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1981 Early Computer Graphics watch!

youtube.com — This video was shown to Disney Executives in early 1981; it is what convinced them to go ahead with the leading edge movie "TRON". It was a compilation of different programmers from the company called Triple I (Information International Inc.) This was way ahead of its time in many ways, CGI was still brand new at this...

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 19, 2007

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  • Chazx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+50After I finished watching that my phone rang, I picked it up and some little girl told me I have 7 days to live.
  • Nobiting, on 10/11/2007, -2/+36The graphics weren't too bad, the music was terrible though
  • norbiu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+27Put you to sleep?? It made my ears bleed.
  • LegendarySock, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19Still looks better than Spider-Man 3 the game...
  • ejdmoo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15Don't forget about the teapot!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_teapot
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13I don't know about you, but I'm staying away from the juggling man, he is scaring me.
  • SevanElevan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10The Disney Executives must have been trippin.
  • Torx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Did anyone notice the subliminal symbol for Mercedes in that first couple of seconds when the shapes jump at you? Talk about classic subliminal advertising!
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8cubes and spheres and cones...oh my!
  • AlexPod, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8That's the creepiest juggler I have ever seen.
  • abusive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Still better than what I can do.
  • Hinph, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Hey, the 3DO logo makes an appearance at the end.
  • ifknot, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Oh man...

    I think I just had a seizure!
  • bat-21, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4It's not subliminal. This clip is actually a compilation of clips that were created for other projects, including a commercial for Mercedes. The wireframe face is from the Kraftwerk video "Musik Non-stop".
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Not sure, but your MSN notification amused me :)
  • glucoseboy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Back when Tron was about to be released to the theaters, there was this "special" on television on the making of Tron and the cutting edge technology to blend live-action actors into the computer-generated backgrounds. The host was Walter Cronkite (yes, THE Walter Cronkite). They had him dressed up in a tuxedo in the same black on white coloring as the actors in the movie and "put him in" a couple of computer-generated scenes ("I look like Mr. Peanut").
  • Tazmaster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2This is on the special features packed with the anniversary edition of Tron on DVD.
  • DarkPilot, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Oh *****! It's the MCP.

    End of line........
  • BlackSheep720, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2trippy!
  • shampoovta, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1 I have seen this before,...a long time ago. Were the hell did I see this?
  • BackwardsPanda, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I wonder how long it took them to render it
  • kahrn, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2@Torx (#7257257)
    Yeah. I saw it too. Weird.
  • pixelbasic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Beyond the Mind's Eye circa 1981
  • phoenixofchaos, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Hey is it just me or there is subliminal Mercedes logo when the guy juggles the green ball??

    picture here:
    http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8795/subliminalfs7.png
  • averagemario, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Didn't I play this on the Atari Jaguar?
  • PRocker267, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1its like watching the ring tape while high...
  • r3zonance, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Not with those shapes it can't
  • r3zonance, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Cubes, Sphere and Cones...that's the original Electronix Arts logo isn't it?
  • mrbradg, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That was trippy. I'm gaving ecstasy flash backs. Thanks.
  • Frazor, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Thats one crazy acid trip.
  • m2paper, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1
    oh man
  • smoothlou, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1HOLY SEIZURE BATMAN!

    Can we get a warning for the photosensitive in the crowd?
  • foeaminute, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Pretty incredible.
  • Richdiet, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0The pitch: "It's 'The Wall' meets 'Fantasia' with analog synth music in an all you can ogle buffet of primary colored geometric shapes."
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1anyone here done acid or shrooms?? can you please confirm whether or not we just had a trip?
  • Xfrost4, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2The music almost put me to sleep!
  • Wardvark, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3That is the best comment I have seen on here in days.
  • ApolloXLII, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1omg we're all gonna die in 7 days!

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