Well, ActualDepth actually does have more realistic depth if 2 planes are what you REALLY want. In particular, you get stereo due to focus as well as seperation. The DTI3D LCD's only give the latter.
I do overall agree that I don't see much point to the display however.
3d glasses are far from perfect for representing TRUE 3d images as well. In particular, they don't simulate the different focus for objects at varying depths and instead can only indicate 3d by the seperation of the dual images.
At my University, it's true that everything is handicapped accessible, but "accessible" doesn't necessarily mean convenient. For instance, to get up one of the hills(from the Gym to the main campus) you can either A: walk directly up a steep(bug not too long set of stairs, or take a LONG detour around a windy road. There are several other important spots on campus like this.
As far as buildings: yes, our student union is accessible, but neither of the two main entrances are. To get to the main floor without having to lift it up stairs(probably on the order of 6-10 stairs or so) you either have to enter in the basement and take a SLOW elevator up or walk around to the side of the building. Likewise, all of the classroom buildings have elevators, but they're all SLOW piston elevators which you may have to wait several minutes for and which aren't designed to move any significant portion of the building population.
This is ignoring all questions as to whether there's any chance in hell of university administration allowing such contraptions into the buildings.
Ok, make that 12mph and at most 1/3 the time of walking, but all the rest should still hold up.
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Hmm.. lets see, 8mph. A LITTLE faster than walking. I can't go up or down steps, so I have to take a more circuitous route to class. Hmm.. I have to lug it up the steps to my class on the third floor(or wait 5 minutes for the piston elevator to get there). I can't cut across that nice grass lawn and instead have to take the sidewalk around it. I have Class in a lecture hall with 300 people and barely enough room for the people, let alone an extra 50 scooters. I'm at school and decide to take a bus downtown for dinner, then back directly to my apartment. Where do I put the scooter? Stuff it in the middle of a standing room only bus?
Note that at 8mph, it at MOST will half your walking time, and most certainly less than that due to time stopped(waiting to cross the street), lugging it up stairs or locking it up, getting stuck in a crowd, having to take the long way around grass/stairs, etc.
Doesn't seem so useful for a student to me. At best it's a very expensive alternative for a bike(and the bike can go much faster).
I've got a car that I use once a week at most(to go further than I could go with this)... otherwise walking and bussing around the city work quite well, and having to keep track of yet another thing to save at most a few minutes walking to and from school doesn't seem interesting.
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Tricky, and not doable as a display currently, but not inconceivable: we can do it with a 2d still now using holograms.
Well, ActualDepth actually does have more realistic depth if 2 planes are what you REALLY want. In particular, you get stereo due to focus as well as seperation. The DTI3D LCD's only give the latter.
I do overall agree that I don't see much point to the display however.
3d glasses are far from perfect for representing TRUE 3d images as well. In particular, they don't simulate the different focus for objects at varying depths and instead can only indicate 3d by the seperation of the dual images.
At my University, it's true that everything is handicapped accessible, but "accessible" doesn't necessarily mean convenient. For instance, to get up one of the hills(from the Gym to the main campus) you can either A: walk directly up a steep(bug not too long set of stairs, or take a LONG detour around a windy road. There are several other important spots on campus like this.
As far as buildings: yes, our student union is accessible, but neither of the two main entrances are. To get to the main floor without having to lift it up stairs(probably on the order of 6-10 stairs or so) you either have to enter in the basement and take a SLOW elevator up or walk around to the side of the building. Likewise, all of the classroom buildings have elevators, but they're all SLOW piston elevators which you may have to wait several minutes for and which aren't designed to move any significant portion of the building population.
This is ignoring all questions as to whether there's any chance in hell of university administration allowing such contraptions into the buildings.
IE: accessible != convenient
Ok, make that 12mph and at most 1/3 the time of walking, but all the rest should still hold up.
Hmm.. lets see, 8mph. A LITTLE faster than walking. I can't go up or down steps, so I have to take a more circuitous route to class. Hmm.. I have to lug it up the steps to my class on the third floor(or wait 5 minutes for the piston elevator to get there). I can't cut across that nice grass lawn and instead have to take the sidewalk around it. I have Class in a lecture hall with 300 people and barely enough room for the people, let alone an extra 50 scooters. I'm at school and decide to take a bus downtown for dinner, then back directly to my apartment. Where do I put the scooter? Stuff it in the middle of a standing room only bus?
Note that at 8mph, it at MOST will half your walking time, and most certainly less than that due to time stopped(waiting to cross the street), lugging it up stairs or locking it up, getting stuck in a crowd, having to take the long way around grass/stairs, etc.
Doesn't seem so useful for a student to me. At best it's a very expensive alternative for a bike(and the bike can go much faster).
I've got a car that I use once a week at most(to go further than I could go with this)... otherwise walking and bussing around the city work quite well, and having to keep track of yet another thing to save at most a few minutes walking to and from school doesn't seem interesting.
eric
Its available and widely in use today(well, at least for calculators). Transmitter: Any lightbulb Receiver: Any solar cell Eric