pmk@cip-s01.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Michael Keukert) (09/26/89)
Another glimpse of our machine in the TV.
The german television ZDF (i.e. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (= 2. German Channel)) has a new show (which seems to be invented by the ZDF and not one of these
importet shows), in which a prominent person, a start, a well-known showmaster
or a politician is tested by a computer.
This computer is mounted with a monitor and a tv-camera on a kind of
robot-arm and can move around, just like the star who is sitting on a
couch can face the whole thing.
It looks something like this:
x
xx xx
xx Camera(
xx x
xx Monitor star
xx Monitor star
xx Keyboard xx
xx starstar chair
xx starstars chair
The (visual) part of the questioning computer is, yes, you're right, an
AMIGA 500. And the screen animations, gadgets, icons and many more seems
to be made with an amiga-system including frame-grabber and digitizer.
The computer makes a kind of psycho-test with the star. Free assoziating
(Comp: It is green. Star: Otto Schily (a german politician of the
oekologist (green) party) Comp: It is loud. Star: Nina Hagen (a german
punk singer)), Question&answer games (What three questions you like to
ask Humphrey Bogart) and other games.
Let's see if it becomes a hit...
PS: The show is called StarTest
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PMK@EIKO.ZER (Zerberus-Net) ! ... I'm still learning. djw@ibmpcug.co.uk (DJ Walker_Morgan) (09/28/89)
In article <1327@rwthinf.UUCP> pmk@cip-s01.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Michael Keukert) writes: >Another glimpse of our machine in the TV. > >The german television ZDF (i.e. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (= 2. German Channel)) has a new show (which seems to be invented by the ZDF and not one of these >importet shows), in which a prominent person, a start, a well-known showmaster >or a politician is tested by a computer. > > >PS: The show is called StarTest > Sounds like a "light weight version" of the UK program StarTest which has been aroiund here for 8-9+ months..... It's ok..... The highspot for me was when Julain Cope was asked "How good were Teardrop Explodes" ... he replied "Crap actually" B) Yes it is an Amiga, and it sounds like they licenced the software oiff the UK company who specialises in using good cheap video hardwar to produce slick shows..... Their other program of note is the Chart Show which is a presenter free Chart program.... DJ "I've seen the Future, I can't aford it..." ABC -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group.