The US Navy has announced a new video game: the Massive Multiplayer Online War Game Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI). Developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the large-scale game is an experiment in generating collective intelligence to solve piracy-related problems. MMOWGLI is launching in just a few weeks (the official has a video of the 3D screen in action:
The screen's amazing specifications make it the world's smallest 3D display with full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), according to the company. Unfortunately, 3D glasses are required to view 3D images. It can display 16.77 million colors, has a viewing angle of 160 degrees, and comes with an LED backlight.
At the Embedded Systems Expo (ESEC), the company explained that the 3D effect is achieved by using a circular polarizing film called Xpol, developed by Arisawa Manufacturing. This film is affixed to the panel with extremely precise alignment and because this system shows images for the left and right eye alternately on each line, the vertical resolution must be halved.
"We expect this technology will be utilized in the monitors of commercial 3D cameras," an Ortus Technology spokesperson said in a statement. "It could be used to check 3D images immediately after taking them. We haven't set a date for the market launch, but we could start production in the near future, depending on demand from customers."
Personally, this is the type of screen I want to see in a phone one day. The 3D part doesn't impress me much, but the resolution certainly does (even if my eyes can't tell the difference!).
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