I just got a first look at LG’s awesome new technology called Dual Play, a tech embedded in their new 3D TVs that put a nail in the coffin of split screen gaming.

Come, I explain. Anybody who’s ever played an Xbox or PS3 game like Gears of War or Dirt 3 in multiplayer knows that each participant get s potion of the screen to follow their character on. The screen splits in half vertically or horizontally.

LG have found a way to end this annoyance on their new 3D TVs. By wearing specially prepared 3D glasses (and by that I mean that the otherwise normal 3D glasses have got two left lenses in them and the other set has two right lenses in them), each player can now see a full screen of action while they play, and not have to get distracted watching their opponent crash or go the wrong way.

Here’s a vid of the tech in action.

This means a much more pleasant multiplayer gaming experience in the future, but the question has to be asked, “why did it take LG to come up with this idea?”. Surely Xbox and Playstation thought of this. Of course you’ll need the 3D technology in the screen to make it work, so perhaps that answers it. One player is looking through two left lenses and the other through two right lenses. Pretty smart.

Friends watching the race happen will obviously also have to be wearing the special glasses to enjoy the action, but the good news is that these glasses aren’t that much more expensive than the normal cinema ones you use on LGs 3D TVs.

Go check it out for yourself any time this weekend at the Eastgate shopping centre. Demo area is in the centre square of the mall.