Posts Tagged ‘olympic’
Chicago is feeling the olympic spirit. Includes Pictures of Chicagos Olympic day
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As the nominees walked the blue carpet, Chicago’s push to become the 2016 Olympic host city was the talk of the town at the Olympic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Kendahl Damico talks to former Olympians Teresa Edwards and Bart Conner, and USOC CEO Stephanie Streeter about Chicago’s chances in 2016.
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This on-site demo shows Infusion’s Touch TV solution to ist the Chicago 2016 team as a part of the city’s Olympic bid for the 2016 games. Official press release:
INFUSION SUPPORTS CHICAGO 2016′S BID FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
- Virtual Earth, Touch TV- and Infusions Falcon Eye technologies help bring Games Plan to life
Chicago, April 1, 2009 Chicago 2016 welcomed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to Chicago earlier this month as part of the citys bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Infusion Development played an instrumental role in the IOCs Evaluation Commission visit, supporting the bid through the use of emerging technologies, including Microsoft Virtual Earth, Touch TV and Infusions Falcon Eye. Infusion invested time and expertise in emerging technologies to contribute to the Olympic experience Chicago 2016 presented the IOC.
Preparing for the Games is a tremendous undertaking. Its an activity that involves ingenuity and imagination particularly when envisioning future sites, said Tyler Davey, General Manager, Infusion Development. Through the use of its 3D mapping platform, Falcon Eye, Infusion helped Chicago 2016 communicate its Games plan to the IOC by displaying it on a Touch TV.
Infusion worked with Chicago 2016 and Creative Network, an event planning organization, on the project. By using the latest technologies and focusing on the tremendous power of visual mapping data, IOC delegates could take virtual tours through the city just by visiting the Touch TV kiosk.
Not only are delegates able to visualize future Olympic and Paralympic sites, they also have the opportunity to become acquainted with the citys landmarks and attractions through the Touch TV, said Davey.
Falcon Eye is a 3D operational dashboard that leverages Microsofts Virtual Earth and .NET platforms. It is designed to seamlessly integrate information from multiple sources, displaying numerous data streams on a virtual map of the city. Falcon Eye has ability to navigate real-time data on the Touch TV by simply touching the screen and selecting a preferred mode of navigation, exploration, or guided tour.
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Chicago Works is at Millennium Park for the Oprah Show’s Olympic Celebration. We interview several Olympians, Oprah Winfrey and Mayor Daley about the Beijing Olympics and Chicago 2016.
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Outside of Soldier Field, Bob Lanigan helps celebrate 40 years of the organization that supports the athletic dreams of those with intellectual handicaps. Watch as founder Anne Burke talks about the excitement swirling around the event anniversary.
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A video I worked on for the Olympic Committee to help bring the Olympics to Chicago for 2016.
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The 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia were the last games hosted by the United States. Last year, the International Olympic Committee announced that Chicago, Illinois, is one of four candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago joins Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio De Janeiro, the other remaining contenders. Chicago was the first stop on the IOC’s tour of candidate cities. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, members of the IOC Evaluation Commission gave Chicago hope that the games could return to the United States in 2016.
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nogameschicago.com presents The Five Olympic Myths.
Myth 1 is that it will boost our local economy. The only peope who will make money is the IOC, contractors, and insiders. The people will get stuck with the bill. City after city the Olympics go over budget and with our track record there is a good probability that we would go over budget too. For example Millennium Park went over double the budget from $150 million to a final total of $475 million and the Dan Ryan’s budget was $550 million and the final cost was $975 million. Now image a project the size of the Olympics.
Visit nogameschicago.com if you want to fight the Olympic committee choosing for 2016. Also, join us on April 2nd 2009 in Federal Plaza for a mass demonstration while the IOC is in town.
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