When correctly implemented, stereoscopic 3D displays can provide significant benefits in many areas, including endoscopy and other medical imaging, teleoperated vehicles and telemanipulators, CAD, molecular modeling, 3D computer graphics, 3D visualization, photo interpretation, video-based training, and entertainment. This course conveys a concrete understanding of basic principles and pitfalls that should be considered when setting up stereoscopic systems and producing stereoscopic content. The course will demonstrate a range of stereoscopic hardware and 3D imaging & display principles, outline the key issues in an ortho-stereoscopic video display setup, and show 3D video from a wide variety of applied stereoscopic imaging systems.