Apologies JWSmythe, I see now that the images in the youtube clip are all available in the BBC arcticle . . .
As for the piece itself, it would seem to be a kind of negative Trompe-l'Oeil. Where Trompe-l'Oeil is the effect of using paint to render the appearance of a 3D entity, this effect uses paint to render the disappearance of a 3D entity. I share your desire to see a this intriguing concept in person.
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...second I hit "Ayn Rand" I just stopped reading.
Argumentum ad Ayn Randum.
Concept of abduction is alien to me.
Clearly, China wants to kick the world's ass in gaming. Thousands of dollars are at stake.
Apologies JWSmythe, I see now that the images in the youtube clip are all available in the BBC arcticle . . . As for the piece itself, it would seem to be a kind of negative Trompe-l'Oeil. Where Trompe-l'Oeil is the effect of using paint to render the appearance of a 3D entity, this effect uses paint to render the disappearance of a 3D entity. I share your desire to see a this intriguing concept in person.
This somewhat grainy and brief sequence of stills is not exactly a walk around, but it helps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUiYgUB3RkA
You sure? I smell a euphemism treadmill.
Argumentum Olfactorium.