We are officially declaring May 9th, 2008 Bethesda Softworks Day! Just kidding!



Today, we have an in-depth review of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Featuring complete coverage of iZ3D, NVIDIA Vista 32, and NVIDIA XP stereo drivers, this review will set your stereoscopic 3D expectations and give you some tips on how to get the best S-3D experience possible. If you have already finished the game in 2D, hang your head in shame because you missed out on the true joy this game has to offer!

Second, we updated our Star Trek: Legacy review. It now includes screen captures using the NVIDIA Vista 32 stereo drivers, and has updated profile settings for iZ3D gamers. The profile update fixes the problems with 2D phasers, torpedoes, and on-ship explosions.

You can read the Oblivion review HERE, and the updated Star Trek: Legacy review HERE.

Check out this Samsung Plasma HDTV review found on CNET.

I don’t want to cause any embarrassment or stir the pot, but after reading this review three times I can’t find a single remark about how the television looks. Nothing about the 3D experience, nothing about what was watched or what was seen - nothing! At most, they gave mention to a change in resolution in certain situations, and that was it.

Instead, the author spent a good paragraph about how ugly the glasses were. Dude, PUT THE GLASSES ON! I could look like Dame Edna for all I care if it means I’m going to get a fantastic S-3D experience.

CNET has always been a golden name in my book, and I am hopeful they will amend this review with a discussion of the television’s visual experience. If they can’t think of anything to say about the visual output of a 3D HDTV television set, something is wrong.

Some good news for fellow advocates out there. The Society For Information Display is doing a special session on stereoscopic 3D in Cinema later this month and will be featuring a panel including Dreamworks Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, 3ality Digital Systems, Quantel, Dolby Laboratories, and Real D.

What is most pleasing about this is while the session is about 3D cinema, unbeknownst to us, they gave positive credit to MTBS in their press release:

"The technology has implications beyond the movie theater, as well. Gamers have embraced stereoscopic 3D in rapidly growing numbers, as evidenced by the popularity of stereoscopic 3D certification and advocacy group Meant to be Seen (MTBS) - its year-old website has more than 3,000 registered members and 10,000 unique visitors a month. Other markets poised to make the shift to 3D digital within the next few years include home entertainment and professional displays." - Society of Information Display.

I think this is all very positive for our efforts. It would be good if we saw more stereoscopic 3D gaming sessions too!