---
title: "MIT Developed Glasses-Free Tech to Watch 3D Movies at Home"
description: "MIT's CSAIL has developed a glasses-free technology that allows 3D movies to be seen without glasses and without losing any resolution or quality."
date: "2017-07-14"
modified: "2017-07-14"
authors:
  - name: "Karla Lant"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/karla"
url: "https://futurism.com/mit-developed-glasses-free-tech-to-watch-3d-movies-at-home"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "CSAIL"
  - "glasses-free 3d"
  - "home3d"
---

# MIT Developed Glasses-Free Tech to Watch 3D Movies at Home

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The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) at MIT has developed a technology that allows for watching 3D movies glasses-free at home without some of the [downsides we've come to expect](<https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/mits-glasses-free-home-3d-tech-could-make-help-3d-movies-more-popular/?ncid=rss>) from existing glasses-free 3D options. Better still, this new tech works with any existing 3D movie.

[This new method](<https://people.csail.mit.edu/pkellnho/Home3D/home3d.pdf>) uses automultiscopic displays to convert 3D movies from their stereo format with the help of Home3D, a conversion algorithm. Home3D runs in real-time on a graphics processing unit (GPU) like PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, making previous issues with automultiscopic displays and compatibility a thing of the past. The algorithm could eventually run on embedded chips in Blu-ray players, televisions, or media streaming devices like Google Chromecast, allowing for both aftermarket and integrated options.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfPXQBos4q4

Another perk of the Home3D tech is that viewers can customize the depth effect they see. The tech presents even high depth scenes with a very high resolution and accuracy. So, although some people might enjoy wearing specs for the glasses-assisted 3D tech they have at home, there may soon be a much nicer, hassle-free alternative that makes 3D viewing even more popular. If James Cameron indeed comes through with his [glasses-free 3D Avatar sequels](<https://futurism.com/avatar-sequels-could-be-shown-in-3d-that-doesnt-require-glasses>), that may be the final push that fuels the future of 3D.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlalant>)  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/KarlaLant>)