Sony To Talk 3D At Develop
Hocking takes to the stage.
Published: 11:00, 02/07/2010 by Staff.
37Now in its fifth year, the Develop conference will this time play host to Sony’s senior director Mick Hocking, who will be giving an insight into the future of 3D games. Entitled “3D: The Next Dimension in Gaming”, Hocking will show the development of 3D entertainment, from its inception in 1850 to the present day, and push why he thinks it’s here to stay.
Sony, then, are putting everything behind their latest technological venture. “I’m really excited about being able to give this talk and giving Develop attendees the chance to play some of our 3D titles for themselves,” said Hocking. “I’ll also be sharing some of the unique tricks and techniques required to create a top quality 3D gaming experience.”
The talk will cover what it takes to convert a game to 3D, how 3D has changed the visual language of the screen and will also cover exploring commercial opportunities given the fact that there’s 35 million “3D enables” PS3s on the market. This, I assume, will be all about how to get people to buy into 3D technology, and how to convince them we all need 3D TV sets.
Develop 2010 takes place at the Hilton Brighton Metropole from 13 – 15 July.
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02/07/2010 at 11:37
Member since: Forever
It’s on the 15th as well which is the day I’m going :-)
02/07/2010 at 11:53
Member since: Jul 2009
Good luck with that. Take-up has been slower than their already low projections and when I discuss 3D with non-hardcore gamers they just laugh and say “sod that!”. :-\
02/07/2010 at 12:02
Member since: Jun 2010
I don’t know(personaly) a hardcore gamer that is willing to buy a 3d TV …
I for one would only consider it if there were no glass requirements.
02/07/2010 at 12:28
Member since: Dec 2009
As soon as KZ3 drops – there will be a 3DHDTV in my living room!
02/07/2010 at 13:13
Member since: Dec 2009
i don’t see the big deal in wearing 3D glasses who cares if u look stupid
02/07/2010 at 13:56
Member since: Jun 2010
The point isn’t looking stupid … I’m sure when i’m playing I do look stupid :D
But it’s about someone coming over and me not having an extra pair of glasses for them to see a movie, or watch me playing.
And it’s about not being confortable to wear on top of other glasses, or not confortable to wear them if you aren’t used to wear glasses.
other than this … i’m all for 3D it sounds really cool to add depth to games and movies … really cool
02/07/2010 at 12:49
Member since: Jan 2010
It might be a great way forward for 3D:
Launch the PSP with a glasses free 3D screen, give people an inexpensive taste of 3D. Then the next evolution would be a 3D tv.
02/07/2010 at 13:12
Member since: Apr 2009
I enjoy watching the odd 3d Film here and there at the Cinema and I’m normally an early adopter of everything, but i’m really not that bothered about 3D unless its “glasses free”.
02/07/2010 at 14:55
Member since: Feb 2009
Still can’t see 3D taking off, I bet the sales figures are pretty disapointing. Will be interested in how they approach Develop though, im guessing they’ll drop lots of facts n figures.
02/07/2010 at 20:00
Member since: Dec 2009
3D to me seems just a stop-gap before they get the holo-deck technology up and running – which is what we really want, right? ;)
02/07/2010 at 20:05
Member since: Jun 2009
yes!
04/07/2010 at 02:23
Member since: Mar 2010
the glasses don’t look that bad when wearing, and after viewing avatar in the cinema and some pc games on my friends 3d monitor i can safely say the current 3d offerings on the market are fucking awesome, especially when done right.
i’m getting one shortly! am i right in thinking that wipeout hd, pain, super stardust hd and motorstorm 2 will all receive updates to play in 3d?
04/07/2010 at 10:17
Member since: Aug 2008
The Sony ones are the best all-rounder in my opinion, i found the nVidia ones tend to flicker at the end of its battery level.
Regarding the games, all of them except MotorStorm have patches. MotorStorm just has a 3D demo, but the next ones out soon