BZFlag in a new dimension: (3D Glasses Required)
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BZFlag in a new dimension: (3D Glasses Required)
About a month ago I learned how to make anaglyphs, or 3D photographs.
I went around the house taking pictures of things, then converted them to anaglyphs so you could almost reach out and "touch" them.
I got the idea to try this with BZ, using the same technique.
The program requires a left and right image - so I went into observer mode.
You have to be focused on an exact point, then rotate around that for left and right screenshots.
Only about a centimeter of difference is needed to make the 3D illusion - if you are good, you can increase that distance and create images that shoot out of the screen.
Here's the two of BZ I've made so far - the one of Twin Peaks got a little distrorted - it was my first try.
I went around the house taking pictures of things, then converted them to anaglyphs so you could almost reach out and "touch" them.
I got the idea to try this with BZ, using the same technique.
The program requires a left and right image - so I went into observer mode.
You have to be focused on an exact point, then rotate around that for left and right screenshots.
Only about a centimeter of difference is needed to make the 3D illusion - if you are good, you can increase that distance and create images that shoot out of the screen.
Here's the two of BZ I've made so far - the one of Twin Peaks got a little distrorted - it was my first try.
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You could probably almost make them.
Buy 2 colors of celophane - red and blue.
cover your left eye with red, and your right eye with blue.
If you can't do that, some cereal boxes come with them, for some reason. Maybe to view "hidden" messeges on the box or something.
You can also buy them online somewhere, for about $2 or something...
Buy 2 colors of celophane - red and blue.
cover your left eye with red, and your right eye with blue.
If you can't do that, some cereal boxes come with them, for some reason. Maybe to view "hidden" messeges on the box or something.
You can also buy them online somewhere, for about $2 or something...
Basically you need to use that switch, however you start your client. If you are on Windows modify your shortcut to look like this (of course your path may be different) "C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.0.5b6\bzflag.exe" -view anaglyph. You then need to whip out your cool 3D shades and play BZ-3D
Not sure how you do this on a MAC exactly, but I am sure it is a pretty similar situation.
EDIT:
For all you n00bs out there
To turn it off: "C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.0.5b6\bzflag.exe" -view normal
Not sure how you do this on a MAC exactly, but I am sure it is a pretty similar situation.
EDIT:
For all you n00bs out there
To turn it off: "C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.0.5b6\bzflag.exe" -view normal
Last edited by joevano on Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:20 pm, edited 2 times in total.
ahh. ok thanks. wooo thats awsomedonny_baker wrote:Basically you need to use that switch, however you start your client. If you are on Windows modify your shortcut to look like this (of course your path may be different) "C:\Program Files\BZFlag2.0.5b6\bzflag.exe" -view anaglyph. You then need to whip out your cool 3D shades and play BZ-3D
Not sure how you do this on a MAC exactly, but I am sure it is a pretty similar situation.
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on a mac it's the same:
in terminal type (depending on your path to bzflag. [remember to get the path to the actual executable you have to right (ctrl) click the bzflag icon, click show contents, then the folder MacOS, as 'application' icons in mac os are actually diguised folders with all the program's data inside them.])
in terminal type (depending on your path to bzflag. [remember to get the path to the actual executable you have to right (ctrl) click the bzflag icon, click show contents, then the folder MacOS, as 'application' icons in mac os are actually diguised folders with all the program's data inside them.])
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/applications/bzflag-2.0.5p.2005.11.08/bzflag/contents/MacOS/bzflag -view anaglyph
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The bad thing about anaglyph is that it distorts colors something terrible.
There are some other methods out there...
You could split your monitor into two images, and stare into it like a Magic Eye puzzle. That _really_ causes eyestrain
There are also 3D glasses that sync with your monitor... it exposes the right eye for a tiny bit while showing the right eye image on the monitor, then quickly covers the right eye and exposes the left eye while showing the left eye image.
By far, anaglyph is the easiest.
There are some other methods out there...
You could split your monitor into two images, and stare into it like a Magic Eye puzzle. That _really_ causes eyestrain
There are also 3D glasses that sync with your monitor... it exposes the right eye for a tiny bit while showing the right eye image on the monitor, then quickly covers the right eye and exposes the left eye while showing the left eye image.
By far, anaglyph is the easiest.
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No, it was not modded. Run bzflag in -view three mode, and you'll notice four little corners in your screen. Now, what I did was added another monitor to the mix. I plugged a 2nd monitor into my graphics card, and then had the graphics driver tell Windows that my screen resolution was a 2560 x 1024 monitor! Therefore, it tricked XP into thinking I had one very large monitor, but in reality the graphics card split the images in half and gave each screen a portion. Now, BZFlag instinctively takes up all the screen resolution in full screen mode. Since Windows thought my res was 2560 x 1024, BZFlag adjusted itself to that size. However, the graphics card cut the res in half, putting half of the image on each screen. Therefore, achieving the 2 monitor - 4 view effect.
Now time for the pictures:
1 monitor setup: [+] (bzflag takes up 4 corners of the screen)
my 2 monitor setup:
To windows, it appears as this: [--|--] (one big ass monitor)
But then, my graphics card splits it into this: [--] [--] (two tiny monitors)
No, it was not modded. Run bzflag in -view three mode, and you'll notice four little corners in your screen. Now, what I did was added another monitor to the mix. I plugged a 2nd monitor into my graphics card, and then had the graphics driver tell Windows that my screen resolution was a 2560 x 1024 monitor! Therefore, it tricked XP into thinking I had one very large monitor, but in reality the graphics card split the images in half and gave each screen a portion. Now, BZFlag instinctively takes up all the screen resolution in full screen mode. Since Windows thought my res was 2560 x 1024, BZFlag adjusted itself to that size. However, the graphics card cut the res in half, putting half of the image on each screen. Therefore, achieving the 2 monitor - 4 view effect.
Now time for the pictures:
1 monitor setup: [+] (bzflag takes up 4 corners of the screen)
my 2 monitor setup:
To windows, it appears as this: [--|--] (one big ass monitor)
But then, my graphics card splits it into this: [--] [--] (two tiny monitors)
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I hate to bump this topic so late, but I just discovered this and was fooling around with it this afternoon...
Is anyone actively playing in any mode other than normal?
I found a nifty site giving away free 3D glasses. I'm sending off for a pair or two tomorrow; I'll let you know how well they work.
Also, I started up 2.0.6 in Stereo mode and I could see any difference between that and normal mode (I was hoping it would split the screen and I could do the crosseyed trick. I can usually sustain that for quite a while and it works great). Has anyone else experienced results unlike mine with this mode?
Is anyone actively playing in any mode other than normal?
I found a nifty site giving away free 3D glasses. I'm sending off for a pair or two tomorrow; I'll let you know how well they work.
Also, I started up 2.0.6 in Stereo mode and I could see any difference between that and normal mode (I was hoping it would split the screen and I could do the crosseyed trick. I can usually sustain that for quite a while and it works great). Has anyone else experienced results unlike mine with this mode?
Can you elaborate on this one a bit or are you describing the stereo method I talked about above?You could split your monitor into two images, and stare into it like a Magic Eye puzzle. That _really_ causes eyestrain Tongue out