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Computer Graphics for Large-Scale

Immersive Theaters

CCoouurrssee NNootteess

Course # 25

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Title SlideTitle Slide

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Computer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive Theaters

Computer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive Theaters

Course OrganizerCourse OrganizerEd Lantz Ed Lantz �� Spitz, Inc.Spitz, Inc.

Course #25Course #25 8:00 am 8:00 am --5:00 pm5:00 pm

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Computer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive TheatersComputer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive Theaters

PresentorsPresentors: : Ed Lantz - Spitz, Inc.Brad Thompson - Spitz, Inc.Garland Stern � Spitz, Inc.Kevin Scott � Evans & SutherlandDavid Beining � LodeStar Astronomy CenterCarter Emmart � American Museum of Natural

History (Morning Session)

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Computer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive Theaters

Computer Graphics for Large-Scale Immersive Theaters

Introduction to Introduction to LargeLarge--Scale Immersive TheatersScale Immersive Theaters

Ed LantzEd LantzProduct Development Manager

Spitz, [email protected]

Course #25Course #25

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Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.

30,000 B.C.E.Chauvet Caves30,000 B.C.E.30,000 B.C.E.

ChauvetChauvet CavesCaves1,500 B.C.E.Temple of

Amon, Egypt

1,500 B.C.E.1,500 B.C.E.Temple of Temple of

AmonAmon, Egypt, Egypt

16th Century Sistine Chapel1616thth Century Century

Sistine Chapel

1788Barker�s Panoramas

17881788Barker�s PanoramasBarker�s Panoramas

1826 Daguerre�s Panoramas

1826 Daguerre�s PanoramasPanoramas

1895 Lumière Cinématographe

1895 Lumière Cinématographe

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Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.

1897 Raoul

Brimion-Sanson�s�Cineorama�

1939Fred Waller�s�Cinerama�

195320th Century Fox�s

Cinemascope

1955 Mike Todd�s

Todd-AO

See MEGASYSTEMS Large Format Film History - www.870.com/lfhis.htmAmerican Widescreen Museum http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/intro.htm

1923Carl Zeiss�s�Model 1�

Planetarium

1946Armand Spitz�s

�Model A�Planetarium

1962 �Spacarium�

fisheye cinemafisheye cinema

Widescreen Film Evolution

Dome Theater Evolution

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Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.Historic Progression of Immersive Environments�.

1997-2003Digital Domes

1997-2003Digital Domes

1973Omnimax:

Planetarium & Large-Format Film

1973Omnimax:

Planetarium & Large-Format Film

1970IMAX Large-Format Film

1970IMAX Large-Format Film

1983Evan�s & Sutherland�s

Digistar 1Hemispheric VideoHemispheric Video

1999Digital Cinema

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Visual ImmersionVisual Immersion

WalkWalk--In Immersive Display In Immersive Display -- Visual Display with Simultaneous High Resolution and Wide Field-of-View� Excites Nearly the Entire Retina

� Strong Sense of Presence

� Invokes Opto-Vestibular Response in Brain

�Thrill-ride or cybersickness possible

� Horizontal FOV >140º, Vertical FOV >40º

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Omni Large-FormatFilm Theatres

Omni Large-FormatFilm Theatres

PlanetariaPlanetaria

Simulator RidesSimulator Rides

Large Scale Immersive TheatersLarge Scale Immersive Theaters

Digital DomesDigital Domes

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Partial Dome Theater Full Dome Theater

Digital Dome TheatersDigital Dome Theaters

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� Full Dome or Partial Dome Video Projection

� Multiple Edge-Blended Projectors or HD Fisheye

� 55 Existing/Planned Theaters by 5 Manufacturers

� Many Use Pre-Rendered, Pre-Recorded Shows

�High resolution digital video server technologies� Realtime Graphics Use Increasing

�Audience or presenter interactivity� Growth Primarily in Planetarium Market

Digital Dome TheatersDigital Dome Theaters

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� It�s Video, Not Film�End-to-end digital productions

� Relatively Affordable Productions are Possible� Live action using HDTV� Animation with desktop tools� Spherical compositing tools available� Real-time interactivity

� Independent Productions� Open to experimentation by students, producers

� May become �Cinema of the Future�

A New Medium!A New Medium!

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� Large Image Frame Size (4k x 4k)�Shows can require multi-terabytes of storage

� Production Workflow is Cumbersome� Rendering & editing tools not optimized for sphere

� Playback/Projection Systems are Complex

� Few Industry Standards� No �Digital Dome� professional society� yet

� Niche Market�50 theaters with varying goals, needs and budgets� Largely within non-profit �planetarium� market

A Challenging MediumA Challenging Medium

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� Evans & Sutherland - Salt Lake City, UT� GOTO Optical - Japan� Spitz, Inc. - Chadds Ford, PA� Sky-Skan - Nashua, NH� SEOS/Trimension - Burgess Hill, UK� Silicon Graphics & Partners � Mountain View, CA� Zeiss � Jena, Germany

Digital Dome Theater IntegratorsDigital Dome Theater Integrators

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� Northern Lights Centre - Watson Lake, Yukon� Volkswagen�s Autostadt - Wolfsburg, Germany� LodeStar Planetarium - Albuquerque, NM� AMNH/Hayden Planetarium - New York City � Exploration Place - Wichita, Kansas� Bibliotheca Alexandria - Alexandria, Egypt� Papalote Museo del Niňo - Mexico City

Sampling of Digital Dome Theaters...Sampling of Digital Dome Theaters...

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Northern Lights CentreWatson Lake, Yukon TerritoryNorthern Lights CentreWatson Lake, Yukon Territory

�Opened 1997�Panoramic video�14m dome screen�3x 9� CRT�s�Spitz star projector�5.1 sound�Integrator: Spitz

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Volkswagen AutostadtWolfsburg, GermanyVolkswagen AutostadtWolfsburg, Germany

�Opened 2000�Fulldome video�14.7m dome screen�4x Barco DLP�s�Spitz & FurneauxStewart

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LodeStar Astronomy CenterNew Mexico Muesum of Natural History and ScienceAlbuquerque, NM

LodeStar Astronomy CenterNew Mexico Muesum of Natural History and ScienceAlbuquerque, NM

�Opened 2000�Fulldome video�16.8m dome screen�6x 9� CRT�s�Digistar II projector�5.1 sound�140 seats�Integrator: SkySkan

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Hayden PlanetariumRose Center for Earth and SpaceAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

Hayden PlanetariumRose Center for Earth and SpaceAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

�Opened 2000�Fulldome video�7-pipe SGI Onyx�21m dome screen�7x 12� CRT�s�Spatialized sound�Integrators: SGI,

Trimension, AMNHPhotos D.Finnin/AMNH

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Boeing CyberDome TheaterExploration PlaceWichita, Kansas

Boeing CyberDome TheaterExploration PlaceWichita, Kansas

�Opened 2000�Fulldome video�18.3m dome screen�6x 9� CRT�s�Real-time 3D�170 Interactive seats�5.1 sound�Integrator: E&S

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Bibliotheca AlexandrinaAlexandria, EgyptBibliotheca AlexandrinaAlexandria, Egypt

�Opened 2001�Panoramic video�14m dome screen�3x 9� CRT�s�8/70 film projector�Spitz star projector�5.1 sound�Integrator: Spitz

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Papalote Museo del NiňoMexico CityPapalote Museo del NiňoMexico City

�Opening 1Q 2004�Fulldome video�23m dome screen�9x Barco DLP�s�Over 9M pixels�24,000 lumens�5.1 sound�283 seats�Integrator: Spitz

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Smaller Digital Dome SystemsSmaller Digital Dome Systems

� Low-Resolution Fisheye Theaters �1024x1024 fisheye

� Simple & Affordable�Single SXGA projector�Highly accessible medium

� Primary Users are Small, Educational Planetariums�Dome diameters up to 10 meters

� 3 Competing Systems Introduced in 2002:� E&S Digistar® 3 SP�Minolta MediaGlobe��Spitz SciDome�

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Digital Dome Theaters are Growing in Number�Digital Dome Theaters are Growing in Number�

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Sparking An Explosion of Quality Productions�Sparking An Explosion of Quality Productions�

Stars of the PharaohsEvans & Sutherland

Legends of theNight Sky: Orion

AVI/Spitz

Infinity ExpressSky-Skan

Dark Star AdventureSpitz Creative Media

Wonders of the UniverseEvans & Sutherland

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Digital Dome TheatersDigital Dome Theaters

More than a planetarium�More than a movie theater�

It�s a portal into cyberspace,virtual environments

and the new world ofelectronic information.

As an artistic medium,digital domes are the closest thing yet

to crawling inside the artist�s head.

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Special Thanks To:Special Thanks To:Spitz, Inc.

DVS Digital Video, Inc.Elumens Corp.

JVC Americas Corp.Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Also thanks to the numerous artists, producers and students who contributed content for this morning�s

immersive video showcase!

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Photo CreditsPhoto Credits

Robert Mitchell, Barkers Panorama at Leicester Square, courtesy The British Museum, London

Temple of Amon and Sistine Chapel Photos Courtesy Prof. Hugh Lester, Tulane University

DaguerreDaguerre Image © copyright R. Derek Wood, 2000 - used with permission

Lumiere images Courtesy Stephen Herbert, PROJECTION BOX : http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~s-herbert/ProjectionBox.htm


Thales of Miletus (c. 620 B.C.E.—c. 546 B.C.E.)

China 2000 – 221 B.C.E

The Minoan World: 2800 B.C.E.- 1400 B.C.E. Linear A

I. The Origins of China, 6500 B.C.E.–221 B.C.E

Dawn of the Empires 2000 b.c.e. – 300 b.c.e

Aesop 600 B.C.E. - 564 B.C.E [Aesop's Fables]

Early Civilizations in the Fertile Crescent (3500 B.C.E. – 539 B.C.E.)

Egypt, India Middle East China. 6000 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E

First Farmers The Revolutions of Agriculture 10,000 B.C.E. –3000 B.C.E

Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

ROME UNDER JULIUS CAESAR DICTATOR:49 B.C.E.-44 B.C.E

Early River Valley Civilizations 3500 B.C.E.-450 B.C.E

Greece: 1100 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E

Classical China Ch. 8 Part One. Dynasties of Classical China Zhou – 1122 B.C.E. – 256 B.C.E. –Period of Warring States 403 B.C.E. – 221 B.C.E. Qin – 221

Ancient History Timeline Figures€¦ · 08.08.2020  · 3,800-3,600 B.C.E. Earliest wooden wheel used 20,000 B.C.E. Lascaux Cave paintings 60,000 B.C.E. Diepkloof Eggshell Engravings

Early Civilization in China 2500 B.C.E.- 500 B.C.E

Classical Civilizations Greek (1780 – 133 b.c.e .) & Roman (509 b.c.e . – 476 c.e .)

Unit 1: Foundations (8000 B.C.E to 600 B.C.E.)

Early Societies of South Asia 1500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E

Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E.. Ancient Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E

Calisthenics Which of these years came before the year 25 B.C.E.? a. 5 C.E. b. 10 B.C.E. c. 100 C.E. d. 50 B.C.E

Indus Valley Civilization 3,000 B.C.E. – 1500 B.C.E

The Art of Ancient Egypt 3300 B.C.E. - 1070 B.C.E

Zhou – 1122 B.C.E. – 256 B.C.E. Period of Warring States 403 B.C.E. – 221 B.C.E. Qin – 221 B.C.E. – 207 B.C.E. Han – 206 B.C.E. – 220 C.E. *A

461 B.C.E.-429 B.C.E. - LCPS

8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E

Classical B.C.E. - c.150 B.C.E. Greece...Classical Greece c.1000 B.C.E. - c.150 B.C.E. Leading city-states = Sparta & Athens →different (politics, economics, culture, etc.) • During

4500 B.C.E 331B.C.E

Sumer 3000 B.C.E

Early Years: Ancient Greece 2500 B.C.E. – 750 B.C.E

The Father of Justice SOCRATES. HISTORY OF SOCRATES lived from 469 B.C.E- 399 B.C.E

Immersive Theaters - Spitz Incorporatedextranet.spitzinc.com/reference/Siggraph2003/Emmart.pdf · Animatic. Supernovae and differential rotation 10 Myr time lapse, 100 Kpc scale

Alexander The Great 356 B.C.E.----323 B.C.E.. 48 years after the end of the Peloponnesian War, in 356 B.C.E., Alexander was born in Pella, Macedonia

COT in the ancient world 4000 B.C.E-600 B,C.E. From 4000 B.C.E- 600 B.C.E in ( choose one region)_____________________________________ and _____________________,

Hinduism 1500 B.C.E.- 1900 B.C.E