Before the rebirth of VR, this was how we’d get more immersive media.

Acer already teased this technology in 2021.

(you could, of course, turn the 3D effect on and off.)

Person using 3D functionality on the Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED

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There’s no denying that the technology seems ready for early adopters, at the very least.

The Basics of Glasses-Free 3D

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

However, it’s not that hard to understand.

A Diagram showing how glasses-free 3D works

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This offered a much better experience compared to the sometimes headache-inducing first-generation attempt.

So What’s Different This Time?

It’s not hard to explain why glasses-free 3D is desirable.

Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition playing a 3D game.

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It seems that, apart from cost, these issues have been largely solved.

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Computers also have plenty of processing power to spare to run those algorithms in real-time.