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	3D swingometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 3D swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election in a three-party system.
		It is similar to the '2D' swingometer used in two-party system elections, but uses the extra dimension to allow swings to occur between three parties.
		Where there are swings directly from one party to a second party with the third party's vote remaining unchanged, the 3D swingometer clearly indicates that the third party also benefits slightly from the reduction in vote of the first party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/3D_swingometer (293 words)

	Swingometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election.
		The swingometer started off in the 1959 general election as simply a piece of cardboard, but for the 2005 election became an example of technical wizardry, apparently floating in mid air.
		The swingometer, by its nature, is best suited to two-party systems and can produce a bias against a mainstream third party because of the over-simplification it appears to show.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swingometer (345 words)

	This Is Local London: Archive
		Peter Snow is as synonymous with general elections as politicians kissing babies, bold promises and the red, blue and yellow fluttering of rosettes.
		Technology has come on a long way since the days of the cardboard swingometers and the graphics are now a virtual world which Peter cannot see, created by a Spanish company who "makes leaps forward" each time.
		I have got not one, but three swingometers and several other graphics which I am sure will be fun on the night.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /archive/display.var.594553.0.0.php (1017 words)

	ACTUA GOLF - Review - ABSOLUTE PLAYSTATION
		The most obvious use of the 3D polygon environment is in the many camera angles that are available.
		Striking of the ball requires the usual accurate pressing of the X button and a sweet connection is rewarded with a perfect shot.
		The swingometer displays a caddie line at the top of the arc and a snap line at the bottom.
	www.absolute-playstation.com /api_review/ractgolf.htm (1488 words)

	The Creation Engine: Election Special
		I remember Second Life being awash with US politics during the presidential campaign last year, so when I saw the UK general election coverage starting on the BBC last night I thought I'd pop in to SL to see if anything was going on.
		Every time a general election is held in the UK the BBC turn it in to a festival of light by swathing their coverage in bonkers computer graphics explained by the hyperactive legend Peter Snow who dances around getting far too excited about the statistical minutiae of swings and forecasts and marginals.
		With our work done we sat on the 3D bars and rode them in to the sky as the results came in, or stayed pretty close to the ground in my case.
	secondlife.blogs.com /babbage/2005/05/i_remember_seco.html (343 words)

	Electoral role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It involved news presenter Dermot Murnaghan doing his stuff from within a series of virtual sets, one of which was a virtual House of Commons which ITN's graphics crew spent an age ensuring was as accurate a reflection of the real thing as possible.
		The BBC's virtual studio scoop was to use the technology to turn Peter Snow's swingometer into another virtual House of Commons - a full 3D affair which revolved in front of him in the best development yet of the Snow sandpit.
		What the BBC virtual studio department under Danny Popkin did was to develop a system where the 3D virtual House of Commons was projected on to the table set in front of Snow as a 2D image.
	www.creationmag.com /editorial/features/electoral/electoral.shtml (2039 words)

	FACE OFF - Emulator Unlimited's Official Reviews site
		This is a fantastic golf game which is very easy to play, adopting the typical swingometer bar for speed/shot position.
		The controls couldnt be simpler enough - Up and Down chooses the club, left and right fairly obvious, button A sets off the swingometer and B and C are the slic of the ball.
		Throughout the game, there is occasionally a contest which you participate in such as Longest Drive Contest where whoever hits the ball from the Tee the furthest, is the winner, and also Closest To The Pin Contest which is self explanatory.
	www.emuunlim.com /faceoff/neogeo-turfmast.shtml (226 words)

	Swingometer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Initally the swingometer was a physical device, but computer graphics are now used.
		It is essentially a harmless device used to fill long periods between results and appears to be largely discarded once sufficient results have been announced in favour of more sophisticated analysis.
		THE BRITOMETERBBC Sport, UK - Jun 25, 2006Of course not, and BBC Sport will be tracking the highs and lows of the Brits' progress at Wimbledon with our very own swingometer.
	www.33beat.com /Swingometer.html (202 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - The family at war (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A typical scene sees Peter opening his travelling map-case to reveal a 3D image of the terrain of a battle lost or won.
		Not even his virtual reality Swingometer could match overseeing Boudicca’s vast army (back in episode one) or Battle of Britain dogfights at the end of the series or the Highland bloodbath that was the Battle of Culloden.
		Peter is exactly as you would expect from his Swingometer nights - alert, enthusiastic, endlessly fascinated and always upbeat, even about his failed marriage to first wife Alison.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=976172004 (1337 words)

	Gremlin Actua Tennis review - IT Reviews
		3D effects and textures are everywhere you look, although in this respect the PC has the advantage over the PlayStation version.
		There's a 'swingometer' gadget, such as that used in most golf games, to control the serve and this works pretty well - even playing against other humans, you have to work hard to break serve, which is as it should be.
		You can choose how and where to hit each stroke, with topspin, backspin and lobs being among the options available.
	www.itreviews.co.uk /games/g17.htm (490 words)

	Home & Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Such games usually work best in a 3D, first-person perspective and this is almost how it's been done here.
		The most difficult choice you'll face is which weapon to use: razor gun, laser cannon or the alien systems available as power-ups on the higher levels.
		Up to four people can play across the Internet or a network, choosing either the Sioux helicoptor or an A1 tank, and although you will need a CD each for a full game, there is a demo mode which allows you to indulge in a little light extermination.
	www.pcw.co.uk /articles/print/2132942 (2650 words)

	Golfalot Tour
		The amount you win depends on your performance relative to these targets and the bar gets raised at each level.
		As you move up the levels the swingometer goes faster and the strength of the wind increases.
		Play in either 2D or 3D modes using the 'Menu' options when playing any hole.
	tour.golfalot.com /mobile_features.shtml (454 words)

	Raspy tongue... Retro View - Retrogaming and emulation
		A party dress at the weekend maybe, but that's a different matter...
		Like Leaderboard and seemingly every golf game released since, PGA Tour uses the 'swingometer' method of control.
		For those unfamiliar with this method, three button presses are required to play a shot.
	www.mameworld.net /retroview/sega/ggpga.htm (710 words)

	ITN ELECTION 2001 JIMMYJIB STEADICAM JOEMAC LIMITED
		There has been a long running battle for graphics supremacy between the BBC news and ITN ever since the swingometer was introduced.
		The ITN graphic’s team had used a partial VR set in the 1997 election, this was a rudimentary system by today's standards and did not allow the camera to move and track the background at the same time.
		Today ITN have a system developed by VIZ, not related to the comic but in some ways funnier, that allows the camera to move anywhere left, right, up, down, zoom in and zoom out pull focus in space and the 3D graphics background will track with it.
	www.joesjibs.co.uk /ELECTION2001.html (1549 words)

	UK Election 2005 \| MetaFilter
		It's known as the 'Swingometer,' and it's been an essential part of election night viewing since before I can remember.
		Oh, and the swingometer guy is Peter Snow, who's quite a character too.
		You know, the silliest thing about those 3D virtual displays they keep going to is the simulated noise.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/41768 (6254 words)

	election day animated Graphics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	grapatin.info /hugh-smiley/election-day-animated-Graphics.html (970 words)

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