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Editor’s letter: Access for all
We ask whether enough is being done to ensure access for all to
attractions and what practical steps can be taken to improve things
Interview: Tim Smit
The Eden Project was groundbreaking
when it opened in 2001. Now the
attraction’s founder Tim Smit is taking
the concept to a global audience,
and he’s starting with China
Interview: Jonathan Gottschall
Literary scholar and author of The
Storytelling Animal explains why we’re
all addicted to story, and how attractions
can capitalise on our love of narrative
Heritage: Actions Speak Louder
The National Trust’s Ben Cowell
describes how landscaping can build up
to a reveal, and ways the organisation
is using actors to bring history to life
Conference Report: SATE 2014
TEA president Christine Kerr presents
the hot topics from the annual design
conference devoted to Storytelling,
Architecture, Technology, Experience
Story Centres: Tell Me A Story
The popularity of story centres shows
the youngest generation – dubbed
digital natives – are thirsty for
children’s literature and illustration
Technology: Reinventing the Nerd
Meet carnival-inspired Two Bit
Circus, created from its founders’
passion for engineering, video games
and the newest technologies
Promotional feature: BARCO
Barco offers state-of-the-art visualisation technology and
a holistic solution uniquely tailored to suit any attraction
Rides: The Ride Makers
In the first of a new series,
industry-leading manufacturers
tell us about the latest trends and
innovations in thrill coasters
Theme Parks: Kooza Came to Town
PortAventura’s general manager
on the Spanish park’s partnership
with celebrated circus troupe Cirque
du Soleil and its Kooza show
Planetariums: Tom Falvey
A new planetarium, capable of live
streaming to 14,000 schools, opens
as a new addition to the South
Carolina State Museum in the US
Show Preview: IAAPA EXPO
IAAPA returns to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,
Florida, from 18-21 November, with more than 1,000 exhibitors
and an expected 27,000 attendees
Multimedia: Art Project
State-of-the-art projectors and
world-class artists combine to
create inspiring installations
Caverns as Canvas Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières commissioned supplier, Optoma, to project images onto the walls, ceilings and ground of a huge underground stone quarry in Les Baux-de-Provence.
Carrières de Lumières – operated by Culturespaces – is an established cultural entertainment site, showing works by a range of artists, from Gustav Klimt to Leonardo da Vinci.
The cavern is more than 16 metres (52 feet) high in places and features irregular rock formations, so the installation required the projectors and lenses to be extremely flexible. Culturespaces selected a range of more than 60 Optoma projectors to create the show, which comprises thousands of digitised images of historical works of art moving to the rhythm of a soundtrack in an immersive multisensory experience. The projectors had to be unobtrusive, bright, able to project high-quality video images in both landscape and portrait, and capable of running 10 hours a day. Among the projectors, the Optoma ProScene EH7500 and WT1 lens was chosen for its ability to produce a high-quality large image from a short throw distance.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Optoma
Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières
Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières
Over 30 Optoma LED+ ZW212ST projectors are used in the quarry
Making waves at MoMA New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) used Christie projectors for its presentation of a touring moving image installation by renowned artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Nine projectors were installed for the exhibition Ten Thousand Waves, an example of advanced visual display technology being used to help facilitate an artist’s creative vision. The installation features a 50-minute presentation based on the Morecambe Bay tragedy of 2004 in which 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned on a flooded sandbank. Julien’s visuals incorporate archival footage and audio recordings, while interweaving images of contemporary Chinese culture and its ancient myths. Eight Christie WU14K-M WUXGA DLP projectors and one Christie HD14K-M 1080 HD DLP projector were selected for the project, displaying the work on nine doubled-sided screens ranging in size from 16 to 23 feet (5 to 7 metres) wide. The screens were hung at multiple levels and locations throughout the Donald B and Catherine C Marron Atrium exhibition space. The museum also made use of Christie’s InControl app to individually control and calibrate every aspect of the projectors wirelessly.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Christie
Ten Thousand Waves by renowned artist and filmaker Isaac Julien has received international acclaim
The M Series is able to match colours from challenging angles
Unseen details revealed Large installation projectors from Sony helped bring the immersive video works of Chinese artist Wang Gongxin to life at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. The exhibition Wang Gongxin: Video Artist featured three works on themes of contemporary and traditional Chinese culture. Wang is one of China’s first and most influential video artists. The works were projected by 14 Sony VPL-FH31Bs in vibrant colour. The artist said the high-quality technology in the projectors allowed details that would have been lost in the past to be revealed, meaning the works could be presented at their full potential. Sony’s VPL-FH31B projector offers a native WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution with 4,300 lumens as well as full HD compatibility.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Sony
Wang Gongxin and his wife Lin Tianmiao were pioneers of the Chinese video art movement
The projectors’ built-in edge blending feature ensures seamless presentation of mulitiple images
The projectors’ built-in edge blending feature ensures seamless presentation of mulitiple images
Russian Immersion Polyscreen installations incorporating the latest projection, light and sound equipment have helped display more than 400 Russian avant-garde paintings and sculptures in a new way. Film director Peter Greenaway and Saskia Boddeke created the Golden Age of Russian Avant-garde exhibition at the Moscow Manege Museum, which compiled artworks from a range of museums and private collections. Barco was chosen as the visualisation partner and, through its local distributor CTC Capital, provided 12 ultra-bright HDX-W20 projectors to fully immerse visitors in the exhibition. The projectors offered a light output of 20,000 lumens each, reproducing the works in high resolution on 12 different screens.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Barco
The HDX-W20 has a light-on-demand option for flexible light output
The exhibit, at Moscow Manege Museum, was part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014
The exhibit, at Moscow Manege Museum, was part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2014 issue 4
Editor’s letter: Access for all
We ask whether enough is being done to ensure access for all to
attractions and what practical steps can be taken to improve things
Interview: Tim Smit
The Eden Project was groundbreaking
when it opened in 2001. Now the
attraction’s founder Tim Smit is taking
the concept to a global audience,
and he’s starting with China
Interview: Jonathan Gottschall
Literary scholar and author of The
Storytelling Animal explains why we’re
all addicted to story, and how attractions
can capitalise on our love of narrative
Heritage: Actions Speak Louder
The National Trust’s Ben Cowell
describes how landscaping can build up
to a reveal, and ways the organisation
is using actors to bring history to life
Conference Report: SATE 2014
TEA president Christine Kerr presents
the hot topics from the annual design
conference devoted to Storytelling,
Architecture, Technology, Experience
Story Centres: Tell Me A Story
The popularity of story centres shows
the youngest generation – dubbed
digital natives – are thirsty for
children’s literature and illustration
Technology: Reinventing the Nerd
Meet carnival-inspired Two Bit
Circus, created from its founders’
passion for engineering, video games
and the newest technologies
Promotional feature: BARCO
Barco offers state-of-the-art visualisation technology and
a holistic solution uniquely tailored to suit any attraction
Rides: The Ride Makers
In the first of a new series,
industry-leading manufacturers
tell us about the latest trends and
innovations in thrill coasters
Theme Parks: Kooza Came to Town
PortAventura’s general manager
on the Spanish park’s partnership
with celebrated circus troupe Cirque
du Soleil and its Kooza show
Planetariums: Tom Falvey
A new planetarium, capable of live
streaming to 14,000 schools, opens
as a new addition to the South
Carolina State Museum in the US
Show Preview: IAAPA EXPO
IAAPA returns to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,
Florida, from 18-21 November, with more than 1,000 exhibitors
and an expected 27,000 attendees
Multimedia: Art Project
State-of-the-art projectors and
world-class artists combine to
create inspiring installations
Caverns as Canvas Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières commissioned supplier, Optoma, to project images onto the walls, ceilings and ground of a huge underground stone quarry in Les Baux-de-Provence.
Carrières de Lumières – operated by Culturespaces – is an established cultural entertainment site, showing works by a range of artists, from Gustav Klimt to Leonardo da Vinci.
The cavern is more than 16 metres (52 feet) high in places and features irregular rock formations, so the installation required the projectors and lenses to be extremely flexible. Culturespaces selected a range of more than 60 Optoma projectors to create the show, which comprises thousands of digitised images of historical works of art moving to the rhythm of a soundtrack in an immersive multisensory experience. The projectors had to be unobtrusive, bright, able to project high-quality video images in both landscape and portrait, and capable of running 10 hours a day. Among the projectors, the Optoma ProScene EH7500 and WT1 lens was chosen for its ability to produce a high-quality large image from a short throw distance.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Optoma
Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières
Multimedia art exhibits at France’s Carrières de Lumières
Over 30 Optoma LED+ ZW212ST projectors are used in the quarry
Making waves at MoMA New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) used Christie projectors for its presentation of a touring moving image installation by renowned artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Nine projectors were installed for the exhibition Ten Thousand Waves, an example of advanced visual display technology being used to help facilitate an artist’s creative vision. The installation features a 50-minute presentation based on the Morecambe Bay tragedy of 2004 in which 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned on a flooded sandbank. Julien’s visuals incorporate archival footage and audio recordings, while interweaving images of contemporary Chinese culture and its ancient myths. Eight Christie WU14K-M WUXGA DLP projectors and one Christie HD14K-M 1080 HD DLP projector were selected for the project, displaying the work on nine doubled-sided screens ranging in size from 16 to 23 feet (5 to 7 metres) wide. The screens were hung at multiple levels and locations throughout the Donald B and Catherine C Marron Atrium exhibition space. The museum also made use of Christie’s InControl app to individually control and calibrate every aspect of the projectors wirelessly.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Christie
Ten Thousand Waves by renowned artist and filmaker Isaac Julien has received international acclaim
The M Series is able to match colours from challenging angles
Unseen details revealed Large installation projectors from Sony helped bring the immersive video works of Chinese artist Wang Gongxin to life at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. The exhibition Wang Gongxin: Video Artist featured three works on themes of contemporary and traditional Chinese culture. Wang is one of China’s first and most influential video artists. The works were projected by 14 Sony VPL-FH31Bs in vibrant colour. The artist said the high-quality technology in the projectors allowed details that would have been lost in the past to be revealed, meaning the works could be presented at their full potential. Sony’s VPL-FH31B projector offers a native WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution with 4,300 lumens as well as full HD compatibility.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Sony
Wang Gongxin and his wife Lin Tianmiao were pioneers of the Chinese video art movement
The projectors’ built-in edge blending feature ensures seamless presentation of mulitiple images
The projectors’ built-in edge blending feature ensures seamless presentation of mulitiple images
Russian Immersion Polyscreen installations incorporating the latest projection, light and sound equipment have helped display more than 400 Russian avant-garde paintings and sculptures in a new way. Film director Peter Greenaway and Saskia Boddeke created the Golden Age of Russian Avant-garde exhibition at the Moscow Manege Museum, which compiled artworks from a range of museums and private collections. Barco was chosen as the visualisation partner and, through its local distributor CTC Capital, provided 12 ultra-bright HDX-W20 projectors to fully immerse visitors in the exhibition. The projectors offered a light output of 20,000 lumens each, reproducing the works in high resolution on 12 different screens.
attractions-kit.net keyword: Barco
The HDX-W20 has a light-on-demand option for flexible light output
The exhibit, at Moscow Manege Museum, was part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014
The exhibit, at Moscow Manege Museum, was part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014
Expo 2030 Riyadh is being planned as a permanent visitor destination, with organisers
confirming the six-million-square-metre site will become a Global Village after the event closes.
The owner of one of Australia's best-known waterparks has acquired a major competitor,
creating a new attractions business spanning two of the country's largest visitor destinations.
The Toverland theme park in the Netherlands has announced a €98m expansion programme
that will add a resort, new attractions and staff facilities as it pursues plans to become a multi-
day destination.
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
