An exhibition space in London that stages artist-led immersive projection shows is deploying 28 Panasonic 3-Chip DLP projectors for a production about the manned Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s. The Moonwalkers – which will run at Lightroom from 6 December to 21 April 2024 – will bring…
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‘World-first’ Grand Prix broadcast in immersive projection
The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix has been broadcast in a flagship immersive projection venue more typically used to show great art. Described "an unforgettable evening infused with Vegas glitz, glamour and racing", the Formula 1 event took place at THE LUME in Melbourne, Australia, with an audience of 300…
Doctor Who holograms celebrate show’s 60th anniversary
LCI Productions has teamed up with the BBC to create a hologram show in Cardiff harbour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. The five-minute show – which was staged several times each evening from 23-25 November – featured iconic images from the TV show including Daleks and the…
Bulgari maps iconic Dubai Gate with ‘serpentine makeover’
Italian luxury fashion house Bulgari turned to Digital Projection’s TITAN and M-Vision range to give Dubai’s iconic Gate building a 'serpentine makeover' in celebration of the 75th anniversary of its Serpenti collection. The snake emblem has adorned most Bulgari watches and piece of jewellery, and the Italian company decided to…
HIVE adds green touch to Australia’s BBC Earth Experience
HIVE’s BeeBlade and BeeBox media servers are being deployed at an immersive experience in Melbourne about the natural world. Following the popularity of the inaugural BBC Earth Experience in London, which is narrated by David Attenborough, the attraction has recently opened a second site at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition…
Statue of Christ projection mapped with Taylor Swift t-shirt
The famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro has been projection mapped with an image of a Taylor Swift t-shirt. The mapping of the 38-metre high statue took place on Thursday last week to welcome the pop star as she visited Brazil with her Eras tour. Taylor's fans,…
Panasonic projectors deliver immersive karting experience
Panasonic Connect Europe’s LCD laser projectors have been installed at the Chaos Karts interactive entertainment venue in Manchester. The attraction, which immerses players in a virtual video game, has installed 23 Panasonic PT-MZ20 Series LCD Solid Shine projectors. The devices are used to project images of a potentially infinite number…
d’strict to open an immersive art museum in Las Vegas
South Korean design company d'strict will open its eighth Arte Museum of digital art, in Las Vegas, on 29 November. The new Las Vegas museum will be home to the creative agency's Eternal Nature exhibition, which comprises 14 immersive projection mapping installations inspired by natural phenomena. Arte Museum Las Vegas’s…
Satellite MLS projectors join audience at busy opera house
Digital Projection’s Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) has found a new home in Munich’s historic Gärtnerplatztheater, one of the busiest opera houses in Germany. Specified by the Gärtnerplatztheater’s head of video, WE ARE VIDEO’s Raphael Kurig, and provided by Digital Projection’s German partner ETHA, the new projector system is supplied…
‘World’s biggest’ holo-gauze projection shows DJ in sky
Live footage of British DJ Fatboy Slim has been projected onto a 50-metre high and 30-metre wide holo-gauze that was suspended in the sky by two cranes. Images of fans from around the world were also projected into the sky, after they were invited to submit videos of their dance…