Spock used to play and beat the computer in 3D chess regularly, but Captain Kirk beat him once.Jouni wrote:Isn't chess two dimensional game - so why 3D board? I quess all commercial interfaces include 3D display with much programming effort - but probably none in the world uses them!
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OTH Dave always lost to HAL, even when 'he' already was a bit handicapped by experiencing selfawareness ;-)parrish wrote:Spock used to play and beat the computer in 3D chess regularly, but Captain Kirk beat him once.Jouni wrote:Isn't chess two dimensional game - so why 3D board? I quess all commercial interfaces include 3D display with much programming effort - but probably none in the world uses them!
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Personally I like 3 d.... The idea needs to be enhanced ...somehow. 3d is indeed beautiful (which is what chess is about) I just wish they coud do it on screen with the "glassess efffect" as opposed to currnt concepts.
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Of course everybody is entitled to their preference, but this is the most one-sided poll ever conducted in CCC. Not that the software developers will take one bit of notice!Nimzovik wrote:Personally I like 3 d.... The idea needs to be enhanced ...somehow. 3d is indeed beautiful (which is what chess is about) I just wish they coud do it on screen with the "glassess efffect" as opposed to currnt concepts.
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