Are The Simpsons 2-D or 3-D?


Homer Changing Dimensions from Treehouse of Horror VI 3F04 (10/30/95)

Let's carefully examine the supposedly 2-D world of the Simpsons to see whether it is really 2-D or 3-D.

  • Question 1: In the supposedly 2-D world, what aspects could be used to back up Professor Frink's implication that the Simpsons are indeed living in a 2-D world?

  • Question 2: In the supposedly 2-D world, what aspects could be used to argue that the Simpsons were actually living in a 3-D world instead? (Hint -- think about their movements and behaviors, the world that is represented, and the use of perspective in the bookcase and in the cube that Prof. Frink drew in the supposedly 2-D world.)

    Respond to the questions with a list of bulleted arguments or a writeup in paragraph form (whichever you prefer). You may work with at most two other people on this portion of the project (and turn in one copy per group), but the other portions are to be completed individually. Be sure to use proper grammar and spelling. Skim the following links and use the information contained within them to help you in your writeup.

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    Text transcript of 3-D Homer segment and Did You Notice? by James A. Cherry
    Text of Pacific Data Images description of the 3-D special
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