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[leandroeidi]

I’m sorry that my “stubborn” comment felt like a personal attack. As I said, I got worked up and I apologise for that.

@RJK_
That’s exactly my point. I don’t want a screen that’s far, because it makes most objects also too far and it diminishes the 3D effect. I want a very near screen (around 80cm from my face). But since there’s no way of making the screen smaller, making it so near my eyes, it also makes it huge and unusable.

@Ralf
Anyway, just to show that more people want screen resizing options, I made a quick search in the forums. I hope this all inspires you to do it.

Possible to increase 3D strength beyond 5.0?

This first one is interesting because he doesn’t know what’s causing the “flat” 3D effect, but it’s the combination of screen size and distance that I explained before. The screen size for him feels fine, but 3D depth isn’t, and it’s exactly because the screen is too far. By allowing a near and smaller screen, the screen area in his vision would stay the same, the 3D effect would be stronger, and he would also get what he wants.

The posts below are more direct in asking for a screen size option, either to make it bigger or smaller:
https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/is-it-possible-to-make-the-cinema-mode-screen-as-big-as-an-actual-cinema-screen/#post-172217 (quote #172217)

Widescreen Virtual Cinema settings?

Is there a way to increase cinema screen size?

Suggestion. Allow larger screen in immersive mode

Desktop Viewer Settings

Hey ralf, can you add the option of resizing the cinema screen to WHATEVER size?

Is it possible to make the cinema mode screen as big as an ACTUAL cinema screen?

Suggestion: Screen Position / HUD Position Vertical adjustment if possible

Feature request:screen distance offset increase in virtual cinema mode vlc

[leandroeidi]

Oh, I just saw that you are actually Vorpx’s developer. Now I feel honestly deeply bummed, since it means changing screen size won’t be implemented…

I love 3D gaming. I was an early adopter of 3D Vision, 3DS and VR, so I take it seriously. I experimented with sizes, distances, depth and convergence, so although I agree that the options in Vorpx make 3D gaming “work”, it could still be better. When it’s about 3D, bigger doesn’t always mean better. That’s why 3D cinema feels unnecessary for so many – a bigger and far screen (with the main objects as far as the screen itself) is less impressive than a smaller and near screen. And with the current options in Vorpx, it simulates just that – a 3D cinema.

I really hate tinkering with options and settings. That’s one of the main reasons why I bought but abandoned Vorpx in 2016 – cloud profiles didn’t work very well for me and still too much tinkering was necessary. Some days ago HelixVision got me excited about playing 3D games on VR again, and I decided to try a few games on Vorpx to see how much it improved and they do work pretty well, so I got excited for Vorpx again. But as I said before, having to choose between a near screen with blown up resolution and size, or a far screen with far objects (what makes it almost the same as playing in 2D), is far (pun intended) from ideal.

I think what’s bothering the most is that Vorpx is just one option away from being great, and its creator keeps refusing to add it. I did have a very stubborn father, so seeing signs of stubbornness from other people does get me worked up more than it should.

Well, it does sadden me that you keep refering to this important and handy option as “superfluous”, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I just hope some day you suddenly get a “oh why not?” inspiration and implements it. Meanwhile, I’ll go back to Monster Hunter World in 2D and using HelixVision for Witcher 3.

[leandroeidi]

Oh, that’s sad news. I hope I don’t sound arrogant, but through my tests and readings about depth and convergence since the release of 3D Vision, and also from when I dabbled in 3D photography, screen distance (and consequently distance to the near plane when you can’t control the convergence), is actually important. You can test yourself with HelixVision: between a big screen far from you, and a small screen near you, the 3D effect is stronger in the latter.

Anyway, I do hope that the developers of Vorpx find some time to implement this feature. It’s something that doesn’t seem that difficult, and would make a big and nice addition. Even if you don’t agree that this would make much difference, there’s never a downside to having more options, right?

For me this would prove a more important option than many of the ones that are available now.

[leandroeidi]

I see. What about the screen size? Is there really no way to change it, or I just didn’t find the option?

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