The first project that made use of the system is Conversations@the
Studio, which presents an innovative mixed-reality narrative
model of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Decorative Arts Collection,
within a uniquely designed Intelligent Interactive Information Environment.
It takes the natural navigation of a real world situation –
a contemporary glass studio - as its point of departure, using this
as a framework for organising a set of narrative formations that further
elaborate the thematics of the collection. By visualising a 360-degree
global video recording made with the LADYBUG camera and made on location
at the glass studio, it provides the immersive experience of an actual
visit to the Studio, giving full interactive freedom to the viewer's
gaze.
Another cultural application that has been implemented using this
system is PLACE-Hampi, currently
on exhibition at Lille3000, Lille, France. This is a landmark Virtual
Heritage installation that sets new standards for both an academic
and popular appreciation of World Heritage monuments. The ROUNDSHOT
camera system was used to record high-resolution stereo panoramic
images of the Hampi archaeological site in India, which were then
augmented with stereo animation of Hindu Gods according to local mythology.
A large immersive and interactive projection environment was created
that allows the general public to explore and experience these representations.
Currently in the pre-production phase is a major cultural project
in New York being undertaken in conjunction with the internationally
renowned theatre company The Wooster Group (www.thewoostergroup.org).
Financed and produced by Rensselaer Polytechnic University (http://empac.rpi.edu/),
this major interactive installation will premier at the ZKM, Karlsruhe,
2007 and will then be shown in Berlin and Sydney, as well as other
international festival venues.
Cylindrical and spherical projection in iCinema’s
AVIE and iDome
