The other legal cell block
What if you don't have the glove or smoking gun? What physical object can you present juries to really drive home the point? Technology is the answer. Legal, or forensic animation, is the next big thing is court room presentation. Forensic animation is defined as the use of full-motion computer graphics to recreate an event such as an automobile accident, the collapse of a building, an assault, or the workings of a mechanical device from a variety of perspectives. Forensic experts, police officers, engineers, and eyewitnesses compile the data and supply it to the animators, who create a series of fixed video images that are assembled to create a cartoon-movie-like rendition of the event. Simulated audio is sometimes also used to create a short audio-visual production.In a recent case, dubbed "The Lady In The Lake" by MSNBC, Chris Hansen explores this mysterious case and in one segment, they show the use of a the forensic animation used in the trial. Dr. Igor Paul, a mechanical Engineer from MIT, worked with Framework Media to create these animations [scenario 1 and scenario 2] which show the victim could have fallen to her death instead of being pushed. This type of expert testimony is the future of the legal system and is another example how technology is infiltrating all facets of our daily lives.
Labels: Legal, Technology
posted by TheWino @ 8:47 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the link! This was a really interesting project, and this was a very tough case. I don't envy the decision those jurors had to make. It is interesting how long these shows sit in the pipeline for Dateline, etc. The jury convicted Unger back in June 2006, and the case is just showing up in the news cycle again in January.
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