Employees of ETC member companies who request it receive a weekly aggregation of 3D news stories. This is an ETC “members only” benefit.
The results of our recent reader satisfaction survey are below. We will incorporate the feedback into our future efforts.
Philip Lelyveld
Program Manager, Consumer 3D Experience Lab
———–
1) Are there specific topics that you would like more news about?
No – 60%
Yes – 30%
– autostereoscopic technologies
– physiological research on stereopsis,
– 3D audio
– 3D penetration in exhibition (domestic and int’l) by 3D system
– Production related topics that are “moving the needle” (I realize this may be out of scope)
2) Are there specific topics that you would like less news about?
No – 90%
Yes – 5%
(-no specific topics given)
3) What other resources do you turn to for news related to 3D?
Websites – 40%
Print media – 15%
Other – 35%
– www.ascmag.com (American Cinematographer)
– www.cedailynews.com (CE Daily)
– www.degonline.org (Digital Entertainment Group)
– www.3dathome.org (3D@Home0
– www.futuresource-consulting.com
– LinkedIn groups
– Vendor discussions
– New York Times, Wall Street Journal
4) Is there another source that is as good or better at providing up-to-date developments in the 3D world as the ETC’s 3D team?
No – 75%
Yes – 10%
– Google and DEG…more concentrated…you guys do too good of a job of gathering ALL the articles
5) Are there related topics that you would like news about?
a) 3D audio – 35%
b) Immersive technology – 50%
c) Augmented reality – 35%
d) Other – 10%
6) The current format of the Weekly 3D Round-up is 1) a header with the story title and a phrase describing the 3-10 most interesting stories of the week, and 2) the title and first 75 words of all the week’s posted stories (with an image when available), with the 3-10 most interesting stories at the top.
a) I like the format the way it is – 75%
b) I would like it changed – 10%
c) No opinion, don’t know – 15%
– More smartphone-friendly, if possible