Cameron's Avatar game first to utilize 3D stereoscopic technology

Cameron's Avatar game first to utilize 3D stereoscopic technology

By Sean Mirkovich
June 01, 2009 19:05 PM PST



During Ubisoft's media briefing, James Cameron, director behind Terminator (1 & 2) and Titanic, took the stage and gave us a lot of details about his upcoming film Avatar and it's subsequent game release, which will be the first 3D stereoscopic title ever.

During a day full of new innovations, James Cameron took the stage at Ubisofts media briefing and gave a lengthy speech about his upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar. Cameron seemed confident about the film and game adaptation, citing that most film to game adaptations fail because they are rushed and try to emulate scenes from the film, whereas Avatar will follow it's own separate story from the film, with different characters and has been in development as long as the movie has.

"I don't want anything associated with Avatar to suck" Cameron said, explaining that he wants the game to give his fictional world more depth and achieve things that he cannot explore within the film.

James Cameron's film won't be the only thing with groundbreaking 3D technology, as Avatar the video game becomes the first to utilize 3D stereoscopic technology.

The most interesting fact Cameron brought up was that the game, like the film, will utilize brand new 3D technology created by Cameron and his crew, making the game the first 3D stereoscopic title ever released. While no demonstration of the game was given, Cameron seemed pretty confident that the technology is incredibly effective and immersive. "It's one of the first times in a videogame where I was actually afraid," said Cameron, citing some of the creatures in the game attacking him in 3D. The game is making its debut on the E3 showroom floor as a demo, so I'm sure we'll hear reports on whether or not Cameron's words hold any weight.

One thing is for sure, this is a year of technological breakthroughs, with a line-up of games that seem genuinely pretty incredible.

Stay tuned as GamePro keeps you up to date on breaking news from E3 2009.

THE VERDICT by Sean Mirkovich

I'm not going to hide it, I'm a HUGE James Cameron fan, so whatever I say will be fairly bias. I'll subscribe to whatever the man says or does because I think he's a genius. If I had to choose one movie to see this year, it'd be Avatar. But, having not seen the game and how it works, Brutal Legend is still on my top list for games to play. But, who knows, like I said, if he's confident in it, I'm sure it's something pretty cool and the thought of 3D gaming is enticing. Today has been such a crazy day full of exciting technology and big reveals. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.