3D No Glasses by Jonathan Post: Hoax, Parody, or Snarky Commentary?

Many of you have no doubt see this video by now, in which Parisian filmmaker Francois Vogel purports to demonstrate a radical development in glasses-free 3D. The system supposedly… umm, does something to make one’s eyelids flutter in rapid alternate succession, mimicking the way 3D shutter glasses work, just without the glasses. If you haven’t seen it, check it out below:

Obviously, it’s hooey (despite the fact that some media outlets are reporting it straight, proof that they’re either in on the joke, or Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit needs to be made a mandatory part of every high school curriculum). But is this blatant flim-flam, or brilliant farce? Is it performance art, a sly demonstration of the way 3D works, commentary on the industry’s current obsession with 3D, or perhaps a not-so-subtle warning about what we’re doing to our eyes?

I emailed {encode=”Talk@Jonathanpost.com” title=”Talk@Jonathanpost.com”} to find out, and received a reply from Brazilian director Luis Carone (whose background in computer graphics should be another clue that something funny is afoot here). He informs me that “Francois is only a tester for our experiment,” and promises that “We’ll talk soon,” with no other comments about the intentions behind the video.

But when I find out, you’ll find out, so stay tuned. We’ll hopefully get to the bottom of this (spoof? gimmick? practical joke?) before long.