Back in 2016, Austrian AV systems integrator Kraftwerk Living Technologies received an order for the largest contract in its 26-year company history. The order was for AV systems for two attractions - Beautiful Hunan, a 72-seat Flying Theatre and the 800-seat Magic Glaze 5D Theatre - which would form part of…
Visitor attractions
32m map projection plays to Pixera’s strengths
One of the Hong Kong Science Museum’s latest exhibitions - a complex projection interpretation of the Landscape Map of the Silk Road - made good use of AV Stumpfl’s Pixera two media servers to achieve the flexibility and power necessary for such a demanding project. The install was designed, supplied and…
Cyborg superhero joins interactive Madame Tussauds show
The final superhero has joined the Justice League: A Call For Heroes experience as Cyborg is unveiled into the Madame Tussauds Orlando walk-through attraction. This attraction has broken the mould at Madame Tussauds Orlando and Sydney by for the first-time letting guests star in the experience alongside the wax superheroes, interacting…
Vivitek laser projectors put the energy into museum exhibit
The Weiss Energy Hall at the Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas, is a testament to the city's key role in the energy sector, with exhibits dedicated to conservation, renewable energy, hydrogen power and natural gas. It was recently enlarged from 8,500 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft. While…
Innovation that elevates
Tulip-scented air envelops the visitors to THIS IS HOLLAND’s flight experience as they embark on a multi-sensory journey. Soaring over the colourful fields and water-filled landscapes of The Netherlands, the elevated tour is a treat for the senses. AV Magazine had the opportunity to join the thrill-seekers on their sightseeing…
Creating the experience
“AV is used widely across the visitor attraction and entertainment sector, both to attract customers to the venue and to entertain and engage them once they’re inside,” says Eliot Fulton-Langley, solutions architect at CDEC. “The focus is very much on the user, creating engaging, unique and personalised experiences that can’t…
Love me tender
Sarner International combines concept design with system integration and finds a lot of requests focus on a vision of the end product as opposed to specific technology. “It’s down to us to find the right solution,” says MD, Ross Magri. “They may want holograms, for example, but that could be…
Thinking behind the magic
The abundance of highly capable, highly sophisticated and hugely powerful AV devices that have evolved over the years lend themselves to the leisure industry, delivering fantastic and in many cases, magical, experiences that absorb and enthral visitors and viewers to almost every public attraction or entertainment spectacular. Technology is changing…
Shining a light on a landmark project
With six immersive lands spread over 1.65 million square feet, Warner Bros.World Abu Dhabi is the third theme park to open on Yas Island and is the world’s first-ever Warner Bros. branded indoor theme park. Following its work on other global outdoor attractions, White Light (WL) provided the show and…
Multichannel projection surrounds pioneering polar vessel
Docked in Oslo’s Frammuseet museum, the Fram is a ship steeped in rich history. Having voyaged to the Arctic and Antarctic between 1893 and 1912 with its Norwegian crew at the helm, and carried the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911, it came to rest in 1936…