3D programming isn't actually a brand new concept: in fact, the first 3D films existed as far back as the 1950s - though the technology behind them is a far cry from what we're rapidly becoming used to in today's world.
Nowadays, 3D seems to be the way to go in the cinema. All different kinds of films are getting the 3D treatment, though the genres it typically lends itself to best are computer animated children's films and fast-paced, thrilling horror films. This in itself is pretty amusing as you couldn't get two more different genres - but they both work when shown in 3D. This is probably because CGI movies already have a 3D feel to them and, since they tend to be about bizarre and outlandish worlds that aren't the same as our own, plenty of events that occur in the movie can be placed in 3D in order to enhance the experience. As for horror films, the use of 3D certainly adds an extra element of fear to the experience of audiences sitting in the dark: they never know when a spinning blade of doom is going to come flying at them or they're going to get sprayed in the face with gore.
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