An Italian company has deployed Vivitek projectors to enliven more than 150 events across the country, ranging from weddings to public town activities. PlayArt Multimedia's Sala Immersiva – 'immersive rooms' – are a labour of love for art director Giuseppe Casciello. “My inspiration is spurred by the necessary and continuous…
Cardiff-based Stage Sound Services supported marketing and events agency Freshwater UK with the technical realisation of this year's Unite the Union Policy Conference in Brighton. One of the key requirements for the conference, which is held every two years and is attended by about 700 delegates, was a large projection…
The Game of Thrones studio tour in Banbridge, Northern Ireland is bringing scenes from the fantasy show to life, using an array of Panasonic technology. Game of Thrones, based on George RR Martin’s best-selling novels, ran for eight series on HBO in the US and on Sky in the UK…
Nestled in Amsterdam's Jordaan neighbourhood, the 17th-century Noorderkerk Church is renowned for its architectural beauty. Over the past year, 38 Digital Projection projectors have transformed the church into an AV spectacle that tells the story of how Rembrandt’s paintings inspired Vincent van Gogh’s greatest works. Vincent meets Rembrandt: The Untold…
A sound and light show celebrating the millennium of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, in France, was powered by nine Modulo Pi media servers. Solstice du Millénaire, designed by creative studio Les Ateliers BK, combined video projection, sound, 18 beams of light and 400 drones. AV technical provider VLS faced the challenge of…
Christie RGB pure laser projectors are illuminating a new Illuminarium Experiences venue in Toronto, Canada. The venue, which has been opened by Illuminarium in partnership with Toronto-based Secret Location, is the company's first Canadian location. The 1,250 sq metre space includes more than two dozen Christie RGB pure laser projectors…
disguise vx 4 servers have been deployed by Lux Machina Consulting to provide virtual production (VP) services for the Top Gun: Maverick movie. The film's production team turned to the Los Angeles-based company to create realistic visuals for the introduction sequence in the sky and classroom scenes. The original plan…
Hitachi is combining generative AI with simulation in an immersive projection room to pass on skills from retiring workers to their replacements. The company is focusing on transferring skills in maintenance and manufacturing jobs, according to a report in Nikkei Asia. Hitachi has developed an AI system that creates images…
A new statue in the Philippines has become one of the world's largest projection-mapping projects. The Victor, which pays homage to the resilience of Filipinos, stands about 60m tall and weighs 330 tonnes. The statue's designer, Filipino-American artist Jefre Manuel-Figueras, said: "At night-time, it becomes one of the largest projection-mapping…
The popularity of virtual golf simulation venues in South Korea is boosting LG's share of the country's 4K UHD commercial projector market. The electronics company commanded 73% of the market in South Korea in the first quarter of this year, according to global display industry tracker PMA Research. In 2022,…
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