Gizmodo Reviewer finds Watching FIFA in 3D “Beautiful”
It seems watching sports in 3d is beginning to catch on.
From the standard soccer camera angle—viewing the pitch from a distance—things looked more or less like they do in 2D. There was some additional depth, and it looked fine, but it wouldn't necessarily sell you on 3D sports. When the cameras cut to a closer shot, however, and you were at eye-level with the players—there were more of these shots in the 3D broadcast than usual—the 3D was revelatory, offering a whole new perspective on World Cup action. Passing lanes opened up, tackles seemed like tackles, and you just generally got a sense of how much running players do, something that's sort of lost when you're watching them scurry around like ants on a well-manicured lawn. And, when they were shown, fan shots were especially fun 3D—something that's secondary to the game, maybe, but not the experience of watching the game at home. There were occasional technical hiccups—someone would block the sensor and the glasses would snap out of focus—but for the most part, the 3D tech just worked without drawing attention to itself.
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