Thread: Election Night Results

Here is what CNN did with its “virtual capital” and “holograms”.

The technology is called Augmented Reality: which is the process of overlaying “lifelike” 3-D computer graphics into a video feed in real time.

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Here is a demo of a company showcasing their Augmented Reality technology from a few years ago.

[ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6523761027552517909]Total Immersions Augmented Reality Demo[/ame]

MSNBC makes a lot of use of Microsoft Surface technology. Here is a demo of the upgrade to Microsoft Surface, called Microsoft Second Light, which adds a second dimension to the surface image.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzplPIrzjY]YouTube - Microsoft SecondLight[/ame]