Watch Some 3D Videos at Home (with your own handmade 3D glasses)

I was surfing around the YouTube 3D Gallery to check out the latest and greatest in 3D when I realized that I’d misplaced my 3D glasses (acquired when I went to see Yogi Bear in 3D), they were the wrong kind to use with YouTube. That’s when I came across a YouTube video on how to make your own 3D glasses. It’s really simple. All you need is some clear plastic—like a CD case—and red and blue Sharpies. Color one spot about the size of an eyeglass in red, the other in blue. Look through the plastic at your screen and watch something in 3D. Or, better yet, get an old pair of goggles from the garage and color one side blue, the other red. You get the picture.

There’s a lot of hoopla about 3D lately so it’s a topic I’ve decided to take an interest in. Just take a look at the YouTube 3D Gallery. It’s interesting and, as with all things that are technologically on the hotlist, there’s a little controversy. Take for example, Roger Ebert’s blog post in the Chicago Sun Times (which we’ve blogged about before). He has some opinions about why 3D will never work! If you haven’t read the article, read up.

Make up some eyeglasses today and enjoy the latest and greatest—in 3D. And let us know if you give Ebert’s opinion two thumbs up or two thumbs down.