<s>
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
patented	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
Chromatek	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
American	O
Paper	O
Optics	O
since	O
2002	O
)	O
that	O
produces	O
a	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
effect	O
based	O
upon	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
diffraction	O
of	O
color	O
through	O
a	O
special	O
prism-like	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
film	O
fitted	O
into	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
purposely	O
exacerbate	O
chromatic	O
aberration	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
colors	O
taking	O
up	O
different	O
positions	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
red	O
being	O
in	O
front	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
being	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
a	O
patented	O
process	O
called	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glasses	O
with	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
diffraction	O
lenses	O
create	O
an	O
artificial	O
visual	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
works	O
best	O
with	O
artificially	O
produced	O
or	O
enhanced	O
pictures	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
color	O
indicates	O
the	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Natural	O
images	O
diminish	O
the	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
effect	O
because	O
they	O
reflect	O
colors	O
across	O
the	O
full	O
spectrum	O
,	O
creating	O
imaginary	O
contours	O
without	O
explicit	O
contrast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
or	O
polarization	B-Algorithm
,	O
creating	O
real-life	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
pictures	O
without	O
manual	O
enhancement	O
is	O
practically	O
impossible	O
,	O
since	O
cameras	O
cannot	O
portray	O
true	O
depth	O
;	O
most	O
other	O
3D	O
schemes	O
use	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
stereopsis	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
also	O
gives	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
images	O
a	O
distinct	O
advantage	O
:	O
unlike	O
stereopsis-based	O
schemes	O
that	O
require	O
two	O
images	O
,	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
contains	O
depth	O
information	O
in	O
one	O
image	O
,	O
which	O
eliminates	O
the	O
ghosting	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
schemes	O
when	O
one	O
attempts	O
to	O
view	O
them	O
without	O
3D	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
images	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
comfortably	O
and	O
legibly	O
without	O
glasses	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
3D	O
effect	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
perceivable	O
without	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
3-D	O
was	O
invented	O
by	O
US	O
researcher	O
Richard	O
Steenblik	O
after	O
he	O
noticed	O
that	O
the	O
bright	O
colors	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
a	O
TEMPEST	B-Application
video	O
game	O
seemed	O
to	O
lie	O
in	O
different	O
depth	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
binary	O
optics	O
found	O
in	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
3-D	O
glasses	O
,	O
combine	O
refraction	O
and	O
diffraction	O
to	O
make	O
thin	O
optics	O
that	O
act	O
like	O
thick	O
glass	O
prisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
work	O
with	O
MIT	O
,	O
the	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
3-D	O
production	O
solution	O
was	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
were	O
first	O
used	O
commercially	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
American	O
cable	O
TV	O
network	O
Nickelodeon	O
distributed	O
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
at	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
and	O
through	O
some	O
Kraft	O
products	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
special	O
3D	O
segments	O
on	O
new	O
programming	O
that	O
September	O
,	O
terming	O
the	O
glasses	O
"	O
Nogglegoggles	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
format	O
"	O
Nogglevision	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rock	O
band	O
KISS	O
utilized	O
the	O
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
process	O
for	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
their	O
1998	O
single	O
Psycho	O
Circus	O
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
on	O
VHS	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
pair	O
of	O
glasses	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
were	O
also	O
utilized	O
for	O
the	O
VH1	O
series	O
I	O
Love	O
the	O
'	O
80s	O
3-D	O
,	O
with	O
free	O
pairs	O
of	O
glasses	O
available	O
at	O
Best	O
Buy	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1996	O
computer	O
game	O
Stay	B-Application
Tooned	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
featured	O
three	O
mini-games	O
designed	O
for	O
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
(	O
named	O
"	O
Toonvision	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
&	O
manual	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
coming	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
and	O
distributed	O
for	O
some	O
haunted	O
house	O
and	O
Halloween	O
attractions	O
for	O
added	O
visual	O
appeal	O
,	O
often	O
featuring	O
custom	O
glasses	O
for	O
patrons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
books	O
,	O
special	O
publications	O
,	O
promotional	O
giveaways	O
,	O
and	O
children	O
's	O
toys	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
with	O
or	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Chromadepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
notably	O
including	O
Crayola	O
and	O
Melissa	O
&	O
Doug	O
's	O
lines	O
of	O
3D	O
art	O
and	O
toy	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
3D	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3	I-Application
products	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
House	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Return	O
walk-in	O
art	O
installation	O
in	O
Santa	O
Fe	O
,	O
New	O
Mexico	O
,	O
USA	O
has	O
fluorescent	O
murals	O
and	O
sculptures	O
that	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
interesting	O
effects	O
when	O
viewed	O
through	O
ChromaDepth	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
