Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Developing effects for the digital age (01 Oct 2002) For many television viewers, the first experience of digital effects was during the 1976 Montreal Olympics, when a video image inset into the main picture displayed a close-up of the Olympic torch as the runner entered the stadium. It was Quantel's first major success in providing a delivery platform for innovative visual effects, and since then they have consistently raised the standards for television production and the expectations of viewers. Article URL: http://www.nestafuturelab.org/viewpoint/tech04.htm Read 76 more articles from NESTA Futurelab sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Digital Promises     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy