Sorry bros, everything is going to be easy to render in 3d graphics in realtime eventually, this tech makes the 3d models of heads from 2d photos part easier so people could put their own faces on video game avatars or could possibly even be used as the basis for a digital character in film.
Wiiwaa is like this plush toy that you put a wii remote into and then you can control the stuffed toy on the Wii via the included video game. It looks kinda cool. A similar idea could be explored for something like cartoon but using less expensive tech/games than a video game console.
i really love this- a japanese band called Sour made this great music video that integrates the viewer with Facebook, Twitter and a web cam. the browser windows that open move around... its really cool. everyone should watch :-)
The company is an ad-matching service that's based on the idea that people will sit through Web video ads to get a reward like a coupon or discount from the brand.
Founded in 2009, AdGenesis is announcing today that it has linked up with newspaper insert Parade, which it hopes will be the first of many publishers to white-label the service. The way it works: The consumer signs up for the service on Parade.com, where it's called Parade Video Rewards. When she meets the criteria of a participating advertiser based on buying habits she's shared, she gets an e-mail containing a link to the video ad (typically a 15- or 30-second ad) on the host's site. Once she verifies that she's watched the ad, she gets a reward, at which point the advertiser is also charged. The partner site gets traffic and a cut of the ad revenue.
Researchers from MIT unveiled the fastest 3-D holographic video to date at a conference in San Francisco January 23, filming a graduate student dressed as Princess Leia and projecting her as a postcard-sized hologram in real time.
Study on Online Video vs TV ad recall among viewers. Interesting information on DVR viewers and the benefit of online video having an unpredictable cadence when compared to timing of TV ad placement in shows.