Obscure 3D Technology Idea From the Early 1980s?

I think “This” refers to the invention described by the OP. The link just explains what a multiplane camera is (which is a fancy form of the cel animation I mentioned in the first reply).

Yeah, I think he is talking about something like this:

(I know that I’ve seen more illustrative examples, but those are the only two titles that came to mind at the moment.)

Re: The Pulfrich effect.

The 1989 Super Bowl halftime show used this. You got the glasses at various stores. But a single lens from sunglasses worked as well.

Obviously it went over really big and we can no longer remember a time when we didn’t watch TV without the glasses. :slight_smile: