Brave New Media

The technology is cool, but the whole concept is weird:

...instead of the split screen or window TV viewers might typically see during live remote interviews, the Obama spokesperson will be projected as a three-dimensional hologram, making it appear as if he or she is in the Manhattan studio with Blitzer. The network plans to conduct similar holographic interviews with representatives from the McCain campaign in Phoenix.


I can see some applications for this, but is this something that CNN is smart to be doing? Is viewer deception something that a news channel should be pioneering?

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