Topic: Can you see "pop-outs"?

Nothing looks like it pops out of the screen for me, even with 3D on full. Same in the cinema. To me, the screen is still a definite boundary.

I haven't seen it yet either but given time I think it will.

as i have read from various nintendogs owners, when the dogs start licking the screen it looks as if they where just a little bit too near to your face... so i would say it counts as a "pup-out".

To be honest, theres no such thing as an "pop-out" effect(Though the picture of my teacher's cat slightly prove otherwise), the movies in theaters are made to trick your eye into seeing 3D. Though 3DS is more like seeing into a box, it adds quality and dimension. Plus unlike traditional 3D, it does not hurt my eyes or give me headaches.

then why do people see popouts?
when my dog gets to the screen and tries licking me it looks weired...cant explain it. i see depth and there is a difference if there is 3D on but for me there is no popout at that moment.
ahhhh so disappointing. i really love these popouts .

I dunno, I think depth will become much more useful in later releases. Think of adventure epics like Zelda and Final Fantasy (or, as already announced, Kingdom Hearts), or that new Mario game. If it just popped out it would be a dumb gimmick. Depth makes the worlds more impressive. Ever looked at a depth-only Magic Eye picture? Amazing.

Here's how to find a perfect pop-out that Nintendo deliberately showed off when you first got the 3DS, but you probably forgot about it..

Go to Settings -> 3D Settings and then test it. It will have a countdown before the logo slowly comes out of the screen. it's pretty awesome, I spend too long looking at it.

know what you mean. i only saw depth there too. no popouts. wtf...kinda creepy

I've definitely seen some pop out effects. An easy example of one is the pencils that float around in the activity log icon. Crank the 3D up and they are definitely circling into and out of the screen.

Also in Pilotwings Resort, if you get the hang glider going really fast and up really high, your character will be hanging out of the screen for a little bit.

"Pop-out"?
Are you refering to a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer. Both of these 2-D offset images are then combined in the brain to give the perception of 3-D depth.

Then no, I don't see it.

After some practice with the test screen in settings, I am seeing some pop out... I think it was mostly a matter of how far the screen was from my face.

hm i already tried svereal distances. no success

Hmm I don't know... another thing I had to do was kinda psych myself out and really force myself to imagine that the screen wasn't there. Maybe that would work for you too?

Yeah I tried my friend's 3DS and nothing really popped out. It seemed more like things were going further back into the screen. This seemed more apparent in PW Resort, where the character seems to be where the screen should be, and the background a few "layers" in the back. It's not as exciting as objects popping out, but it still manages to feel different than 2D gaming.

yeah exactly my expirience.

i just tried it again with some popouts. i feel like i am a little cross eyed when popouts come. hm i was crosseyed as a child but that is long ago...man i just wanna see things popout a little. is that too much?

I was checking out the music video with the system update, and a dog ran out the screen and it kinda looked like a pop-out. The 3D experience is still amazing, though. I love it.

Those of you who are also not seeing pop outs well or at all: does some stuff that's really close up look like it has kind of an odd dark-to-light blinking effect that's so fast you can barely notice it, you just get a sense of it? Like wearing two different shades of glasses? I've kind of noticed this.

Seeing as we just have the first batch of 3D games, I am not really surprised that they haven't utilized the tech to its full capabilities. I am sure that within time, the games will start using the 3D much more effectively. I think too many things popping out would get distracting, I love that I mainly see depth, and that actually helps in judging distances in most games (very important in a game like Pilotwings or a 3D platformer.)