Opinion by Ken Freed Commentary about interactivity and new media trends . A dvances in digital special effects have opened a new world for motion picture and television producers. As an example, look at modern movie monsters. Swinging his arms blindly under the blazing lights, venting rage on flimsy scale-model buildings, spots and fills pouring down hot light, the actor finally passes out.
Monster fall down, go boom.
The doctors murmur about heat prostration. Equity files a grievance. Today that same scene of destruction likely is being created in virtual reality. Crumbling city buildings are constructed from gigabits of data by advanced CAD imaging systems. The monster is animated by an actor in a motion-capture suit, sensors attached on the legs and torso and arms and head.