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A Cost Effective Way to Use 3DTV as a Teaching Tool

Look closely at the background of this video and you will see an autostereoscopic 3D display. The cool thing about this type of display is that one doesn’t need glasses to view the 3D images. As explained by Rob Koplin of Elixir XES 3D, the first application for the displays was in the medical industry (think 3D surgeries). They then extended it to the movie industry (trailers) and casinos.

Along the way, they discovered that 3D techology can be the foundation for new teaching tools for children with dyslexia and autism. Koplin shared the findings of a white paper, created in conjunction with the Gemstone Foundation, as to the benefits of this technology for kids with special needs. Watch this exclusive video interview to learn about the unique model Elixir XES 3D has for bringing this to schools with minimal to no investment by the schools.

[note:  Viodi is helping to organize the Window on Youth Symposium at the Media Innovation Summit in Santa Clara on December 1st.  This is one in a series of videos that looks at the convergence of broadband and technology with the education field.]

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3 responses to “A Cost Effective Way to Use 3DTV as a Teaching Tool”

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  2. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Did I miss it? Very interesting article, but where does the instructional 3D video come from and who is distributing it over what type of network?
    I assume it’s not your normal CATV provider. DVDs?
    Thanks

    1. Ken Avatar
      Ken

      Hey Mike,

      Thanks for viewing. I am not certain who is producing the material (I don’t think the company I interviewed is creating the videos (geez, I should have asked that basic question). These are stand-alone in the classroom. It will be interesting to see how well an ad-based model will work in that environment. We didn’t discuss the possibility of distributing this sort of content over CATV or IPTV. Having said that, I suspect that their digital signage applications could be considered a variation of IPTV; again, another question I should have asked.

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