jdgarvin50

SL356 said:

Sorry folks. This is totally fake. No way 'computational photography' produced this. 

I agree. I've done this with 35mm film and digital SLR's as well. A lot of people doing 360 degree pano's show the same thing; "multiple me's." Of course, it wouldn't happen with a 360 degree or spherical single-shot rig. But hey! She got the buzz she wanted and the dress is nice. Congrats!

Think about the failure of 3D movies at home and how your eyes work. When our eyes focus at a distance the muscles refocus the lens.  Virtual 3D environments, especially like a headset, force the eye to unnaturally focus “distant” scenes on a screen at a fixed short distance from your eye, causing eye strain during extended use. The closer the screen, the greater the strain.

Not being a triskaidekaphobic yokel, I’m wanting one to replace an iPhone XS. Bring it on! Unless it turns out the world IS flat and the ‘69 moon landing WAS a hoax, but I think we’re safe. 

This reminds me of the equally infuriating insurance commercial that treats their potential customers as if they're idiots with "We customize your insurance so you only pay for what you need," leaving out the most important part; "…like every other insurance company." I wonder if they understand how well that'll backfire among the non-intellectually challenged? 

Boxcatcher has it right: Welome to the "dumbocracy" where we viify anyone who disagrees with us, instigate trial-by-social-media fiascos and accept outrageous claims as fact. The fact-checking honest journalists are out there, but the MONEY makes click bait float to the top, while fact checking takes time. I can also see that "trumped up" will soon have a special meaning the Urban Dictionary! It's little wonder we're susceptible to "election hacking" (brain hacking) by foreign powers' social media campaigns.