23rd March 2011, 9:12 PM
That's a false dichotomy.
Firstly, the 3DS has a built in slider to adjust the level of 3D in any game. I referred to this. Anyone that only sees a blurry image can slide the slider to full 2D and the problem is gone. That's a great feature that does accommodate the issue. My post was about how some games could be designed so that the 3D gives visual cues you need to play the game. These could be displayed in 2D just like any other with the slider, but since the 3D would hypothetically be essential to the game play itself, it would mean those without stereoscopic vision would be at a disadvantage, possibly not being able to play the game effectively because of that. I was explaining that I don't think Nintendo should shy away from designing new game play experiences and also that many games will end up being just like 2D games anyway and thus fully playable by 3D handicapped players, which while lazy in the sense of not fully utilizing the new gimmick, is also good as it'll provide a wide amount of content that 3D handicapped can still play. In other words, yes, you can have it both ways.
Secondly, you still didn't explain how I was being insensitive.
Firstly, the 3DS has a built in slider to adjust the level of 3D in any game. I referred to this. Anyone that only sees a blurry image can slide the slider to full 2D and the problem is gone. That's a great feature that does accommodate the issue. My post was about how some games could be designed so that the 3D gives visual cues you need to play the game. These could be displayed in 2D just like any other with the slider, but since the 3D would hypothetically be essential to the game play itself, it would mean those without stereoscopic vision would be at a disadvantage, possibly not being able to play the game effectively because of that. I was explaining that I don't think Nintendo should shy away from designing new game play experiences and also that many games will end up being just like 2D games anyway and thus fully playable by 3D handicapped players, which while lazy in the sense of not fully utilizing the new gimmick, is also good as it'll provide a wide amount of content that 3D handicapped can still play. In other words, yes, you can have it both ways.
Secondly, you still didn't explain how I was being insensitive.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)