A History of Three-Dimensional Cinema chronicles 3-D cinema from its origins in 19th-century stereoscopic photography through anaglyphic/digital stereoscopic cinema in the 20th century to the promise of Virtual Reality in the 21st century.

David A. Cook is a Professor of Media Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA, and the author of A History of Narrative Film (2016).

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Prefatory Note/ Introduction; 1. "A New Way to Simulate Presence": The Foundations of Stereoscopic Entertainment, 1427- 1888; 2. "A Very Vivid Impression of Movement": Early 3D Cinema, 1895-1952; 3. "See It in 3 Dimension!": The First Hollywood 3D Boom, 1952-55; 4. Stereoscopic Revival, 1970-85; 5. The Age of IMAX, or the "Immersive Cinema," 1986-2009; 6. The Blockbuster Years: Digital 3D, 2010-20; 7. "A Diff erent Kind of Mental Image": Some Aesthetic Considerations about 3D; 8. "Experience on Demand": Virtual Reality; 9. Conclusion; 3D Discography: Discs Viewed or Sampled in Preparation for This Book; Selected Bibliography; Index.