K.I.T.T. scanner - we let you in on the secret behind one of TV's special effects of the moment

K.I.T.T. scanner elektor march 1985 we let you in on the secret behind one of TV"s special effects of the moment Science fiction writers are hampered only by their own imaginations, which generally means that they are very little hampered indeed. Movie-makers, on the other hand, are often forced to take reality into consideration and do the best possible job with the tools that are available. Most of them, fortunately, succeed in making their films sufficiently "unearthly" with special effects. Special effects also serve to enhance more ordinary films or TV shows, one of the most popular at the moment being a computer that thinks it is a car. Inspired by certain science fiction movies and our automotive friend we came up with a special effect unit of our own. 3-24 Movie makers and TV show producers feel justified in doing almost anything to draw a big audience or improve their ratings. One of the more popular of these "special effects" shows at the moment has a fully-computerised ...