Can we blame James Cameron and Avatar for the slew of upcoming 3-D films that are trying to kill you with migraines and crappy vision?
A study at the University of California Berkeley found that 3-D movies can cause eyestrain along with headaches. Apparently, 3-D doesn't allow our eyes to "follow the rules" because we're busy focusing on things both far and near at the same time, hence the headaches and blurred vision. Professor Martin Banks explained, "Normally, when we look at things nearby, our eyes converge. They do the opposite when we look at things in the distance. The result is called "vergence accommodation conflict."
"You have to concentrate your eyes to something near, but focus your eyes on something far, so you have to break that normal coupling between avergence and accommodation." And it can lead to headaches and blurred vision. "You're taking that normal relationship which has been coupled in the brain for years and you're changing it. And what we showed is that can cause fatigue."
Not only that, 3-D is worse for your children and the youth of tomorrow, because younger viewers are far more susceptible to the ill effects of 3-D. "When you hit your 50s and 60s, we think that concern is going to be reduced...So that is probably more problematic for young adults, teenagers, et cetera."
Currently, there are 32 films either slated or rumored to have 3-D releases, and that's just as of today.:
2010
Clash Of The Titans
Alice In Wonderland
Despicable Me
Piranha 3D*
How To Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
Shrek Forever After
Hubble 3-D
Cats Vs. Dogs 2
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Tron Legacy
The Gate
The Hole
Rapunzel - Tangled
Guardians Of The Ga'hoole
2011
Priest
Cowboys And Aliens
Foundation
Zombieland 2
Transformers 3
Underworld 4
Erector Set Film
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
Journey To The Center Of The Earth 2
Flanimals
Tim Burton's Frankenweenie
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
2012
Spiderman
Avatar 2 (rumored release)
The Smurfs 3D
Unconfirmed 3D possibilities
Captain America
Green Lantern
*might actually not be 3-D, even though it's titled Piranha 3-D.
A study at the University of California Berkeley found that 3-D movies can cause eyestrain along with headaches. Apparently, 3-D doesn't allow our eyes to "follow the rules" because we're busy focusing on things both far and near at the same time, hence the headaches and blurred vision. Professor Martin Banks explained, "Normally, when we look at things nearby, our eyes converge. They do the opposite when we look at things in the distance. The result is called "vergence accommodation conflict.""You have to concentrate your eyes to something near, but focus your eyes on something far, so you have to break that normal coupling between avergence and accommodation." And it can lead to headaches and blurred vision. "You're taking that normal relationship which has been coupled in the brain for years and you're changing it. And what we showed is that can cause fatigue."
Not only that, 3-D is worse for your children and the youth of tomorrow, because younger viewers are far more susceptible to the ill effects of 3-D. "When you hit your 50s and 60s, we think that concern is going to be reduced...So that is probably more problematic for young adults, teenagers, et cetera."
Currently, there are 32 films either slated or rumored to have 3-D releases, and that's just as of today.:
2010
Clash Of The Titans
Alice In Wonderland
Despicable Me
Piranha 3D*
How To Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
Shrek Forever After
Hubble 3-D
Cats Vs. Dogs 2
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Tron Legacy
The Gate
The Hole
Rapunzel - Tangled
Guardians Of The Ga'hoole
2011
Priest
Cowboys And Aliens
Foundation
Zombieland 2
Transformers 3
Underworld 4
Erector Set Film
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
Journey To The Center Of The Earth 2
Flanimals
Tim Burton's Frankenweenie
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
2012
Spiderman
Avatar 2 (rumored release)
The Smurfs 3D
Unconfirmed 3D possibilities
Captain America
Green Lantern
*might actually not be 3-D, even though it's titled Piranha 3-D.
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