I'm just amazed that you managed to start a topic without breaking the forum again :P

But on topic, 3D gives me terrible headaches and adds nothing to the experience. I will go well out of my way to see a 2d version of the same movie

The only good thing about Resident Evil Afterlife was, that the 3D effects made you forget how stupid the whole movie was. Maybe one of the worst films I saw in years.

The one 3D movie that was really great was Hugo Cabret. That one didn't use 3D as a simple effect, but to really tell a story with it.

A small percentage of people can't really see the 3D effect, you're probably one of them. It's some kind of dysfunction, i think it's called "stereo blindness" or something. I read about it once on the mtbs3d forums (the best resource for information on stereoscopic 3D), one user there had this issue. You are not the only one there.

Personally i can see 3D just fine, and i don't get headaches or anything, even in very long 3DS gameplay sessions. That actually surprised me, because i have very high myopia, which i tought would affect my 3D experience (when i go to the movue theather i wear contact lenses). To be honest i don't care that much about 3D. The 3D effects in movies are usually really poor and have almost no difference to the 2D version. I was looking to get a 3D set up on my PC a few years ago, but i gave up on it due to the high price. The only 3D gaming experience that i have is with my 3DS. It doesn't really affect gameplay that much, it's just a gimmick. And sometimes it becomes annoying, because if you don't keep the 3DS at the same position you will lose the 3D effect and get duplicated and blurry images.

Same here, only movies for children are dubbed, everything else has substitles. Most people hate dubbed movies, at least here.

Yeah, our local cinema is pushing 3D as well, and they've really suffered for it. The cinema has basically been dead since they started only 3D showings of 3D films, and the one film we saw in the first week it was shown - Tron Legacy, on a Friday evening - the cinema had all of five people in it. Compare that with today's showing of The Dark Knight Rises, which had two screens filled up completely. The fact that they persist with 3D nonetheless has probably to do with their fear of having invested all that money for nothing or with pressure from distributors.

For films like Prometheus we now travel to a small town nearby that actually advertises its 2D-ness as a perk. The cinema's car park always has number plates from neighbouring Lübeck and Hamburg, so we're not the only ones that make the long trek.

I can actually physically perceive 3D - I had no real problems with it in Avatar and Tron Legacy - but it begins to give me a headache after about 20 minutes, and for around an hour after I leave the cinema, I can't focus properly for around half an hour.

My dominant eye has extremely poor vision compared to my non-dominant eye, which is unusual and likely due to a childhood injury. With glasses I can see better than 20/20, but it still prevents me from seeing those "Magic eye" pictures. With my glasses off, my brain gets confused because the non-dominant eye gives better images, and the magic eye pictures don't work if you're wearing glasses. I never can see that damn sailboat.

I can see 3d movies just fine though, regardless of how they're made. I don't really like wearing the glasses over my regular glasses, and you end up paying a couple bucks extra for something that usually isn't even all that exciting. I don't go out of my way to avoid 3d, but it's hardly a selling point either. The primary movie theaters here (which offer 3d) are extremely expensive, but we have a "dollar theater" (which doesn't offer 3d) that shows month-old movies for $1-2 each. So I have to REALLY want to see a movie in 3d to spend $15 extra.

I saw Avatar 3D in cinemas. Looked ok, I didn't get a headache, but it felt gimmicky and useless to me. I don't care if I don't see another 3D movie.

I tested a 3D TV in a store a couple of weeks ago. It was ok too, but I don't see myself putting on 3D glasses to watch TV. Maybe for 3D pr0n, but that's all.

It irritates me though that now they are pushing that 3D crap even to laptop PCs. There are lots of overpriced ASUS G75 gaming laptops with 3D screens in the same shop where the cheaper vanilla G75 that I wanted to buy has disappeared. Apparently the customers are not stupid enough to fall for the gimmick.

I've had this problem with 3D recently. I saw Avatar in 3D and I ended up not using the glasses for most of the film because it really bothered me, which was disappointing. I also have trouble using the 3DS, as my eyes can't properly focus on the screen (it's better if I close just one eye, but it's not really practical). I also remember 3D not really being a problem in the past, which is odd. I remember going to a theme park that used 3D in the past few years and not having trouble at all. I wonder if it's just a change in the technology that bothers my eyesight and not the fact that I have trouble perceiving 3D or something.

Couldn't it also be due to the way these movies made use of the 3D technique or worked in general? I'd assume the one you saw in the theme park was totally different with regards to photography and action, probably exploiting the technique to the best effect instead of just inserting it into a regular action movie based on story-telling? Maybe it just doesn't work for the type of blockbuster action movies it's currently applied to mostly (e.g. too fast and unexpected movements, too much distraction from the visuals by story and dialogues, which might prove exhausting for the brain to handle at the same time etc.).

The only thing I've seen on 3D was "Toy Story 3" and I didn't really enjoy it. I don't like to be charged for that extra dimension anyway so I try to avoid it (I think cinema is expensive enough as it is). Also I remember having a little headache with Toy Story 3 so if a film was 3D-only I think I won't see it.

If you've got Mario Kart 7, try putting it in first-person view. You can still steer with the Circle Pad, and it actually does affect gameplay.
-You can't see as much of the course from the angle change, making Rainbow Road a harrowing experience.
-Just wait for someone to use a Blooper. If you thought you couldn't see before.....

And platformers kind of have a slight advantage on the 3DS, I think. I've found that when compared with Super Mario Sunshine (or 64), it's easier to tell where Mario will land in Super Mario 3D Land. And I'm not having to rely on his shadow quite as much.

Edit: But other than that, the 3DS has yet to provide, in my opinion, a truly immersive 3D game.