14 DAY TRIAL // An executive from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has emphasized the power which the move to three dimensions has for video games, saying that developers need to move quickly to move their titles to 3D and offer better experiences to gamers.
Mick Hocking, who is a senior director at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has said at the Develop conference, in a conference titled “Seeing is Believing: 3D a New Creative Medium for Games”, that, “With 3D, unlike other mediums film and TV, we can interact and innovate in far more ways.”
He added, “3D is not just about adding depth to a game; its a new creative medium with which game developers can work.”
He launched an appeal to video game developers, saying “I really would urge you to start converting your game into 3D now. We're here to help you and can help with training.”
To Hocking the change to 3D is not only linked to those who actually program the games but also to those who work on the creative side and those who do Quality Assurance and market the titles.
Sony is eager to push three dimensional games because it could offer the company a way of pushing the PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, as long as it can sell 3D as a clear technological advantage which leads to better gaming experiences.
Still 3D capable television sets are quite expensive and various polls have shown that gamers are not very interested in making the switch.
The newly released racing simulator Gran Turismo 5 is available in three dimensions and looks spectacular for all those who have the television sets needed to experience it in that way.
Here at Softpedia we also reported on how Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first person shooter from Treyarch and Activision, looks in 3D.