Optoma creates the largest holographic cinema experience at Amnéville Zoo

The 3D holographic installation, carried out by specialists Bluebox y Extended in the multipurpose room of this French zoo, It has twenty-four ZH406 and ZU1050 DuraCore equipment from Optoma.

Located in the French town of the same name, he Amnéville Zoo has some 1.500 animals of 360 species, in addition to a multipurpose entertainment room with capacity for 2.000 spectators.

Precisely in order to replace the show with live animals and promote their well-being, mainly with tigers, Dominik Zwerger, general director of Prudential Capital and owner of Amneville Zoo, proposed to use the creative potential of hologram technology, para lo que se puso en contacto con los especialistas alemanes en este campo Bluebox y Extended.

“Buscábamos soluciones más modernas y sostenibles para el zoológico de Amneville y encontramos muy emocionante realizar un proyecto con holografía para crear el cine de hologramas más grande del mundo, por lo que nos unimos con líderes del mercado como Bluebox y Extended”, explica Zwerger.

Para llevar a cabo esta instalación holográfica 3D en la sala de usos múltiples del zoo, Bluebox seleccionó los proyectores de Optoma, con el despliegue de más de veinticuatro equipos ZH406 DuraCore y una holopantalla de 30×10 metros.

Las holografías de los animales se presentan en su entorno natural para dar a los visitantes la sensación de cómo viven realmente. Ten laser projectors are used for holography ZU1050 DuraCore, each with a power of 10.000 lumens, with interchangeable lenses and WUXGA resolution.

How do you explain Jan Hendrik Berger, director general de Extended, “We quickly put together a team to build the structure and network for the projection of 400 m2 on the rear wall. The project required a team of twenty-five people and four weeks to complete.. The zoo helped us a lot with the content, para conocer cómo se mueven realmente los animales y con consejos para la implementación, which made everything much easier and enjoyable”.

Ten Optoma ZU1050 projectors are used for the show, while for the 3D cave, covering the back of the holographic projection, Twenty ZH406 laser devices from this manufacturer are used, with a smaller size, each with a shine of 4.000 lumens.

Creating the world's largest hologram film spectacle has become a major attraction for visitors to Amneville Zoo and brought it into the digital age.. Optoma ZU1050 and ZH406 projectors digitize the tiger show and delight audiences with stunning, high-quality holographic effects.

“Due to the positive experience with the first project in Roncalli Circus, “Our partner Bluebox decided to use our projectors again and the result is truly fascinating”, assures Artur Demurchyan, Optoma Germany account manager.

As the owner of this zoo, Dominik Zwerger, notes that “this holographic spectacle will absolutely inspire our visitors and helps us lead 'the zoo in the digital age'. “We are working on more ideas to attract a larger audience regularly with more shows.”.