Some years ago now I remember reading in a magazine – I think it was Empire or Total Film – about the coming of 3D cinema.

According to said article, it was what a room full of movie moguls in Hollywood had come up with as the answer to the problem of video piracy. The idea was that the 3D technology would add something to the movie going experience, something that would not be reproducible in peoples homes, hence giving them an incentive to go to cinemas and pay to see movies rather than downloading them for free from the Internet.

The question is, “Would it work?” Read the rest of this entry »