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When the Asia Outdoor Advertising exhibition was held weeks back at the Suntec Convention Hall, I popped by for a sneak. Probably the most eye-candy product to be displayed is the Stage Pod – a 4m x 4m black box with a screen that plays very live-like 3D motion images.



Finally... an industry standard that people can buy off the shelf for product demos, events and such. The first time I saw such a thing was in '83 in a happy place called Disneyland, on a ride called The Haunted Mansion. All of you who have gone on that ride know that there is a huge grand dining hall where ghosts seem to be flying aimlessly and chomping down food. Although that ride was made in 1969, sources traced back the idea to John Pepper in 1862. Thus, came about the name, Pepper's Ghost Effect. It was used mainly during the turn of the century for theatrical purposes.

So... when can I use one of these things? ;p