Is everything really better in 3-D?
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 16:10
in Mathematics & Economics
From its heyday in the 1950s to its current resurgence, 3-D technology has gone from a cinematic gimmick to a box-office gold mine. James Cameron`s Avatar, heralded for its creation of a three-dimensional fantasy world, is now the highest grossing movie ever. So it seems that audiences are keen on three-dimensional media productions, but do they really like it better than 2-D and what do they like about it? According to one Ryerson University researcher, the truth behind viewers` perceptions of 3-D media is in their faces and eyes.