Built on top of the site of the biggest civilian loss of life in Plymouth during the Second World War, the Portland Square Building is home to some of the University of Plymouth’s most forward-thinking schools, including the new School of Society and Culture (SoSC). Continuing a long and successful…
Winchester’s 878 AD visitor attraction opened in the town centre in mid-November, and features an innovative combination of AV technology, augmented reality (AR) and interactive software. This major new visitor attraction recreates a key moment in Winchester’s Anglo-Saxon history, brought to life by the world of the video game Assassin’s…
Little more than a decade ago theme parks didn’t have to try too hard to tempt tourists through the turnstiles with a new cinema show. Few of their guests had ever seen a 3D film, let alone one with moving seats and wind effects so they ticked all the boxes.…
After decades in the doldrums as a Royal Navy paint store and a home for pigeons, the Grade 2 listed Victorian Market Hall in Devonport, Plymouth was ripe for redevelopment. “It would have made a lovely heritage market,” says Gary Futcher, project lead for education at local social enterprise, Real…
Immersive experience venues from the Illuminarium to Cosm Hollywood Park are changing the face of live events, but the Madison Square Garden Sphere promises to top the lot with a whole new entertainment medium. The $1.9 billion building is set to become the largest spherical structure in the world when…
Finland has a different approach to gambling because a state-owned company, Veikkaus, owns a monopoly on the gambling business from national lottery to online sports bets and casino poker. It is in the state’s interest to encourage ‘responsible’ gambling and so everything from the location to the design to the…
If you’d been down to the woods of Windsor from 17 November – 2 January you’d have found a lot more than just a teddy bear’s picnic! In its second year, the Windsor Great Park Illuminated seasonal light trail returned – promising visitors a new design with re-imagined installations, including…
If anyone deserves the epithet ‘living legend’ then surely it’s Bob Dylan. As much a poet and social commentator as a singer-songwriter (when he won the Nobel Prize, it was for literature), for more than 60 years his has been a defining voice for generations of music lovers. But how…
You know you’re in for a treat when a crowd is staring at a lighting installation during broad daylight. It’s especially impressive when the dazzling daylight is north of 40 degrees and the crowd’s attention is focused on the lighting rather than the metallic penguin flying overhead. Welcome to the…
On Sunday 15 May 2022, the director of Top Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski was transmitted as a hologram from London to Lisbon to take part in a press conference about the launch of the film in Portugal (distributed by NOS Audiovisuals). This technological project involved 120+ hours of set-up and…
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