he technology for making three-dimensional (3D)pictures has been around since-|||-1844 when an inventor created somethin called a stereoscope.This allowed-|||-photographers to take 3D pictures,but it would be over 50 years later before the first 3D-|||-film was made in 1915-|||-The history of 3D had many ups and downs,for a lot of people considered it to be nothing-|||-more than a fad.In the 1950s,full-length 3D feature films were created,but enthusiash-|||-for them only lasted a few years.Apparently,wearing 3D glasses inside theaters did have a-|||-sort of gimmick value to it at first,but audiences grew tired of them and chose to see normal-|||-films instead.-|||-3D technology has made a comeback,though,with James Cameron`s 3D film Avatar-|||-debuting in 2009.Soon after this,many more 3D films,many of them computer-animated-|||-started coming out.Although there was a comeback,the technology still forced viewers to-|||-wear special glasses in order to be able to see the 3D effect.-|||-Films are not the only area where 3D technology is making a splash.New television screens-|||-allow viewers to watch in 3D without having to wear special glasses.However,these new-|||-technologies are still very expensive,especially when compared to the cost of a regular flat--|||-screen TV.In some cases,the price can be nearly ten times that of a regular TV.-|||-It`s too soon to tell if most TVs will become 3D or if the fad will-|||-die out once again.In the meantime,we can enjoy the thrill of 3D-|||-when we feel like it,knowing that we will always have the older,-|||-two-dimensional technolog to fall back upon.he technology for making three-dimensional (3D)pictures has been around since-|||-1844 when an inventor created somethin called a stereoscope.This allowed-|||-photographers to take 3D pictures,but it would be over 50 years later before the first 3D-|||-film was made in 1915-|||-The history of 3D had many ups and downs,for a lot of people considered it to be nothing-|||-more than a fad.In the 1950s,full-length 3D feature films were created,but enthusiash-|||-for them only lasted a few years.Apparently,wearing 3D glasses inside theaters did have a-|||-sort of gimmick value to it at first,but audiences grew tired of them and chose to see normal-|||-films instead.-|||-3D technology has made a comeback,though,with James Cameron`s 3D film Avatar-|||-debuting in 2009.Soon after this,many more 3D films,many of them computer-animated-|||-started coming out.Although there was a comeback,the technology still forced viewers to-|||-wear special glasses in order to be able to see the 3D effect.-|||-Films are not the only area where 3D technology is making a splash.New television screens-|||-allow viewers to watch in 3D without having to wear special glasses.However,these new-|||-technologies are still very expensive,especially when compared to the cost of a regular flat--|||-screen TV.In some cases,the price can be nearly ten times that of a regular TV.-|||-It`s too soon to tell if most TVs will become 3D or if the fad will-|||-die out once again.In the meantime,we can enjoy the thrill of 3D-|||-when we feel like it,knowing that we will always have the older,-|||-two-dimensional technolog to fall back upon.