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General => Game Chat => Topic started by: Thorin on December 30, 2010, 06:12:08 PM

Title: 3D Systems Are Hazardous To Our Health?
Post by: Thorin on December 30, 2010, 06:12:08 PM
Nintendo says their 3DS can stunt a young child's eye development:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/12/30/nintendo.3ds.kids/index.html?iref=NS1

Samsung says viewing 3D TV can weaken your eyesight:

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/15/samsung-issues-warnings-about-3-d-tv/

Uhh...  These are manufacturers issuing warnings about their own products, that they're hoping to sell!  Are they worried about the overly-litigious Americans, or have they encountered problems in the usability labs?
Title: Re: 3D Systems Are Hazardous To Our Health?
Post by: Lazybones on December 30, 2010, 07:10:03 PM
Go pull out the manual for your old game systems....

Page one... take breaks, may cause nausea, dizziness and seizures.

The only stand out here is that in children under a specific age 3D might be bad for their development.

Media is using terror and fear again to get your to read their crap.
Title: Re: 3D Systems Are Hazardous To Our Health?
Post by: Lazybones on December 30, 2010, 07:16:50 PM
Health and Safety manual included with a nintendo DS (yes it is a whole extra book)
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/ds_precautions_tri.pdf

Gameboy advance came with one
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/dmg_healthandsafety.pdf

All Gameboy systems in general
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/precautions_dmg.pdf
Title: Re: 3D Systems Are Hazardous To Our Health?
Post by: Mr. Analog on December 30, 2010, 10:38:53 PM
Yeah, I can't believe the FUD around this... 3D sucks because its cheap exposition not because it will damage little Timmy's eyes :dance: