Attractions Management Issue 1 2011 - TourismInsights

Players shoot at
the 3D screen to
collect points
lterface’s 5Di (Interactive Cinema)
takes 5D theatre one step further
by adding a gaming element. The
Belgian company’s latest turnkey solution is
a shooting/scoring game for groups of nine
to 40 players in a 5D cinema. Stereoscopic
3D images are used with in-room special
effects (wind, water, light effects, gobo light
and strobe light), seat movements and an
optional “butt kicker”.
During the four-minute show, players
shoot at the screen to collect points, while
special effects and movements try to distract
them. At the end, a light is shone on
the best and worst players and their pictures
are displayed on the screen.
Content and communication manager
Olivier Vincent explains the theory. “The
5Di has been designed as a multi-content
platform. It’s like a giant Xbox or PS3 to be
played in a group with special effects and
seat movement.” Alterface has a large portfolio
of themes including a western, an eco
adventure on the sea, a photo safari, a sci-fi
adventure with real-time CGI and a dinosaurthemed
game. The company is creating new
contents all the time and extending its portfolio
through third party content providers.
Vincent is confident the game will continue
to develop. “Using a Unity real-time
engine support is an important step, making
the 5Di platform a reference for out-of-home
group gaming,” he says. “Other real-time
engines will be supported in the future. Our
technology is highly flexible and easy to
adapt to any technical evolution.”
he world premiere of
Mirage3D‘s Natural Selection
took place in Macao Science
Center’s planetarium in December 2010.
This is the Dutch company’s second
full-length, 3D stereo, fulldome video fi lm
– the first was Dawn of the Space Age.
Mirage3D’s founder, Robin Sip plans to
continue working in this medium: “To me,
3D stereo, fulldome video is the future for
total immersion of a large audience.”
Viewers are immersed in the experiences
of the young Charles Darwin on the
voyage of the Beagle, which led to the discovery
of evolution and natural selection.
The 3D film has
been made for
fulldome theatres
so that viewers
feel completely
immersed
“Due to the 360 degrees immersive
experience, combined with the 3D glasses,
visitors experience the beauty of the voyage
of the Beagle, as if they’re really
there,” says Mirage3D’s founder, Robin
Sip. “They could almost be with Darwin
while he’s discovering and explaining his
theory of natural selection.”
How it works: The immersive 3D
stereo, animated film in 4K resolution
has been created in 3D, fulldome film
for digital domes at planetariums. Two
41-minute, 360-degrees fulldome films
are projected simultaneously – one for
the left eye and one for the right.
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