Backward compatible stereoscopic displays via temporal psychovisual modulation

Recent years have witnessed intensified research, rapid product development and wide market acceptance of stereoscopic (3D) image/video technologies. Many in the information technology and entertainment industries and academia believe that the era of 3D visual computing and communication has finally arrived after a few false starts in the past, thanks to steady technological advances in computing, optoelectronic display, broadband Internet, and wireless communication. The transition from 2D to 3D representation of the world in media can profoundly shape the ways we communicate, learn, play and work, and enrich both our economical and leisure lives.