i think devs have done right not developing stereoscopic effect, why...

[White Owl]

Yes, I do notice a change in the perception of depth in real life when I close one eye. Raid, do I recall correctly that you once posted here about having some problems with your eyes?

Anyway, the 3D effect fad currently popular in movies is overdone. I prefer choosing for myself what object to focus my eyes on. Having the movie decide for me is unpleasant. I'm hoping the fad will run its course in a little while and disappear, just like a few decades ago.

[raaaid]

humm maybe my perception is wrong

could more people answer this question plz?

the adavantage of stereoscopic games vs movies is that all is in focus in the games

[ZaltysZ]

Stereopsis (what is used by current stereoscopic imaging) and eye convergence requires 2 eyes to work. Deph perception by using eye focus requires only one eye. First 2 methods work mainly at close range (i.e. when you need something to grab, throw something at distant target or catch something thrown at you). Eye focus works at bigger range too, but that range isn't marvelous too and precision diminishes as range increases. Also, even without all that, brain extract lots of depth information from image alone: lightning, shadows, perspective and so on.

We don't loose depth perception with one eye closed, but we loose precision. If you don't have eye problems significant for stereopsis, try catching a ball with one eye closed. Compare it with catching a ball with both eyes open. I think, you will see a difference.

P.S.: by the way, if you use only one eye and move your head to sides, brain will get depth the same way as it gets from stereopsis: it will relate how much you moved the head with how much viewing angle has changed. Works with real world, but of course it does not work with movies. In games you can get this with TrackIR (it really helps while landing a helicopter).