The game is in 3D tonight (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

talk about a tease

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122749333275552323.html

With sports fans still getting used to their high-definition television sets, the National Football League is already thinking ahead to the next potential upgrade: 3-D.

Next week, a game between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders will be broadcast live in 3-D to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston. It is a preliminary step on what is likely a long road to any regular 3-D broadcasts of football games.

The idea is a "proof of concept," says Howard Katz, NFL senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations. "We want to demonstrate this and let people get excited about it and see what the future holds."

The several hundred guests at the three participating theaters Dec. 4 will include representatives from the NFL's broadcasting partners and from consumer-electronics companies. The event will be closed to the general public. Burbank, Calif.-based 3ality Digital LLC will shoot the game with special cameras and transmit it to a satellite. Thomson SA's Technicolor Digital Cinema is providing the satellite services and digital downlink to each theater, and Real D 3D Inc. will power the display in the theaters.

 

[bollocks28]

I remember wearing those stupid glasses as a kid and it was always some crap movie that had a couple of scenes that were overly contrived just to get the 3D shot and even those were junk. Having said that I'd be the first in line if this becomes a reality.

 

[ourmanflint]

I remember wearing those stupid glasses as a kid and it was always some crap movie that had a couple of scenes that were overly contrived just to get the 3D shot and even those were junk. Having said that I'd be the first in line if this becomes a reality.

You haven't seen a 3D movie lately then. It rocks now. I take my kids to these 3D animated flicks and sometimes I think I'm in a ride at Universal Studios.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Oakland can't be too happy that Boston managed to get a showing of this and yet the visiting team actually PLAYING in the game couldn't get a showing.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Imagine this in 3D

 

[Duke1948]

have seen a couple IMAX movies in 3D.....amazing