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Part 1:
An Awstruck Audience
Part 2:
An Idea Takes Shape
Part 3:
IRIDAS and Lennart Nilsson Part 4:
The Right Tool for the Job
Part 5:
Stereoscopy and Science
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Nilsson on Stereoscopy
The technology has certainly won some new adherents, including Dr. Lennart
Nilsson himself. “Stereoscopic viewing of motion picture in color, and
with this resolution, is a really new idea with very exciting results,”
says Nilsson. “It puts us right inside a fantastic world, and gives us
an intimate, up-close experience. It will have terrific value for medical
people and, of course, for the public in general.” Lennart Nilsson has a
long history of working with cutting edge technologies to further his
photography work. And it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any
time soon. “I am very thankful to IRIDAS for creating this playback
technology. We have lots of new ideas for how we are going to use it. This
is the medium I want to work in now. We don’t just want to be good at
stereoscopy; we want to be the best in the world!”
A New Tool for Science
That commitment to excellence extends to the Karolinska University in
general. The facility is a world leader in medical research and has
awarded the Nobel prize in medicine annually since 1895. Torsten Resar is
the project manager who set up and equipped the new stereoscopic theatre
for the university. “Our job is to make sure that our students and
researchers have the best facilities available. That’s why we are so
pleased about our new Lennart Nilsson Hall. It’s the first of its kind!
At the moment we only have a limited amount of material which we can show
there, maybe 15 minutes in all, but we think that will change quickly as
our researchers become familiar with the technology and its potential.”
Although David and Hannah both intend to complete their medical studies,
it is clear that a whole new career path has opened up for them.
“We’ve had some offers,” admits David, without divulging the details,
“but the main thing for us is that we feel this type of visualization
has so much potential. We’d like to continue to be involved with that in
some way.”
As Hanna puts it “There are so many exciting stories about the human
body that remain to be told.”
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3D vs. Stereoscopic:
What’s the Difference?
It is easy to be confused about these two terms - especially since 3D is often used to describe stereoscopic
projection.
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