Energy Space fuses art, energy and innovation in an interactive projection on the ground

Eight projectors Christie Roadster HD18K and HD20K-J were responsible for making the projection of 15×20 meters above a passable ground, located at 4 meters below spectator level, and combine pre-recorded video content with actors interacting live.

Every year Fraunhofer, Europe's largest organisation dedicated to applied sciences, awards four research teams that have stood out for their scientific achievements. The Fraunhofer Award Ceremony 2014 was developed under the slogan 'With a new energy' and sought the interaction between energy and innovation.

the 700 Guests at this event, from the world of finance, Policy and research, gathered at the Konzerthaus in Freiburg and were able to enjoy a show that showed a sophisticated projection of 15 X 20 meters on a passable floor located four meters below the level of the spectators.

The staging of this show, called 'Energy Space', Combined pre-recorded and interactive video content and live actor participation. A very artistic way to bring the research projects that were presented to the public surrounding the projection area.

The design and staging of the interactive show were the work of the company Onliveline, with Freider Weiss in charge of interactive content and Heinz Stricker (media3) of the production of video content. The partner of Christie, b.Media, was responsible for visually interpreting the complex project using eight Roadster HD18K and HD20K-J projectors.

These teams hung on suspension elements, located at 11 metre, and connected wirelessly to content using interactive remotes. The ground projection zone was divided into three different areas that merged into a single scenario through a soft edge process (soft edge). Two Roadster HD18K projectors were assigned to each of these sections., Creating double projections, This was possible thanks to the fact that each team had its own signal, which allowed each image to be adjusted individually.

Two other Roadster HD20K-J projectors were used as part of an interactive media system that responded to the movements of the actors..

"The difficulty of this installation lay in the projection of the content from the top down.. Teams had to project down, without obstacles and without causing problems with the air circulation of the projector or the Xenon lamps", explains Ronny Zielke, CEO of b.Media.

The HD18K and HD20K-J models are totally reliable and interference-free so they were ideal for this project.. In addition, being 3DLP projectors produce the light that is needed to achieve, however difficult and complex the projected surface may be, Vivid and attractive colours.

An added difficulty, in Zielke's opinion, was the need to manage the projectors to a few 11 meters from the ground, since once installed in their final location no type of adjustment could be made in them. Hence, the content operator had to make all the optical adjustments in the field and superimpose the projected images from the required height..

In the changes of lenses it was necessary to operate the projectors from the ground, for which a wireless local area network and control software on a PC were used., with minor variations corrected with media scheduling.

The complexity of the unusual projection forced b.Media to test the installation of the device in its own test laboratory., A work carried out in collaboration with the agency in charge of executing the project.

This concept of onliveline has garnered different awards, including the Famab de Oro in the category of Best Corporate Event, a gold for the Best European Event in the B2B category and a special award for the Best Technical Innovation.

Wall of images of 6 metre

In addition to this spectacular projection, at the Fraunhofer Annual Conference there was also another with two Roadster HD12K projectors.

On a wall of images six meters above the speaker's lectern, viewers could see live images of the awards ceremony, Details about the projects submitted and interviews with all the winners.

For the projection, two HD cameras and lenses with 42x and 87x amplification were used., as well as a wireless HD camera equipped with a wide-angle lens that was moving throughout the auditorium to show what was happening in the room and the interviews that were happening.

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