Projectiondesign immerses visitors on the Atlantis ferry from the legendary Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral

The Norwegian manufacturer Projectiondesign shows all its expertise in high performance projection in the new AtlantisSM attraction located in the Kennedy Space visitor center, at Cape Canaveral (Florida – USA).

The Space Shuttle Atlantis, the new Kennedy Space Center visitor center attraction, at Cape Canaveral, "has opened a new chapter in the history of interactive AV design in the entertainment industry", As pointed out by those responsible.

Open to the public in the past 29 June, This innovative attraction has been designed by PGAV Destinations and installed by Electrosonic, that has used the F35 high-performance video projectors of Projectiondesign In the pre-show that takes place in the visitor area and in several exhibition halls for them to participate and enjoy the aerospace theme.

The history of the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction dates back to 2010, when Delaware North and PGAV, in collaboration with NASA, designed and implemented PGAV Destinations; A company dedicated to the development and design of attractions that, in this case, recreated space and world exploration for the first time.

now, After a unique and interactive project carried out in four complex phases of development, Atlantis visitors can first enjoy a multimedia pre-show, in which the historical context of the exhibitions you are about to see and surprise experiences is offered.

For the realization of this multimedia activity four Projectiondesign video projectors are used, model F35 WQXGA in edge-blended, to create a visual immersive experience in the visitor, with content that is received on each computer individually through Delta media servers, configured by 7thSense Design.

In addition, sixteen F32 projectors from the Norwegian manufacturer, running at a resolution of 1,920×1.200 forming groups of four in edge-blended, They are used to add video content for the four "arcs" surrounding the space shuttle's own move..

As Yiannis Cabolis explains, of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, "ProjectionDesign's projectors have proven to be extremely reliable and offer the kind of color accuracy and installation options we needed when we were designing an immersive project like the Space Shuttle Atlantis.".

During the new Atlantic attraction, that is located on an area of more than 8.000 square meters and in which one hundred million dollars have been invested (almost 77 millions of euros), visitors learn about the incredible history of the space program made for this historic spacecraft by NASA more than thirty years ago.

This space trip offers multimedia presentations with more than sixty interactive exhibits, Audiovisual simulators, Each of which offers a different and innovative perspective to visitors on the aerospace industry., including the launch and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as the construction of the ISS.

The installation of Atlantis "is yet another example of how our technology provides not only solutions for developers of this attraction., but they allow breaking barriers so that people can know this incredible experience breaking barriers", underlines Maria Dahl Aagaard, Product Marketing Manager at ProjectionDesign.

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