Christie and SIA show the cultural heritage of Argentina in an immersive 4D projection

Sensorium star, stand designed by SIA Interactive at Tecnópolis, was a nine-meter diameter 4D projection dome that used six Christie DHD800 projectors to display inside, in 360 degrees, a video with images of tourist destinations and heritage of Argentina.

1DLP projectors Christie have had a leading role in Sensorium, the stand designed by the company SIA Interactive that the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina deployed in Technopolis, the science sample, technology, industry and art, based in Buenos Aires, largest in Latin America.

The star of Sensorium was a nine-meter-diameter 4D projection dome that used six Christie DHD800 projectors to display inside., in 360 degrees, a video of 10 minutes with images of different tourist destinations and heritage located in Argentina. A pioneering projection that managed to immerse visitors in a total immersion of images.

“We needed reliable equipment that performed flawlessly and could operate with minimal maintenance.”, since Tecnópolis works for four months a year without interruptions. We trust Christie and after installing and using the projectors, “We found out that we were not wrong.”, points out Adrian Simonovich, CEO of SIA Interactive.

The DHD800 have a resolution (1920×1080) con 8.000 ANSI lumens and belong to Christie's line of 1DLP projectors, ideal equipment for fixed installations and live events.

The film played in the dome on a nine-meter-diameter hemisphere was filmed with a camera Point Grey Ladybug and required extensive post-production work that took more than six months to adapt it to the particular characteristics of projection in a dome. 360 degrees.

Different sensors, animations and effects, like wind, rain, aromas and snow, were integrated into the film, thus completing the 4D experience that allowed attendees to feel the snow falling in the landscapes of Patagonia or the wind on the shore of the Argentine Sea., get wet when passing through the Iguazú Falls or smell the aromas of the fields.

Playback was performed using a Delta Media Server from 7th Sense, also using the Digi-Park software developed by SIA Interactive, designed for digital amusement parks.

“Attendees were surprised by the overall quality of the dome. The image from the projectors was warm and sharp, and the result was a happy customer and more than 240.000 surprised attendees”, says Adrian Simonovich.

“From the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina we have invited the public to discover the landscapes of our country that have been declared by UNESCO as World Heritage.. Through a 4D tour, Visitors have put all their senses into play in an experience that allowed them to feel the dew that the Iguazú Falls give., the roar of the ice on the Perito Moreno glacier or the majesty of the southern right whale and the marine fauna of Peninsula Valdés, among many other wonders of our country”, comments Oscar Gabriel Suárez, National Director of Tourism Promotion of Argentina.

Sensorium also included other experiences developed by SIA Interactive, such as interactive tables with games, virtual reality stations, projected hemispheres that detected movement, holograms and fingerprint readers, among others.

This latest edition of Tecnópolis, which occupied more than 50 hectares, was visited by 4.700.000 people and included an aquarium, a museum of the sea and another of energy, a theme park, a dinosaur space, an educational video game area, a place dedicated to agriculture and an area where mathematical games were played.