Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 08:49:53 12/19/02
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Mike, Thank you. Just another thing I need to get for Christmas. TJF On December 18, 2002 at 22:03:24, Mike Byrne wrote: >Some of you might have missed this, mark your calanders - this will be big. > >December 19th >Game 1 5:00 PM EST g/25'+10" >Game 2 6:15 PM EST g/25'+10" > >December 20th >Game 1 5:00 PM EST g/25'+10" >Game 2 6:15 PM EST g/25'+10" > > > >====================================================================== >X3D Technologies will host the first world chess match broadcast over >the Internet in 3D. The event will star legendary world chess >champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in a two-day match from >the ABC news building in New York's Times Square. > >The matches will be broadcast over the Internet on Thursday December 19th >and Friday December 20th at 5:00 PM and 6:15 PM EST. Each game will be >played in approximately one hour, with 25 minutes for each player at the >start, plus an increment of additional 10 seconds per move. > >X3D Technologies at www.x3dworld.com, will broadcast the event live in >eXtreme 3D, presenting Kasparov and Karpov floating in space inside and in >front of the computer screen. > >The Internet Chess Club at www.chessclub.com will cover the match live. >Click on the Kasparov/Karpov match in the BlitzIn event list or "finger >Kasparov-Karpov" for additional information about the match. > >Chess.FM, live Internet Chess Radio at www.chess.fm, will also have live >coverage of the match. Join host Tony Rook, as GM Boris Alterman, GM >Larry Christiansen, and NM Dan Heisman provide expert commentary, and >ICC members Sveshi and Hangin report live from the site. > >About X3D: The X3D system, which retails at $99, contains everything >required to convert 2D into eXtreme 3D, including wired electronic LCD >viewing glasses, monitor pass-through cable, and the X3D installation >software. It comes with the X3D Gateway Software, which converts television >signals on the fly to true Extreme 3D viewable on any computer with a CRT >display. The Gateway Software also delivers Extreme 3D to digital video, >making home movies come alive. For more information: > >http://www.x3dworld.com
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