The first stereoscopic 3D game for the iPhone

You Are Holding A Magic Box.
Look Into It From Above And Be Enchanted!

Mind blowing holographic marble action with stereoscope to boot. Using standard red/cyan 3d glasses the depth illusion of the hologram is truly hard to believe. The game is available now at the App Store for $0.99.

Please note that stereoscopic rendering is optional, and that the game can be enjoyed without 3D glasses.

What people think

Think the lovechild of Labyrinth and MC Escher.

- Cult of Mac Favourite

Strap on those 3D goggles and brace yourself for the coolest experience you’ve had with your iDevice yet.

- Mobile Crunch

See, now this is the kind of game I want from my iPhone -- the accelerometer isn't just a gimmick thrown in with the gameplay, it's the actual premise of the game.

- TUAW

Combining the primitive, childlike futurism of 3D glasses with the physics capabilities of the iPhone, developer Drömsynt's Marble Madness riff is as enjoyable to marvel at as it is to play – and it’s a lot of fun to play.

- FingerGaming.com

Then I discovered that the game can be played with 'stereoscopic rendering' turned on - i.e. stick a pair of 3D glasses on and out it pops. Wow is right.

- IndieGames.com

Diorama is a beautiful, technically accomplished little ball-rolling game that is sure to piss off even the most masochistic players.

- Slide To Play

It's an excellent illusion, one that makes it look like your iPhone or iPod Touch's screen has given way to an actual space in another dimension.

- Tech Life

Just played the first 6 stages, beautiful little game. And today I found some fitting 3D glasses - WOW! This is just amazing. True pioneer work on this device, it really just looks awesome!

- Forum member of TouchArcade

Cool indie IPhone game that uses visually stunning depth techniques to imitate 3D and has the ability to use stereoscopic techniques for holographic capabilities. Check out the video though it doesn't really do it justice.

- Dugg at Digg

Video

Stereoscopic screen shot

The video camera I used cannot capture the stereoscopic effect. The resolution, compression and color wash almost completely destroys the separation of the color channels. But here's a screenshot you can view with your red/cyan 3d glasses to see how incredible the stereo depth is.

Note: illusion quality depends on the resolution of your screen. The stereoscope was designed for the 163 ppi screen of the iPhone. It works ok on most screens though.

Features

Jaw-dropping holographic 3D graphics
Stereoscopic rendering at 30 fps. Use standard red/cyan 3D glasses.
Realistic 3d physics.
9 challenging boards in first version.

Coming attractions

Sound and rumble!

2.0 features

If people enjoy playing Diorama I am very committed to expanding the franchise.

Adventure! Large interconnected game-world with dynamic environments.
Power-Ups! Make the ball bounce, stick and float.
Community features! Letting anyone design game boards and share them.
Possibly combat. Since movement is entirely tilt-based your fingers are free to tap stuff.
Secret feature! Something I don't want stolen..

3D Glasses

Please note that glasses are not included in the price of Diorama. The free glasses offered to US residents are courtesy of American Paper Optics.

US Residents

Put your adress on a stamped envelope. Dont seal the envelope!
Put your self-adressed envelope in another stamped envelope. Label it Diorama and put the following address on it:
American Paper Optics
2995 Appling Rd., Suite 106
Bartlett, TN 38133
Make sure the postage is correct on both envelopes.
Seal the outer envelope and put it in the mail.

For questions please e-mail glasses@dromsynt.com

Rest of the world

Report your interest to glasses@dromsynt.com. If there are enough requests we will look into possible channels of distribution.

Do it yourself

Link to a great tutorial on how to make your own cardboard 3d glasses.