lol my eyes hurt from sunlight anyway, worse with those flourescent strip lights and energy saving bulbs now they're everywhere, never had a problem with old school bulbs =/ Maybe it is vanilla photophobia or maybe it is because I see the the lights cycling etc. I doubt 3DS would be much worse for me I am admittedly tempted by it but I'm glad I can't afford it though. I don't need any more headaches or strain, fuck that How bad is bad though? You reaching for the ibuprofen or whatever already?
I have heard a lot about the 3DS 3D, but I can't know either way until it is in my hands. Quick question that might sound retarded though. Does eye color have anything to do with how sensitive your eyes are? I only ask because I feel my eyes are more sensitive then most people I have been around, and they are blue. Not that that means anything, just curious. ;-) All I've heard so far is that older people seem to notice the 3D effect less than anyone. But how is it paining you? Is it like a tunnel vision type thing after you put it down? Or is it just headache inducing? I almost want to go on a binge of playing that beast just to feel the sickness!
I'm quite worried about the potential eye strain from rapidly switching your focus between the 3D screen and the 2D screen.
I believe wholeheartedly as a thirty year old who has worn glasses for twenty-two years, that the current crop of 3d may turn out over the long term to be harmful to our eyes... Hope that I am wrong though!
Played a demo unit in Toys R Us yesterday and can say that also being 30 odd and having wore glasses for 20 years, the 3D does work but I can feel a little eye stress. That maybe because of the bright lights in the store though.
I've heard people say the same thing about 3D movies and they've never bothered me. I think it's an individual thing.
3D movies are fine with me. I honestly think it was the lights in the store that gave me eye strain. Until I play the unit elsewhere though I can't say for sure.
Personally I would take a flawless 1080p picture over 3d. Something about 3d just seems less than. I can't explain it but it looks like the quality takes a hit.
I hope I don't have issues with it. Glass 3D hasn't bothered me but I really haven't played for extended periods of time. Yet some 3D rendering effects like extreme normal maps or paralax mapping gives me severe headaches. Like taking a hammer to your temples bad. =/
You mean like all those Doom 3 mods that add Paralax Mapping that looks horribly wrong? paralax when done, needs to be done right so it doesn't assault your eyes.
Damn... this is potentially bad news for me. When I tried playing Morrowind on Xbox this past summer I eventually had to quit because I started getting motion sickness/headaches (first time in my life, I just turned 27). Of course, once upon a time I was more than capable of playing the Virtual Boy for hours on end (early 20s). So... maybe there's hope...
