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Old 11-14-2010, 06:49 PM
Necrobaron Necrobaron is offline
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Originally Posted by Letum View Post
Because your natural 3d vision only works well for ~0-50m in front of you, flight
sims are probably the worst place to use 3d as most of the action is more
than 50m away. That said, it does enhance the difference between the
cockpit and the outside world more.

ed: after a little googling, it turns out that the absolute natural limit for depth
perception is about 400m, but on a TV screen, the limit is much lower due to
the resolution limiting the size of binocular differences.
100m limit might be closer to the mark.
Good point and something I didn't realize. I imagine low level flying could be pretty interesting...
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