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,…
Leyard Europe has provided an LED tunnel that will be the centrepiece of a boat museum that will sail across the Mediterranean. The 46m-long Artexplorer, which will make its first journey in March, will offer a cultural and artistic experience, while drawing attention to contemporary issues. Leyard Europe was enlisted…
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…
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…
Alton Towers Resort is celebrating Halloween by combining two immersive entertainment genres into a 'spooktacular' technology-enhanced escape maze. The UK theme park has teamed up with YouTube star Daz Black to create Daz Games: PANIC, which combines live-action horror with a tech-driven escape game The experience has been designed and…
Audiologic has provided Genelec speakers for the new International Rugby Experience in Limerick. The seven-storey attraction, designed by world-renowned architect Níall McLaughlin, will attract visitors to the Irish city, as well as acting as a hub for the local community. To meet the requirement for speakers that delivered exceptional audio,…
SNA Displays has built a 280sq metre video display to welcome visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Known as the Kennedy Entry Experience, the 6.6mm EMPIRE Exterior LED display tells the story of NASA, featuring customised content designed to stimulate interest in space exploration. The…
A new attraction in Dublin, Ireland is showing visitor's selfies on a 4-metre high head-shaped sculpture with a matrix LED skin. The Giant Experience makes use of Ireland's only volumetric scanning theatre, which generates an avatar of each visitor who uses it. The project has been developed by The Giant…
Expo City Dubai has unveiled a calendar of events to mark Al Wasl Plaza being recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest interactive immersive dome on the planet. The events range from high-tech experiences and cultural festivals to several sports and wellness initiatives. A new augmented reality (AR) experience…
Last month, London's Wellcome Collection hosted the Land Body Ecologies Festival – a four-day event incorporating art installations, workshops, talks, films and performances to explore the connections between mental health and the environment. One of the highlights of the festival was Boalno, which utilised immersive audio as a sensory vehicle…
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