{"id":4852,"date":"2019-12-28T06:26:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T06:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3d.coldstreams.com\/?p=4852"},"modified":"2020-01-09T23:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:37:16","slug":"another-reporter-does-not-understand-3d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/3d\/2019\/12\/28\/another-reporter-does-not-understand-3d\/","title":{"rendered":"Another reporter does not understand 3D"},"content":{"rendered":"
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3D box office revenues have taken a steep dive, with box office sales at their lowest level in eight years. It may finally be time to say sayonara to those bulky tinted glasses.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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I would be overjoyed on the day that 3D finally bites the dust. The tinted glasses overly darken the screen<\/strong>, and the rare effects that cater to the technology often only serve to make me woozy.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

Source: 3D Movie Box Office Sales Hit Lowest Level in 8 Years<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n

The reporter writes about films but when it comes to 3D, is a dufus – movie theater 3D glasses are light weight, clear, polarizing filters, not “bulky tinted glasses”. The reporter believes she is wearing tinted glasses when she is not – apparently does not understand the concept of polarized lenses. Since she does not like 3D (sample size n = 1), then no one should enjoy 3D<\/em>. Wow. If she doesn’t like 3D, then she does not have to watch it, but alas, she wants 3D to be gone because no one should enjoy 3D \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\r\n

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The reporter, like many who mislabel 3D glasses as “goggles”, is a fan of virtual reality helmets<\/em><\/a><\/strong>. Yes, VR helmets<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

For some reason, reporters who think 3D glasses are “bulky” goggles that consumers do not like, simultaneously think consumers prefer actual VR helmets…. that makes sense. Not.<\/p>\r\n

It is possible to write accurate stories about 3D, including benefits and drawbacks, market and content issues. But the above is just awful reporting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Related<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prior posts on dufus reporters referring to “3D Goggles”.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n