Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!watson From: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Graphics on TV Message-ID: <15356@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Date: 22 Sep 88 23:30:40 GMT Reply-To: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Lines: 19 In article <6386@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> eric@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding) writes: > Have people noticed the fancy rendering that NBC is using for some of > the graphics around the Olympics? Surfaces with moving textures, flames, > glass orbs, and polished granite are things that I have noticed. Do the > networks do this stuff in-house now? > Just curious. ++Eric Fielding It is typical that some of the best new computer graphics come out during the election/olympic year. I have the Olympics tuned in with the sound off, and only look up during the breaks/commercials. My favorite sofar is the commercial for Pacific Yellow Pages (standard disclaimer, no affiliation). Alas, I've only seen it once. Typical. -- John S. Watson, IBM heir in hiding ARPA: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center UUCP: ...!ames!watson Any opinions expressed herein are, like, solely the responsibility of the author and do not, like, represent the opinions of NASA or the U.S. Government.