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A '''3D display''' is a type of [[display]] that can show different optical depth at the same time. It does so using [[depth cue]]s based largely on focus and/or [[stereopsis]].
A '''3D display''' is a type of [[display]] that can show different optical depth at the same time. It does so using [[depth cue]]s based largely on focus and/or [[stereopsis]].
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+The purpose of a 3D display is to enable a 3D human-computer interaction loop, which is used in 3D software for design and sharing ideas.
3D displays can be world-fixed, like mounted on a desk, or they can be head fixed, like built into a [[VR headset]].
3D displays can be world-fixed, like mounted on a desk, or they can be head fixed, like built into a [[VR headset]].
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Multifocal displays are displays that show multiple focus images at the same time, so that the eye can choose what to focus on.
Multifocal displays are displays that show multiple focus images at the same time, so that the eye can choose what to focus on.
−3D is more than just stereoscopic flat images. For a few hundred years, a thought was that stereoscopic flat images formed all of 3D vision.
+3D is more than just stereoscopic flat images.
==Benefits==
==Benefits==