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Over the past few years, the American box office has seen a renaissance in what was thought to be an outmoded and novelty movie watching gimmick: 3d glasses. With the advent of new technologies such as 3d polarized glasses, it’s now possible to create more realistic 3d images and still keep the picture in full color. This way, you can watch one of today’s latest releases with the added appeal of having the characters and objects in the scene feel like they’re coming right at you.

In essence, the way 3d polarized glasses give you such a lifelike image with clear depth and distance is because it simulates exactly what your eyes do to everyday objects in order for you to see the world itself in 3d – binocular vision. This is a phenomenon in which your two eyes, which are set a couple of inches apart, view the same object at two varying angles. Your brain collects both of these images, extrapolates from there, and then lets you perceive the image as a three-dimensional object, the pair of angles permitting your brain to see slightly around the object and determine distance from other objects.

via 3D Polarized Glasses.