Hardware Odd side effect of using the 3DS for a while

[T3GZdev]

when i go from 3ds to laptop or my android phone, everything on other screens just seem unreal& flat.
like going from looking trough a window to looking at a picture of a window.

 

[ProtoKun7]

If I have an high enough resolution video or image being displayed on this monitor I can perceive a three-dimensional appearance to it, but this wasn't a result of the 3DS.

 

[alphamule]

3D vision is mostly in our heads (duh!). The color differences making me see seemingly shifting distances between the red and blue letters is probably a side effect of peripheral vision. Different kinds of cells pick up the main (grayscale/edges/motion) image and the 3 colors. Blue colorblindness is not as common as Red/green blindness. I see all three and even some UV+IR, BTW. Apparently near IR is rarely visible to males?

The brain takes all these signals coming from different cells and tries to match them to a pattern that we think of as shapes or such. 3D displays tend to cause disorientation just for this reason. You're sitting there looking at it for hours and then you try to look at something else and it messes with your head. I should get a 3DS just so I can do the experiment (on) myself, heh. My dad can't really play 3D games on even a 2D CRT no matter the frame rate simply because of dizziness. My brother and I (and cousins) have no such issue so it's probably not genetic.

 

[ferofax]

Why are people so complacent about this?
It is *NOT* normal!

i'm not worried. it's not like we'd get blind or have perma max 3D vision... and it doesn't distort real life depth in any way. but... i don't suggest playing for extended periods on the 3DS and THEN going out for a drive.

and to that guy who works with 3D on a day to day basis, the glasses takes the "effort" out of the eyes. the glasses lets you focus anywhere from just in front of your face to the monitor surface to way beyond. the 3DS however limits where you can focus, so the eyes overcompensate. it's definitely much easier to see 3D with glasses on than without, more so for people with kinks in their vision.

 

[Pong20302000]

i think i know what you guys mean

i think i had this occur and thought WTF

but then looked into it

i believe its where one of the eyes is more dominant so you not really using both because they both see roughly the same
but when you view 3D films with and without glasses both eyes see a different picture so both suddenly have to work

so when you stop viewing 3D the eyes are still both going well so vision is like WOW everything is amazing

then it fades back to normal after a while

 

[BrightNeko]

I've had this happen with my sister having it happen more commonly mistaking tons of wii games for 3D ones.

That said another odd thing I've noticed that is after playing the 3DS and then trying to sleep with all the lights out. There is a bit of a flickering effect everywhere. I can even shut my eyes and its like there is a bit of a grey to black flicker.

 

[lostdwarf]

I had this exact thing happen to me while I had my 3DS, it scared me at first but it does fade away after a couple of days.
It is a very fun optical illusion brought about by the 3DS screens.

 

[Janthran]

Why are people so complacent about this?
It is *NOT* normal!

i'm not worried. it's not like we'd get blind or have perma max 3D vision... and it doesn't distort real life depth in any way. but... i don't suggest playing for extended periods on the 3DS and THEN going out for a drive.

and to that guy who works with 3D on a day to day basis, the glasses takes the "effort" out of the eyes. the glasses lets you focus anywhere from just in front of your face to the monitor surface to way beyond. the 3DS however limits where you can focus, so the eyes overcompensate. it's definitely much easier to see 3D with glasses on than without, more so for people with kinks in their vision.

Just have to say perma 3D vision would be awesome
Then I could go see a 3D movie and when the guy asks "You want some glasses?"
I can go "No thanks, I have 3D vision."

 

[Anacobra]

Why are people so complacent about this?
It is *NOT* normal!

Because it's harmless.

You get the same thing when you wear red/cyan glasses for a long time and look at a red/cyan 3D picture without them. Your brain tricks you into still seeing it in 3D.

You'll damage your eyes more by staring into snow in winter during a sunny day than 3D-based tech.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Just have to say perma 3D vision would be awesome

Need I point out how stupid that sounds?
Unless you only have one eye or are half or totally blind, you already have 3D vision.

 

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

^^ HAHAHA I LAUGHED XD

 

[YayMii]

Why are people so complacent about this?
It is *NOT* normal!

i'm not worried. it's not like we'd get blind or have perma max 3D vision... and it doesn't distort real life depth in any way. but... i don't suggest playing for extended periods on the 3DS and THEN going out for a drive.

and to that guy who works with 3D on a day to day basis, the glasses takes the "effort" out of the eyes. the glasses lets you focus anywhere from just in front of your face to the monitor surface to way beyond. the 3DS however limits where you can focus, so the eyes overcompensate. it's definitely much easier to see 3D with glasses on than without, more so for people with kinks in their vision.

Just have to say perma 3D vision would be awesome
Then I could go see a 3D movie and when the guy asks "You want some glasses?"
I can go "No thanks, I have 3D vision."

/facepalm
Everybody sees in 3D, except for those people with only 1 eye or vision problems. The reason you need glasses for 3D movies is because they trick your eyes into perceiving depth from a 2D image.

 

[lostdwarf]

Why are people so complacent about this?
It is *NOT* normal!

i'm not worried. it's not like we'd get blind or have perma max 3D vision... and it doesn't distort real life depth in any way. but... i don't suggest playing for extended periods on the 3DS and THEN going out for a drive.

and to that guy who works with 3D on a day to day basis, the glasses takes the "effort" out of the eyes. the glasses lets you focus anywhere from just in front of your face to the monitor surface to way beyond. the 3DS however limits where you can focus, so the eyes overcompensate. it's definitely much easier to see 3D with glasses on than without, more so for people with kinks in their vision.

Just have to say perma 3D vision would be awesome
Then I could go see a 3D movie and when the guy asks "You want some glasses?"
I can go "No thanks, I have 3D vision."

/facepalm
Everybody sees in 3D, except for those people with only 1 eye or vision problems. The reason you need glasses for 3D movies is because they trick your eyes into perceiving depth from a 2D image.

I am pretty sure this was just a joke... chill He means being able to watch a 3D movie intended for the glasses, without the glasses. I see your point... nevermind

 

[TankedThomas]

I've had it happen many times before. As far as I'm concerned, it IS completely normal. Your eyes are refocusing after being subjected to 3D. Because 3D technology takes the depth work away from the eyes, your eyes don't have to change their focus for different depths. When you look back to a normal screen or, heck, anything else (maybe a book? Yeah, they still exist. Amazing, I know), your eyes have to start working again.

Think of it this way - the more time you spend at home not working, the lazier you get and the less you feel like working, but when you start working again, that feeling subsides (for the most part). I know this doesn't happen with EVERYONE but neither does the aforementioned eye-focus thingy-ma-jig.

 

[Arm73]

Something similar happens to me when I play Guitar Hero/RB......especially after long, intense sessions...
Basically after I finish a song, the whole TV set starts floating ( slightly ) or if I look at the floor, it gives me the illusion of slowly moving around....
I guess there is only so much our eyes can take