TL;DR
š¢š¢Retro 3D is now in Early Access for Meta Quest! Visit http://retro3dxr.com to learn more! Turn your Quest headset into Vintage 3D glasses 𤯠(Discount code in the comments)
Store Page: https://vr.meta.me/s/21JewtWClxD9BXI
A little more info...
I first posted a teaser about this concept almost a year ago - July 28, 2025! I've had a working version for a long time, but the timing just didn't feel right. Well, the app still isn't perfect, but I've updated the algorithm so the quality is better than those early builds, and the UX is slightly improved š¤
So what is Retro 3D? (If you're just stumbling up on this) Retro 3D uses camera passthrough to simulate red + cyan 3D glasses. You start by finding "anaglyph 3D" content online (or at home if you have it), put the headset on, turn on the glasses mode in the app (the app applies a red filter to your left eye and a blue filter to your right eye - like looking through cheap paper glasses š), and then watch old 3D content.
Does it work as well as the cheap glasses? No!
But that's not the point.
What is the point? That it's possible to do this!
I like to say "view old 3D content in your new 3D headset".
I demoed this at #AWE2026 to much delight. If you try it, let me know how it works for you! I have a few more ideas to implement... then I'm done š
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