Kasparov Dons 3D Glasses To Fight, Draw X3D Fritz

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday November 11, 2003 @12:19PM from the one-red-lens-and-one-blue-lens dept.

Shalda writes "CNN is reporting that: "Former world chess champion [Garry] Kasparov, 40, pits his genius against 'X3D Fritz,' a combination of Fritz, the most dominant chess software, with X3D Technologies company software that specializes in virtual reality." Kasparov will be looking at a virtual board through 3D VR glasses in what sounds like one of the lamest chess PR stunts ever." ChessBase has some interesting statistics trying to predict the entire match, plumping for an overall Kasparov win, but Reuters reveals today's opening encounter ended in a draw.

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Re:Commentators say... by cgenman · 2003-11-12 03:50 · Score: 2, Insightful

I doubt anyone knew about X3D goggles before this, and the likelihood of commentators mentioning them in a positive light are extremely slim. They cost 60 bucks online, they're cheap, and they use LCD technology that first saw commercial release on the SEGA Mastersystem in '83, possibly earlier. This is not a form of advanced TFT display device, these are little left-right blinking glasses that also blink your display.

In that sense, any kind of publicity is good publicity for them. It certainly won't cause anyone to underestimate their product.

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