Investment in Canada’s stereoscopic 3D infrastructure is growing.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver on Thursday said the federal government has invested $595,000 into its research facility for advanced imaging, stereoscopic 3D and 3D printing and prototyping.

And NBCUniversal has given coin to Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario to allow the educational institution to acquire equipment to enable students to shoot, edit and deliver 3D content.

The Emily Carr investment from Ottawa will be be used to produce S3D content.

The financing follows Emily Carr last year initiating

research into higher variable frame rates for 3D production, such as in the upcoming Hobbit release.

Emily Carr’s research into variable frame rates is key as it indicates that the choice of frame rate can influence a 3D film’s narrative, and so viewer comfort.

At Sheridan, NBCU’s help in spurring 3D stereoscopic content production comes as the school is set to launch a bachelor of film and television program in 2014.

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