What’s the Big Deal with 3-D?

Unbeknown to me, there is actually a name for the inability I have to see in 3D, even with the fancy glasses. I’ve never been able to see those “hidden drawings,” and I wear glasses to somewhat ameliorate my lack of depth perception so that I can drive. But I didn’t know there was a name for it. I’m a “flat-viewer,” and I am not alone. As much as 10% of the population gets nothing from the 3D experience but a headache and memories of a blurry movie. Even with the glasses on, I can see the picture clearly but do not get the effects of the 3D, and worse yet, I get a limited view of the rich colors that may be in the movie as these are very muted with the glasses on a flat-viewer.

So, I’ve avoided anything 3D, because I don’t like the headaches, and I don’t get what the big deal is. All this talk of 3D televisions and full-time 3D channels in the home don’t impress me. Not that I think that manufacturers and media providers should consider this rather limited disability as anything they need to accommodate for, I just wonder what it means to others like me who just don’t give a hoot about the whole thing. And really, aren’t there some things that are best left in 2D to begin with?

My impression is that this will be a fad that passes. Fun to think about, perhaps, but in the long-term, still only a once-in-a-while bit of fun to enjoy (for those that can see it, that is).