3dimensional cinema opens in Gaborone

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Batswana on Friday experienced technology at its best with the opening of a 3Dimensional cinema.

Popularly known as 3D, the technology in movies uses a particular filming technology that enhances the illusion of depth in images. The technology used behind 3D has been enhanced to give a sense of true depth as well as a feel that the objects in the 3D movies almost real and extending out of the screen.

The New Capitol Cinema, which is the first of its kind in the country, opened its doors to cinema goers in the afternoon for the 14:30 movie at Masa in the new Gaborone Central Business District (CBD). Speaking to Showtime, the cinema assistant marketing manager Chengetani Batlegang said that the response they have received from Batswana has been overwhelming. He said that people have been streaming into their office to book tickets for the movies, especially the 3D ones. He said that for now they are playing Wreck It Ralph, which is an animated 3D movie.

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