Just take a look at the historical photos results! That's one of the coolest things I've seen in well over a year. I've come across most of these photos before in textbooks and on the web, but this demo makes all of those historical figures and moments in time feel as real as if they were happening in the world today. It's much more pronounced than colorizing black and white photos. I feel connected.
I'm convinced that the folks that present at SIGGRAPH are capable of nothing short of black magic wizardry. I can understand the technology being used, but my visual cortex only sees the impossible becoming real.
This is truly deserving of the word awesome, because I am in awe.