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USC offers glimpses of the future

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Technology media and industry experts receive a peek at the future and more at “GLIMPSE: A Digital Technology Showcase,” an exclusive event held at USC.

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Ready for prime time

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Phil Owen, along with dozens of other reporters, stood in line for an exclusive chance to try out the latest innovations in technology at “GLIMPSE: A Digital Technology Showcase,” a daylong tech event at USC.

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Digital fantasy brought to life

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Hollywood magic isn’t just about eye-popping special effects. Paul Debevec knows a thing or two about those: he earned a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for his digital animation work on Avatar.

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Building a new world in film

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A script didn’t exist when Alex McDowell started to create the Washington, D.C., of the future for Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report.

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A survivor’s story, in another dimension

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Pinchas Gutter, a survivor of the Buchenwald camp during the Holocaust, sat in an armchair surrounded by hundreds of LED lights.

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USC raises video games to an art form

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In the gaming world, mega-franchises dominated by high-powered weaponry and high-speed chases have long dominated the marketplace.

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Fighting traffic with information — lots of it

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If you live in Los Angeles, you spend far too much time stuck in traffic. Cyrus Shahabi wants to help.

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Twitter tool delves into the sentiment of social media

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As part of its emphasis on participatory culture, USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab has developed a project that offers real-time analysis on topics that thrive via social media.

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