3D lessons, while only 46% were actively paying attention during non-3D lessons.
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Now Shahid Kapoor stars in a 3D film
Now, the buzz is strong that the actor has been cast in the lead role of Sunil Bohra’s fourth version of ‘The Thief Of Baghdad’, based on the 1924 novel ‘The Thief Of Baghdad’ by Ahmed Abdullah.
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Case Study: Shooting in 3D – a Documentary on Street Dance
The film is self-financed by Decode Productions. The project follows Sisco Gomez, renowned choreographer to Madonna, Kylie Minogue and others, and head judge of the BBC’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, as he embarks on a personal quest to find a group of special dancers. Developing a series of TV programmes about street dance, he needs the best dancers around to perform alongside him. It is a career-changing opportunity for all of them. The project has been shot in many iconic London and Blackpool locations.
Paragraphs on Aim, Planning, Shooting, Experience from the project, Challenges, Conclusion, Equipment list
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Partnership ‘will develop the world’s first 3D Gesture Multi-touch Display’
Ident Technology and AU Optronics have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop a new generation of Multi-touch and 3D Displays with integrated long range free-space 3D gesture control capabilities. The companies say the fast growing tablet PC market will be targeted first.
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[See the story about an Apple patent for similar 3D gesture recognition here.]
Tales from the 3D Road: The Naadam Festival of Mongolia
Amarjargal, a ten-year-old Mongolian boy, sits proudly atop his powerful horse and stares curiously at my camera like it was some kind of alien creature from another planet. Although there is a plethora of newly-released 3D cams flooding the marketplace, the presence of a 3D camera in any remote geographical area is indeed unique. ...
I am somewhere on the endless plains of the Nadach Province to record the ancient Naadam Festival of Mongolia. ...
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Frogger Crosses Street in 3D
Konami announced that Frogger 3D is now available for the Nintendo 3DS. The excitement of Frogger's timeless run-and-dodge gameplay is back and better than ever, all in 3D and just in time for Frogger's 30th Anniversary celebration.
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Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The center fosters collaborative research (workflow, software, motion capture, etc.), training and relationship-building between academic and industry here and abroad working in digital image capture and creation -- with S3D a key area. A new Pinewood-housed theatrical 3D screening facility will serve the center's research and be made be available to Toronto productions needing footage evaluation starting this fall.
The SIRT home page is here
Avatar’s James Cameron Talks about the 3D Hype Cycle
This week, in a keynote interview at a summit organised by the Hollywood magazine Variety, movie director James Cameron discussed the Gartner Hype Cycle. Below is a photo, kindly shared with us by Philip Leylveld, who created some of the slides used in the stage debate about 3D technology in the movies.
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3D in the Classroom (study with recommendations)
American Optometric Association Publishes
“3D in the Classroom: See Well, Learn Well”
Public Health Report
In collaboration with educators, vision researchers and specialist advisors from across the 3D industry, the American Optometric Association (AOA) has released a comprehensive report for teachers, students and parents that describes and explains the optimal uses of 3D in the classroom, including, how 3D approaches to learning serve as a fulcrum for enhanced teaching and improved assurance of school readiness.