3D World talks to Blitz Games Studios’ Andrew Oliver and Aaron Allport, who share their expert stereoscopic 3D console gaming tips

With the movie industry already thoroughly entrenched in 3D films, the games industry is hot on Hollywood’s heels.

Blitz Games Studios proved that stereoscopic 3D games are possible on the Xbox 360 and PS3 when it released Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao in 2009.

From its experience, Blitz has compiled tips for the most important things to consider when making a game in stereoscopic 3D.

Plan and design carefully, and make sure you factor in the S-3D element right from the outset, and you’ll be able to create some incredible games.

Here, Andrew Oliver and Aaron Allport run through 7 of their best design tips for creating stereoscopic 3D games…

(Section Headers below.  Read the FULL ARTICLE with illustrations here: http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/03/16/learn-how-to-create-stereo-3d-games/ )

01 Go behind the screen

02 Make the most of your depth

03 Use clever shortcuts

04 Keep an eye on the trends

05 Use effects wisely

06 Create new rendering tricks from old

07 Restructure the game rendering

[By Jared Newman, technologizer.com]

With less than two weeks until the Nintendo 3DS launches in the United States, Nintendo is showing off its first commercial for the 3D gaming handheld. And in doing so, the company has raised a question that comes up every time someone tries to advertise 3D: How, exactly, do you market something that can only be witnessed in person?

In a way, this issue has dogged television makers for years. Back when tube televisions ruled, electronics companies had to convince us of HDTV’s visual fidelity through words or metaphor. That’s true with any incremental improvement in picture quality. But while it’s easy to believe that a new TV simply looks better than an old one, 3D has the challenge of selling the public on an entirely different way of viewing video. Take a look at how Nintendo handles it:

I think the visual effect of jumping into and out of the game is a valiant effort. If I were 20 years younger, I’d probably be flipping out over this stuff, and it definitely does a better job of selling the 3D concept than most 3D TV ads. (My personal least favorite is the one from Panasonic where a family gets sucked into outer space, accompanied by a voiceover from a creepy, whispering child.)

One other thing that strikes me about the Nintendo 3DS ad: the users. These people are my age, which is to say they fall into the stereotypical gamer demographic. In recent years, Nintendo’s made a killing by targeting everyone else.

See the original story here: http://technologizer.com/2011/03/15/nintendo-3ds-ad-grapples-with-3d-marketing/