Virtual reality: View-Master misses the mark

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 16 Mar 2016
First, they use flat circular discs containing pairs of photographic images ... In it he states that the stereoscopic effect was first described in the early 1830s by a physicist called Charles Wheatstone. Wheatstone suspected that because a person's eyes are separated by a nose the left one saw everything differently to the right ... A century after Wheatstone's experiments, the View-Master was launched at the New York World Fair ...   ... ....

Bradford to move photographic collection to V&A; despite protests

Edit The Guardian 03 Mar 2016
Transfer of 312,000 objects from the Royal Photographic Collection to London described as an ‘appalling act of cultural vandalism’ ... She added ... ... ... However, officials at Bradford museum said they were shifting its focus from media to science and technology and had acquired “unique and culturally important objects” from the work of scientists including Sir John Herschel and Sir Charles Wheatstone from the Science Museum collection ... ....

Sky to Receive Honor From 3D & Advanced Imaging Society

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 20 Nov 2014
satellite broadcaster Sky will receive the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award during the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society’s Creative Arts Awards on Jan ... The award -- named after Wheatstone, who is credited as the inventor of modern-day 3D -- is presented to organizations that “singularly advanced the arts and sciences of 3D in movies and television.”....

Getting More for Your Money at City Council museums (Gloucester City Council)

Edit noodls 04 Jul 2014
... talks, such as 'The Battle of Highnam, 1643', and 'The twelve Gloucester portraits at 400 years' with Professor Robert Tittler, all the way from Canada.  We also have the regular programme of monthly Culture Club talks, including 'Our Tudor Portraits' on 7th May, and 'Sir Charles Wheatstone' on 4th June....

The allure of searching for hidden 3D images

Edit BBC News 04 Feb 2014
A music video has revived the genre of the autostereogram, better known under the trademark Magic Eye. Could this most 1990s of optical illusions make a comeback, asks Jon Kelly ... Apparently. It never worked for me, although I wasted countless hours of my adolescence searching fruitlessly ... The earliest autostereograms were developed by 19th Century scientists Charles Wheatstone and David Brewster ... ....

‘Gravity’ wins 3D & Advanced Imaging Society’s Creative Arts Awards

Edit Celebrity Café 29 Jan 2014
There’s no sign of stopping the movie Gravity from becoming a favorite to fans and the industry ... The 3D & Advanced Imaging Society’s Creative Arts Awards honors distinguished achievement ... Studios ... Pixar Animation Studios received the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award ... ....

International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Bestows 25 Honors at 5th Annual Awards Ceremony in Hollywood

Edit Business Wire 29 Jan 2014
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society bestowed 25 honors for “distinguished achievement” at the 3D Creative Arts Awards on Tuesday night, at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles ... Pixar Animation was honored with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for education and distinguished achievement in 3D storytelling ... China, Taiwan, Japan, the U.K., the E.U., and Canada ... ... MR ... SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE AWARD ... ... ....

'Gravity' Tops 3D Society Awards With Four Wins

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 29 Jan 2014
0. 3. 0. 0. 0. Email Print Comments. "Frozen" wins a pair of trophies in animation; "Stalingrad" collects jury prize; and "Breaking Bad" and "Space" earn debut awards for 4K production. "Gravity" ... 'Gravity,' 'The Great Gatsby' Among 3D Society's Noms for Top Live-Action Movie. Pixar to Receive 3D Society Honor. Legend 3D Seeks to Establish China Unit ... PHOTOS ... PHOTOS ... Pixar Animation Studios was honored with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award ... Mr ... 0 ... ....

'Gravity,' 'The Great Gatsby' Among 3D Society's Noms for Top Live-Action Movie

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 21 Jan 2014
0. 2. 0. 0. 0. Email Print Comments. 3Ality Technica and founder/CEO Steve Schklair will receive the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society's Century Award. "Gravity". Gravity, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit ... 28 at Warner Bros. Studios.our editor recommends ... CES ... As previously announced, Pixar Animation Studios will receive the Society’s Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for creative excellence in 3D storytelling during the ceremony ... 0. 2. 0....

International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society Announces Top Nominees for 3D Awards

Edit Business Wire 21 Jan 2014
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society today announced its top nominated 3D movies for the 2014 Creative Arts Awards Ceremony to be held January 28th at Warner Bros. Studios. The top live action nominees include “Gravity” (Warner Bros.), “The Great Gatsby” (Warner Bros.), “The Hobbit ... Pixar will receive the Society’s Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for creative excellence in 3D story telling ... ... ....

Pixar Animation Studios to Receive Sir Charles Wheatstone Award from International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society January 28th, 2014

Edit Business Wire 19 Nov 2013
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society will present Pixar Animation Studios with the 2014 Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for creative excellence, it was announced today in Hollywood ... The Sir Charles Wheatstone Award is our opportunity to recognize Mr ... “Sir Charles Wheatstone is credited by history as the inventor of modern-day 3D....
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