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  <title><![CDATA[Over the Rainbow and Into 15K: Alumni Help Bring Oz to Life at the Las Vegas Sphere]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>For anyone who has only seen the movie on television, <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> is an incredible movie theater experience. Its larger-than-life characters, vivid colors, and memorable soundtrack were made for the big screen.</p><p>Now, a Georgia Tech professor and several alumni are helping bring the 1939 classic Hollywood film to what will likely be its largest screen ever: the Las Vegas Sphere's 160,000-square-foot interior screen.</p><p><a href="https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/lions-tigers-and-tech-oh-my-alumni-help-dorothy-debut-ultra-hd-sphere">Read more to discover their pivotal role and how generative AI is used to "reconceptualize" the film for the August 28 premiere of <em>The Wizard of Oz at Sphere</em></a>.</p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[Debuting in August, "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere' has a solid connection to Georgia Tech's AI community.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Debuting in August, "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere' has a solid connection to Georgia Tech's AI community. A Georgia Tech professor and several alumni are helping bring the 1939 classic Hollywood film to what will likely be its largest screen ever: the Las Vegas Sphere's 160,000-square-foot interior screen.</p>]]></value>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Wizard of Oz at Sphere courtesy of Google & Sphere]]></title>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Ben Snedeker</p><p>Communications Manager</p><p>Georgia Tech College of Computing</p><p>albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu</p>]]></value>
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