Posted 08/26/08 at 12:50:00 PM by David Murphy

Anyone can talk about  "visual computing," the big catchphrase of this year's Nvision conference.  But few walk the walk as well as Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer.  She took part in Monday's keynote address alongside Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, sharing how virtualization and computer effects have expanded her acting boundaries and methodology.

But there's always more to Six than what you see at face value.  So Maximum PC sat down with Tricia to grill her (as nicely as one chats with someone who gave Starbuck the business) about the kind of technology that really makes her tick, and how she's managed her spaceborne success-turned-geek icon. Even after all that, she still wouldn't drop us any details on the Battlestar series finale--our favorite Cylon truly has a heart of steel.

 Check out the full Q&A after the jump!

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