Comments on: How To Play Your Games In ‘Real’ 3D (Windows) http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:23:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: spaceface http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-404604 spaceface Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:46:49 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-404604 I'll certainly come back to this article once I updated my hardware (and got some cool 3d glasses) I’ll certainly come back to this article once I updated my hardware (and got some cool 3d glasses)

]]> By: Travis http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-403306 Travis Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:12:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-403306 Wow! I didn't know this existed. I do a lot of gaming myself, and I can definitely relate to the urge of wanting a WYSIWYG type of environment. Thanks for the heads up though! Wow! I didn’t know this existed. I do a lot of gaming myself, and I can definitely relate to the urge of wanting a WYSIWYG type of environment. Thanks for the heads up though!

]]> By: The Scyphozoa http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-390956 The Scyphozoa Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:22:47 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-390956 So, does this not work with graphics cards made for laptops, such as 8600M GT? What I downloaded from the Vista 32 driver link said it couldn't find a driver compatible with my hardware. So I skipped that step and now there are no Stereo settings on the NVIDIA Control Panel. So, does this not work with graphics cards made for laptops, such as 8600M GT? What I downloaded from the Vista 32 driver link said it couldn’t find a driver compatible with my hardware. So I skipped that step and now there are no Stereo settings on the NVIDIA Control Panel.

]]> By: shiro http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-389314 shiro Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:24:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-389314 hi do you have an updated version of the registry fix? it does not seem to work with the current (185.85) nvidia driver thanks hi do you have an updated version of the registry fix? it does not seem to work with the current (185.85) nvidia driver

thanks

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-387095 Simon Slangen Wed, 20 May 2009 23:57:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-387095 ...doesn't expire <a href="http://www.iz3d.com/t-driverlicense.aspx" rel="nofollow">(*)</a> …doesn’t expire (*)

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-387094 Simon Slangen Wed, 20 May 2009 23:56:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-387094 You're in luck, the anaglyph output driver (which is what you're looking for) <a href='http://www.iz3d.com/t-driverlicense.aspx" rel="nofollow">doesn't expire</a>. :-) You’re in luck, the anaglyph output driver (which is what you’re looking for)

]]> By: Afi http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-387084 Afi Wed, 20 May 2009 21:34:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-387084 Brilliant! It works! Although on the website it says its a 30-day trial but I don't see any time expiry date on the program. Hopefully I can keep it =D Thanks a lot! You're a ledgend! Now I can buy a high-end ATI graphics card. Cheers! Brilliant! It works! Although on the website it says its a 30-day trial but I don’t see any time expiry date on the program. Hopefully I can keep it =D Thanks a lot! You’re a ledgend! Now I can buy a high-end ATI graphics card. Cheers!

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-387077 Simon Slangen Wed, 20 May 2009 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-387077 You could give <a href="http://www.iz3d.com/t-dcdriver.aspx" rel="nofollow">iZ3D</a> a try. Enjoy! You could give iZ3D a try. Enjoy!

]]> By: Afi http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-387076 Afi Wed, 20 May 2009 19:55:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-387076 Heya, Is this software not compatible with ATI Radeons? I want to buy Radeon so much but I want this software too! Ah, a dilemma...Can anyone tell me please? Thank you. Heya, Is this software not compatible with ATI Radeons? I want to buy Radeon so much but I want this software too! Ah, a dilemma…Can anyone tell me please? Thank you.

]]> By: Lazlo http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-377809 Lazlo Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:18:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-377809 Here is another line of questioning I could use some help on. It may be obvious to more advanced 3d gamers/game producers but, in my quest to produce a particular kind of game, I have yet to find the answers. Here goes... When games work in stereoscopic 3d(like the games compatible with the nvidia geforce) (see http://www.nvidia.com/object/GeForce_3D_Vision_3D_Games.html) is it because: A. The game engine they are produced on allows for various filtered camera configurations to be used by the user/view to split the view of all the objects and landscapes, thus seeing everything split according to what objects/figures are actually closer to or further away from the user? Or B: Does a program like gforce (and others like it) simply take a whole frame of a scene and split the view arbitrarily according to a random rendering that it picks for that frame (and so on for each frame)? If the answer is #A, can anybody tell me how to find out more about particular game engines that do this and/or any plug-ins that I might need to do this? I wrote Unity Engine because they are the engine that my artist wants to use. But I have not heard back from them. I'd appreciate any info anyone can give me. Here is another line of questioning I could use some help on. It may be obvious to more advanced 3d gamers/game producers but, in my quest to produce a particular kind of game, I have yet to find the answers. Here goes…

When games work in stereoscopic 3d(like the games compatible with the nvidia geforce)

(see http://www.nvidia.com/object/GeForce_3D_Vision_3D_Games.html)

is it because:

A. The game engine they are produced on allows for various filtered camera configurations to be used by the user/view to split the view of all the objects and landscapes, thus seeing everything split according to what objects/figures are actually closer to or further away from the user?

Or

B: Does a program like gforce (and others like it) simply take a whole frame of a scene and split the view arbitrarily according to a random rendering that it picks for that frame (and so on for each frame)?

If the answer is #A, can anybody tell me how to find out more about particular game engines that do this and/or any plug-ins that I might need to do this? I wrote Unity Engine because they are the engine that my artist wants to use. But I have not heard back from them. I’d appreciate any info anyone can give me.

]]> By: Lundi http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-377578 Lundi Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:58:12 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-377578 my stereoscopic 3d was working find with vista 32x and i switch to 64x i have the correct driver and everything install but i can't activate it i use the registry file found here and its not working any one... help... latest software and driver are installed i just can't activate the stereoscopic in control panel.... help.... my stereoscopic 3d was working find with vista 32x and i switch to 64x i have the correct driver and everything install but i can’t activate it i use the registry file found here and its not working any one… help…
latest software and driver are installed i just can’t activate the stereoscopic in control panel…. help….

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]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-376840 Simon Slangen Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:32:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-376840 You can do it with any screen you want, as long as you've got stereoscopic filters (those goofy coloured glasses). You can change the colour combinations using registry patches, as described in the article. You can do it with any screen you want, as long as you’ve got stereoscopic filters (those goofy coloured glasses). You can change the colour combinations using registry patches, as described in the article.

]]> By: Lazlo http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-376803 Lazlo Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:34:33 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-376803 I went to the NVIDIA site to check things out. They showed packages including special glasses and even a screen that it works best with. Though this looks like exactly what I am looking for in the long run, I am curious. Will this work on other PC screens if one doesn't yet own the Samsung model? Do the filters still work if someone doesn't have the premo glasses (standard filter glasses)? Are there options to set the view to work with the various kinds of standard filter combinations (red-blue, red-green, yellow blue)? I went to the NVIDIA site to check things out. They showed packages including special glasses and even a screen that it works best with. Though this looks like exactly what I am looking for in the long run, I am curious. Will this work on other PC screens if one doesn’t yet own the Samsung model? Do the filters still work if someone doesn’t have the premo glasses (standard filter glasses)? Are there options to set the view to work with the various kinds of standard filter combinations (red-blue, red-green, yellow blue)?

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375536 Simon Slangen Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375536 I don't know what's causing it, but have you tried <a href="http://www.iz3d.com/t-dcdriver.aspx" rel="nofollow">iZ3D</a> yet? It's been reported working by several other readers. Mind uninstalling the rest before you go through with it though. I don’t know what’s causing it, but have you tried iZ3D yet? It’s been reported working by several other readers.

Mind uninstalling the rest before you go through with it though.

]]> By: Sash http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375533 Sash Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:41:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375533 i need help, i have tried all that emrah and dave and simon have said, but it just doesnt work, i can only enable stero, via dave's way, with that extra reg key from thotie, and then i luanch e.g left 4 dead, and its all the same, no double image, nothing. Can anyone help? I am on Xp (32- bit) SP3, and i have a nVidia geForce 8400GS, and i have red/blue glasses. Thank you i need help, i have tried all that emrah and dave and simon have said, but it just doesnt work, i can only enable stero, via dave’s way, with that extra reg key from thotie, and then i luanch e.g left 4 dead, and its all the same, no double image, nothing. Can anyone help?
I am on Xp (32- bit) SP3, and i have a nVidia geForce 8400GS, and i have red/blue glasses. Thank you

]]> By: Emrah http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375197 Emrah Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:27:09 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375197 Thanks Dave, will try that too I think. However iz3D is pretty awesome :) Thanks Dave, will try that too I think. However iz3D is pretty awesome :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375129 Dave Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:38:16 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375129 If anyone is having the problem of stereo 3d tab not showing up in nvidia control panel, here's what worked for me (i use Windows XP. Vista, no idea): Read the comments by user thothie to enable the OLD nvidia control panel with a reg edit here: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=52156 then a 3d option will show up on right click of desktop/ nvidia display, 'your display'/ additional properties. ps there's an undo regedit there so you can back out if no good. If anyone is having the problem of stereo 3d tab not showing up in nvidia control panel, here’s what worked for me (i use Windows XP. Vista, no idea):
Read the comments by user thothie to enable the OLD nvidia control panel with a reg edit here:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=52156
then a 3d option will show up on right click of desktop/ nvidia display, ‘your display’/ additional properties.
ps there’s an undo regedit there so you can back out if no good.

]]> By: Emrah http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375114 Emrah Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:57:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375114 The iZ3D drivers are the way to go :D Thanks a lot! The iZ3D drivers are the way to go :D Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Emrah http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375084 Emrah Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:30:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375084 I installed the latest nVidia and 3D Stereo drivers for XP and applied the patch. Thanks for pointing out the info about the 3D Stereo tab issue on the page I posted, but really paid no attention to :) I installed the latest nVidia and 3D Stereo drivers for XP and applied the patch. Thanks for pointing out the info about the 3D Stereo tab issue on the page I posted, but really paid no attention to :)

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375074 Simon Slangen Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:31:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375074 <a href="http://gamerslastwill.com/2009/02/02/3d-left-4-dead-for-free-oh-yeah-heres-how/" rel="nofollow">On the page you provided</a>, Dragon says: <i>On XP 32-bit, the older 3d vision driver won’t appear in the new nvidia control panel. It was used before nvidia switched to the new control panel version of the driver. You should try pressing ctrl-t in-game to enable the stereo effects. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to read the docs for the older v9 3d vision driver for XP.</i> On the page you provided, Dragon says:
On XP 32-bit, the older 3d vision driver won’t appear in the new nvidia control panel. It was used before nvidia switched to the new control panel version of the driver. You should try pressing ctrl-t in-game to enable the stereo effects. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to read the docs for the older v9 3d vision driver for XP.

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375070 Simon Slangen Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:27:54 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375070 If you've got GeForce version 181.22, stereo app and reg patch installed, it should show up in the <i>Stereo</i> tab. Did you install all the right drivers/apps right away (or did you find out about the xp apps later on)? Normally, this patch should work for other titles as well, because it alters the NVidia output. If you’ve got GeForce version 181.22, stereo app and reg patch installed, it should show up in the Stereo tab.

Did you install all the right drivers/apps right away (or did you find out about the xp apps later on)?

Normally, this patch should work for other titles as well, because it alters the NVidia output.

]]> By: Emrah http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-375030 Emrah Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:17:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-375030 Glad to be of assistance :) However, I still don't get anything about 3D stereo on the nVidia Control Panel :( Does it have to do with the games installed? Seems like the reg file is for left4dead by the way... Glad to be of assistance :) However, I still don’t get anything about 3D stereo on the nVidia Control Panel :( Does it have to do with the games installed? Seems like the reg file is for left4dead by the way…

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374993 Simon Slangen Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:29:22 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374993 <i>Kudos to Emrah for pointing this out:</i> <b>The XP Stereo software can be found <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dstereo_91.31.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> The XP registry patch can be found <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dstereo_91.31.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (<a href="https://ssl.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/premiumzone.cgi?savedfiles=1&forbiddenfiles=0" rel="nofollow">mirror</a>)</b> Apologies for the inconvenience. Kudos to Emrah for pointing this out:
The XP Stereo software can be found here
The XP registry patch can be found here (mirror)

Apologies for the inconvenience.

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374992 Simon Slangen Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:24:24 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374992 Sorry Emrah, seems like something indeed went wrong. Thanks for pointing it out! <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dstereo_91.31.html" rel="nofollow">Here are the XP stereo drivers</a> <a href="http://gamerslastwill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/3dStereo_xp.reg" rel="nofollow">and here is the XP regpatch</a> (<a href="https://ssl.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/premiumzone.cgi?savedfiles=1&forbiddenfiles=0" rel="nofollow">mirror</a>) Sorry Emrah, seems like something indeed went wrong. Thanks for pointing it out!

Here are the XP stereo drivers
and here is the XP regpatch (mirror)

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374990 Simon Slangen Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:16:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374990 @Emrah: The XP 3D stereo drivers and reg patch are provided in the article as well ;-) @Emrah: The XP 3D stereo drivers and reg patch are provided in the article as well ;-)

]]> By: Emrah http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374982 Emrah Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:30:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374982 Because those drivers are for Vista, you need to get the 3D Stereo drivers for XP from here: http://gamerslastwill.com/2009/02/02/3d-left-4-dead-for-free-oh-yeah-heres-how/, the reg patch for XP is there, too. Because those drivers are for Vista, you need to get the 3D Stereo drivers for XP from here: http://gamerslastwill.com/2009/02/02/3d-left-4-dead-for-free-oh-yeah-heres-how/, the reg patch for XP is there, too.

]]> By: Ciel http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374937 Ciel Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:11:33 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374937 Just no. ;/ Just no. ;/

]]> By: alda http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374912 alda Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:43:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374912 its rubish wat if u dont have a "3D" glasses!! duuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! its rubish wat if u dont have a “3D” glasses!! duuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!

]]> By: Forgulius the Magnificent http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-play-your-games-in-real-3d/comment-page-1/#comment-374887 Forgulius the Magnificent Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:33:24 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12198#comment-374887 Make a anything.reg and using the Mighty NOTEPAD, magicaly put this MythicPhrase inside: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D] "StereoVisionConfirmed"=dword:00000001 And then, like a hammer hitting a watermelon, execute it! Farewell dear poster Make a anything.reg and using the Mighty NOTEPAD, magicaly put this MythicPhrase inside:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D]
“StereoVisionConfirmed”=dword:00000001

And then, like a hammer hitting a watermelon, execute it!
Farewell dear poster

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