If you watched CNN for your election coverage, you likely saw the spots in which the CNN anchor talked with a correspondent (or will.i.am) appearing as a hologram. I am not certain what unique advantage it offered, but it was really cool and I think the first time something of this nature has been part of a major production.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6b31_p5cc]Here are a couple of accounts of how it was done:
Gizmodo
CNN Video –
Not likely this will make an immediate impact on distance education. It took 35 HD cameras and 20 computers to produce the effect.
