A report from the ATSC raised some concerns about the...
A report from the ATSC raised some concerns about the effects of long-term viewing of stereoscopic 3D TV images on adults and the effects of short-term and long-term viewing on young children. “Effects of long term viewing would be less…
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of a concern if viewers find viewing stereoscopic material as comfortable as viewing 2D material,” the report said. “However, given that there are many factors and conditions that give rise to visual discomfort and that television viewing can become a daily routine, more studies and more scientific data on this issue would be beneficial,” the ATSC report said. More research should be done on how viewing stereoscopic images affects young children, “given that children have different ranges of IPDs [inter-pupillary distance] and the fact that their visual systems may still be under development,” the report said.