This is definitely one of those ideas that I wont even pretend that we had some serious academic motive behind its development, and it definitely comes into the category of doing something ‘just because you can’ (but not necessarily should). It started as conversation between Will and I had about doing something fun for an undergraduate project but in the end we just couldn’t wait. Essentially it’s a J2ME application that allows you to create your own mobile 3D anaglyph photos using the mobile phone camera by taking two slightly offset pictures with the result separated into red and cyan colour planes as shown and in a video HERE.

The software allows you to then adjust the relationship between the red and cyan planes so you can get the best image to either view on you phone or up-loaded to the newly created site.

Of course you need to have a pair of 3D specs to view it properly but you may have some from either a trip to 3D movies or you can pick some up cheap online. We managed to get some rather natty Shark Boy and Lava Girl ones as shown. Perhaps I could persuade Anina to make them this years fashion must have J

The application is really quite fun and addictive as it takes practice to get really good.

Will has made the application available on the site in a number of different versions so download and enjoy J