Sochi Olympic Opening Ceremonies Live Chat

[techieman33]

So the guy who was supposivly responsible for the snowflake malfunction is dead?

Is this a reputable site?

If you look at the other trending headlines on the right side of the screen it's pretty obvious that it's not legit news.

 

[rsmentele]

It really is too bad it didn't work as planned. I thought the effect was very cool, not as impressive as the creation of the rings in London, but still cool.

 

[dvsDave]

FYI, the LED effects in the audience appears to have been a technology from PixMob. http://www.wired.com/design/2014/02/super-bowl-audience-became-human-video-screen/

It appears that they use really powerful infrared video projectors to project the infrared code onto the stadium seats to trigger the medallions light up. VERY COOL.