Nintendo 3DS: French agency says kids shouldn't use 3D

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Nintendo 3DS: French agency says kids shouldn't use 3D

Added: 30.11.2014 1:11 | 7 views | 0 comments

In the midst of all the holiday shopping going all around the world, one item of note will probably be purchased to be given to a number of delighted kids on Christmas morning - that is, the immensely popular Nintendo 3DS (or any of its various iterations) However, according to findings by French health and safety agency, ANSES, children under the age of 6 should not be exposed to stereoscopic 3D images, such as ones the Nintendo 3DS' 3D technology and 3D televisions provide, due to the potential of impairing the health and development of their vision. ANSES states the reasons for this recommendation stems from a particular process in the brain called "vergence-accommodation conflict," that occurs during the brain and visual system's interpreting of stereoscopic 3D images. In most adults, the effects of this conflict manifests as tired eyes or slight headaches, however, for children under six (who are still very much in physiological development), the task of focusing on t...