Comments on: How CNN’s Hologram Interview System Works

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:41:00 +0000

yeah, I think calling it a hologram is false unless the ‘hologram’ can be seen inside the studio. Right now its just a fancy green screen.

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:41:00 +0000

Until it’s a real hologram that the host can see, I’m not impressed, and a little let down.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:22:00 +0000

So am I the only one who thinks it’s kinda cool? I mean, yes, completely unnecessary, but I enjoyed it.

By: gibson8or

gibson8or — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:11:00 +0000

What bothered me was how CNN was trying to pretend that it was a genuine holographic projection in the studio, when it was really just a distorted superimposed image. It was a gimmick, and less effective than just showing her standing in her actual environment.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:34:00 +0000

If this was all just a big sham, couldn’t CNN use it for something more entertaining, like a holographic water-skiing squirrel? It has about as much to do with election night as Will.i.am.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:33:00 +0000

I was bouncing around the channels last night, so I forget which one this happened on… I loved it when one reporter did the majority of her report shown standing in front of a green-screen scrim, and only at the end of the interview were they finally able to pop in the classical columns and archway behind her. Technology doesn’t rule all, not yet…

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:36:00 +0000

this is so unnecesary, hahahha.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Just a note on the system’s use. Jessica Yellin was actually “beamed” in and chatted with Wolf Blitzer a few hours before Will.i.am’s appearance. So Jessica’s appearance was actually the system’s first use… unless you count the 3D capitol building effect they brought up a couple times with Campbell Brown and the other guy whose name I can not think of at the moment.

By: plumcookies

plumcookies — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:58:00 +0000

I hated the hologram interviews. I thought they were silly. I switched over to msnbc where the coverage was a little more subdued.

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:40:00 +0000

@Witty Nickname, I’ve heard people compare the rejoicing after Obama’s win to the Ewok party at the end of Return of the Jedi. I guess it was just a Star Wars themed night!