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Date |
: May 5th, 2001 |
| Category |
: Video |
| Publisher |
: Wicked3D |
| Author |
: Jin-Wei Tioh |
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Being a software-based solution, the eyeSCREAM costs a lot less than competing hardware-based solutions, at only US$14.95, so don't expect too much in the package. You essentially get a CD, an instruction sheet, and two pairs of black cardboard red/blue color filter
glasses.
The CD contains only the application itself on it. Installation is a snap. Put in the CD, follow the on-screen instructions, and you're presented with a control panel with following options :
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- Enable/Disable stereo driver
- Enable/Disable 3D aiming help
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Let's step through these options :
Monitor size
This is quite obvious, and remember when it comes to monitors, size does matter.
Stereo effect strength
This allows you to set the "strength" of the stereo effect produced by the eyeSCREAM light. The instructions suggest 50% for new users and 75% for experienced users. 25% is the minimal setting and 100% is the correct stereo effect. The stereo effect does take some getting used to, and 50% is a good starting point. However, like the instructions say, anything other than 100% does not produce the correct effect, and surely enough, I got confusing visual cues in Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament and
Alice. Gunning the setting up to 100% gave me a much better impression, and the 3D effect produced was pretty
convincing. It is best that you have a pair of red-blue
filter glasses to view the screenshots below.
Enable/Disable stereo driver
Again, pretty obvious. You can either enable or disable the stereo driver using this option.
Game selection
The game selection dialog contains a complete list of supported games. It scans through your registry to find compatible games and the detected games are marked with an asterisk. One problem with this arrangement is that if you reinstall Windows _without_ reinstalling your games (Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament do not have to be reinstalled to work), the game selector would not be able to detect it. Other than that, it works very well.
Enable/Disable 3D aiming help
This options enables or disables either a laser pointer or a crosshair. It helps you to aim in "true" 3D, but for the most part, I did not need it.
Resolution override
This option overrides the in-game resolution when using the eyeSCREAM light. Available resolutions : 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, 1280x720, 1280x960. The main purpose of this is that you have to run at least 800x600 to get a decent image. More on this later.
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