Affordable 3D video games are already here, TV not far behind

With the rise of 3D cinematic experiences I thought 3D television wasn't too far away but would be very expensive.
I often look at what the computer games industry is doing as they tend to be the leading edge in terms of interactive technology so I was interested when I got an email through citing a 3D Vision ready screen. I have a GeForce 3D graphics card in my machine and it appears that for around £350 I can buy a 120 Hz screen and a pair of Glasses that turn any 3D game or rendered content into a true 3D experience. I'm surprised at how affordable this is, don't get me wrong £130 or so each for some glasses for a family is very expensive but for a young single well off male that wants to watch sports in 3D? It feels to me like 3D television is actually just round the corner and expensive but affordable right now.

in reference to: Scan.co.uk: VX2268wm - 22" Viewsonic VX2268WM, 3D 120Hz, Wide, Black/Silver, LCD, VGA/DVi, 20000:1, 300cdm2, 1680x1050, 2ms (view on Google Sidewiki)

patch 3.0.2 makes wow fun again

popped on last night briefly after zack went to sleep and noticed that there were alot of folks on doing 'stoopid' stuff to get the new achievements - seems to have added some fun to the game.

Liking my current feral build on my druid too..

Blog moved to: http://www.craigbeattie.com/

Blog moved to: http://www.craigbeattie.com/

Wired 14.04: You Play World of Warcraft? You're Hired!

YES! This is going on my personal development plan right away!

Wired 14.04: You Play World of Warcraft? You're Hired!

Sammy and Craig’s Wedding

The wedding has its own website now!

Sammy and Craig’s Wedding

RF Online : Powers - www.mmosite.com

Not warcraft but interesting none the less

RF Online : Powers - www.mmosite.com

Beware, there be dragons - Games - Reviews - Technology - smh.com.au

I'm not addicted!

Beware, there be dragons - Games - Reviews - Technology - smh.com.au

Emerald Dream Server Community - New Dungeons

wow! how exciting is this? new dungeons in the expansion and stuff.... oo oo oo.
EXCITING.

spoilers in there and all subject to change i expect.

Emerald Dream Server Community - New Dungeons

Tobold's MMORPG Blog: Epic corruption

Seems like this fella's guild is having trouble growing it's wings and entering the 40 man areas. Now we're clearing MC in 3 hours 55 minutes it seems odd to think back to when we were having difficulty with the first few bosses and all that.

Tobold's MMORPG Blog: Epic corruption

have a look at http://www.dawnraiders.com for my guilds progress.

Brood of Nozdormu Update

Wah - more stuff i want to collect ....

Brood of Nozdormu Update: "Blizzard has a small update to their site, have a listen...We've added new Brood of Nozdormu pages to our Reputations section. As your reputation..."

Thottbot World of Warcraft: Site Comments > Items > Coin of Ancestry > Compiled Info from here a...

Very handy!
Thottbot World of Warcraft: Site Comments > Items > Coin of Ancestry > Compiled Info from here a...

GameSpy: World of Warcraft Level 60 Quest Guide

Just how cool is this:

GameSpy: World of Warcraft Level 60 Quest Guide

must read

The Ahn'Qiraj Tailgate

People are getting terribly excited about the arrival of the qiraji!
The Ahn'Qiraj Tailgate: "AFK Gamer reports live from in front of the Ahn'Qiraj gate on the Medivh server in World of Warcraft. Folks on that server became the first in the game to complete the grueling quest to supply the Alliance and Horde with supplies. The supplies (food, bandages, and ore) are slated to be used in the upcoming war with the insect-monsters of the Silithus Zone. Now that the quest is complete, it will be almost five days as the supplies make their way to the front lines. At that point, the Gate of Ahn'Qiraj will open and two new dungeons will become available to the community. Players from all servers have been flocking to Medivh to witness the event, which has prompted a response from Blizzard. From Foton's report: 'We had a difficult decision when players started gravitating towards Medivh. In the end, we had to make a choice between: 1) Letting everyone show up in Ahn'Qiraj until the realm crashed, thus allowing no one to experience the event whatsoever; or 2) Remove the low level players from the area, thus allowing the players who worked for the event -- the true residents and community of the realm -- to enjoy it.' As a result of yesterday's events, they've disallowed new characters on the Medivh server."

Druid -

Now this is handy! druid feral gear list!

Druid -

Homework on WoW

hehe - amusing blog this one.

Homework on WoW: "At the Trinity University of San Antonio you can take a course on 'Games for the Web: Ethnography of Massively Multiplayer On-line Games'. This includes writing a paper on your experiences in World of Warcraft. You can find the results of the students homework here. Seems I visited the wrong kind of university. Can I get some academic credit for my blog?"

Hidden quests in WoW

Hidden quests in WoW: "Check out this little article, of sorts, written by a player that talks about hidden quests you might have missed.Recently I've been talking..."

oo, exciting!

The guild take down RAGNAROS - and I was there!

Note my shiny new [Finkles lava dredger] (have a look at http://www.thottbot.com/ for details)

 

Bigger tree in IF!

 

riding along on a reindeer!

 

Me as a gnome

Not I'm a corporal here :)

 

Special christmas vendors!

 

It really is christmas!

 

christmas in ironforge

 

pffff - wow down for a night

grumble. guess its not happened too much lately but still bloody irritating.

cool - Going To School In Azeroth

Going To School In Azeroth: "Via the Guardian Gamesblog, a link to an unusual ethnography class. From the post: '[The site is] a selection of weblogs and reports from students at Trinity University in the States who've been charged by their prof, Aaron Delwiche (a good friend to virtual worlds weblog Terra Nova), to conduct ethnographies of the hugely successful World of Warcraft as part of their credit requirements for their 'Games for the Web: Ethnography of Massively Multiplayer On-line Games' course. The 15 term papers and the associated documentation are great first steps for the students in examining the social character of online social spaces, and a very good insight for people who've never had the chance to dive into one of these virtual worlds.'"