Case study: the introduction of stereoscopic games on the Sony PlayStation 3

Ian Bickerstaff

doi:10.1117/12.912067

23 February 2012 Case study: the introduction of stereoscopic games on the Sony PlayStation 3

Ian Bickerstaff

Proceedings Volume 8288, Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXIII; 828815 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912067
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2012, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

A free stereoscopic firmware update on Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation® 3 console provides the potential to increase enormously the popularity of stereoscopic 3D in the home. For this to succeed though, a large selection of content has to become available that exploits 3D in the best way possible. In addition to the existing challenges found in creating 3D movies and television programmes, the stereography must compensate for the dynamic and unpredictable environments found in games. Automatically, the software must map the depth range of the scene into the display's comfort zone, while minimising depth compression. This paper presents a range of techniques developed to solve this problem and the challenge of creating twice as many images as the 2D version without excessively compromising the frame rate or image quality. At the time of writing, over 80 stereoscopic PlayStation 3 games have been released and notable titles are used as examples to illustrate how the techniques have been adapted for different game genres. Since the firmware's introduction in 2010, the industry has matured with a large number of developers now producing increasingly sophisticated 3D content. New technologies such as viewer head tracking and head-mounted displays should increase the appeal of 3D in the home still further.

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Ian Bickerstaff "Case study: the introduction of stereoscopic games on the Sony PlayStation 3", Proc. SPIE 8288, Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXIII, 828815 (23 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912067

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