In a new research study published in the Journal of Vision, author Martin S. Banks exposed several subjects to varying depths of 3D imagery to see how they stressed viewers eyes.
According to the article, 3D content viewed over a short distance (like with desktops and smartphones) is more visually uncomfortable when the stereo content is placed in front of the screen. In a movie theater, it’s the opposite: Stereo content that is placed behind the screen causes more discomfort than scenes that jump out at you.
With 3D cropping up everywhere, I suspect we’ll see many more similar studies.
Update 7/27: Be sure to read the followup to this article here, complete with a link to the actual paper.
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