r/Stereo3Dgaming

Hey everyone! I'm looking to get into 3D gaming on my new 3d-capable projector, but I have a mac. What's the best way for me to play (new) games in 3D? I also have a steam deck if that works better. Thanks!

I have the Samsung G90XF and I'm trying to use the Helix mod on some games. The question is what is suppose to happen. Do they just register the option to use the Samsung Conversion to pop up? Or do the convert them to 3D and the monitor automatically pics it up. I'm confuse on what is suppose to take place.

I ran God of war using the Acer patch on my Samsung G90xf and was blown away. This has to be the best looking in game in 3D I have tried so far. I think I get what people are saying about Acer having a sweet spot because this game you have to be more focus in the middle than others. The immersion breaks easily if you move or tilt your head too far out of the sweet spot. The graphics looks glorious with no ghosting. I believe the real difference between the two panels is just the software.

Looking for games (action platformers or adventure/rpgs) that make GREAT USE OF THE 3D EFFECT :).

It’s hard to search by that, so I figured I’d ask! Cave story 3D’s 3D is VERY good and immersive. Anything similar to this? Cave story wasn’t my favorite (kinda hard and tedious) but I loved shantae and anything mario like.

Is it worth me buying a 65 inch Oled c6 or can my Apple Vision Pro help me doing 3d gaming? If so, how can it do it ?

What’s better - Samsung 3d monitor or the lg Oled c6 3d?

Hello,

Is the Zim01 legit? I never heard of this company and what assurance does a consumer like have that these guys will deliver and not scam me off $1000?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zondision/zondision-m1-the-debut-interactive-glasses-free-3d-monitor

Absolutely mind blown.

After hearing that they make "glasses free" 3D monitors. I thought no way! I absolutely have to try and found Acer directly selling $1200 refurbished ones on eBay. **Only 1 remaining**, naturally I checked-out.

Then I saw someone selling the Samsung 3D monitor for $450 ($580 total with tax and shipping) and couldn't believe my eyes. Did I just over-pay 3x more for the same experience? I tried to cancel the Acer, but Acer said they already shipped it out, and I'd have to return it once it arrived.

Story short, I now have 2 stereoscopic 3D monitors. Let's compare them.

FIRST - THE EXPERIENCE

Stellar Blade is optimized really well on the Samsung Odyssey 3D monitor. It just works out of the box. I tried to run it with UEVR on the Acer Spatial Labs 3D monitor, and just cannot get it to work. In the game, the surrounding embers, the flames, the enemies rushing toward you, everything has a visceral depth and presence, it feels like the in-game stakes are scarier and real. A stab is an actual stab. And Eve is a whole other something else in 3D. Samsung has about 80 games in it's library, but only a handful (around 5 or so) are really optimized like:

• Stellar Blade
• Lies of P
• Hell is Us
• Black Myth: Wukong

Next I tried, Nier Automata, The Finals, and Need for Speed on the Acer Spatial Labs where they are optimized to work out of the box amazing. Truly surreal. Acer has a much more massive library of games (around 200) and most work extremely well with an optimization called 3D Ultra. This grants some games a POP OUT slider. This has been a fun thing to test out for me. I immediately opened the FINALS and my in-game character looks like they are standing outside of my screen, as if I could grab them. There is a sweet spot, but the further away you go increases depth perception. So if I sit 2 feet away from the screen it looks like my character or an assault rifle or handgun is sticking out 7-12 inches out of my screen. Same for 2B and her floating weapon. The pop out effect is enough to where it feels like she is a figure that I can grab out of my screen.

With the Quest 3, I tried Halo MCC. VR has net zero pop-out. But the newfound 3D experience of favorite games, and being able to adjust monitor sizes with Virtual Desktop, was a funner experience than actual VR. There is a libarary of games with 3D conversion steps online, via HelixMods. I tried Virtual Desktop, couldn't get it to work, refunded. Saw someone say that Halo looked amazing here. I went back, repaid that $20, found the 3D Toggle of virtual desktop-- and this has made 3D a seamless experience on VR. I booted up Halo 2 and Halo 4 and tears to my eyes. They felt like an entirely brand new game, newer than the Halo that's coming out right now.

With Halo new he grunts and elites feel alive, and the details of the forerunner architecture; even with hovering covenant space ships, everything feels more threatening, present, and real. When they shoot bullets at you it feels like they are coming right at you. It feels like an even newer game experience to me than watching the trailer of the new Halo Combat Evolved that hasn't come out yet. Also watching a bunch of Side by side movies and content looks so good on Virtual Desktop, and so easy to toggle; I think an even easier experience than toggling on the 3D monitors.

WHO IS 3D FOR?

3D is perfect for those single player immersive games that you just never started/finished cuz some aspect of isn't intriguing or mesmerizing enough to lock you in for a whole 30+ min playthrough.

Or it's for those who want to experience a game as if they played it again for the very first time. The entire Halo MCC series now feel like a brand new game even though I played it all before.

As you can see I've tried 3D on 3 different devices now. Meta Quest 3, Samsung Odyssey 3D, and Acer Spatial Labs 3D monitor.

HOW DO THEY COMPARE?

Both the Samsung and Acer have Final Fantasy 7 as a well-optimized game so this was my experience testing this game out on both monitors.

With 3D monitors there is a "sweet spot" that the cameras feed your eyes.

Samsung tries to accomodate that sweet spot for you. It trades away a little bit of pixel clarity/stability to give you a fluid, dynamic 3D that responds smoothly when you move your head. If I turn my head away from the screen. It looks like a normal 2D image. When I rotate it back, the sweet spot transition is natural and seamless and doesn't hurt my eyes. It prioritizes visual comfort and continuous eye tracking. As a result there seems to be way less ghosting, the left and right eye side images aren't fighting each other as often, but the sacrifice makes it feels like I'm playing at 60hz.

The Acer SpatialLabs forces you to lock into an anchored sweet spot. This gives you a much sharper, punchier 3D picture but punishes you with ghosting or eye discomfort if you move too far out of its strict sweet spot. It will hurt your eyes a bit at first especially if you tinker with the 3D settings, but as a result it feels like it stays to true 120+hz. The Pop-out effect is noticabley better for me, and the graphics just have a touch of refinement compared to the Samsung.

The Samsung's sweet spot adjusts to you for comfort, but the Acer has you adjust to the sweet spot window for improved 3D-ness.

Ultimately, they're all fun tools to make the game you play more immersive. I also have a bunch of OLED TV's and ultrawide 49" OLED monitor. Those are amazing for a different experience.

The bottleneck in my testing is the Meta Quest 3. Only 2k pixel resolution.

So I am actually planning on purchasing a 4K OLED headset for gaming/travel. Any recommendations? Bigscreen Beyond 2? Pimax Air Dream? Or even a Samsung XR/Apple Vision Pro- I'd like to try the new Asobi app that lets you stream all your PS5 games on the Apple Vision Pro in stereo 3D. I love passthrough on the Meta Quest 3. I'm just curious to what experience lies beyond the 2K-non-OLED.

I know the xbox 360 anniversary version had a stereoscopic mode, but where do I get an xbox hat has been cleaned and refurbished with care and new parts, and a 3D tv that's not used that works with it?

I really want to experience that game in stereo vision.