At its core, an HD3D movie is a motion picture that uses stereoscopic film techniques to mimic human depth perception.

In normal 3D, objects pop out. A spear comes at you. A balloon floats by. In HD3D, everything was volumetric. It wasn’t about things leaving the screen. It was about the screen ceasing to exist .

The ultimate goal for visual engineers is delivering HD3D without requiring the viewer to wear glasses. Autostereoscopic displays use lenticular lenses or parallax barriers built directly into the screen to send separate images to each eye. While currently expensive and limited by specific viewing angles, this technology is rapidly improving for smartphones, tablets, and digital signage. The Intersection of HD3D and Virtual Reality (VR)