Telefónica develops the AV project for the America's Cup Experience in Barcelona

The technological initiative designed by Telefónica for this space it covers the installation of the audiovisual systems responsible for the immersive experiences about the Copa América, connectivity, capacity control and flow of people, perimeter security and anti-fire services.

Telefónica has become the main technological provider of the America’s Cup Experience, the new official dissemination center of the America's Cup, which has recently been inaugurated and will be open until May 2025. Through immersive and gamified experiences, informs the citizens of this sailing competition that will be held next year in the waters of Barcelona.

The technological project designed by Telefónica for this space covers diverse areas such as the installation of audiovisual systems responsible for immersive experiences about the Copa América, connectivity, capacity control and flow of people, perimeter security or fire protection services.

To represent the official film of the America's Cup in cinematographic format One Hell of a Battle, which will be displayed through a large format screen, the second largest in Europe and the largest in Spain, con 611 square meters, Telefónica has installed a laser projector with 4K format of 4,096×2.160 pixels, a luminosity of 52.000 lumens and an innovative surround sound system.

Immersive experience

The 'Immersive Experience' has been equipped with six 1DLP laser-phosphor projectors with a resolution of 2,716×1.600 pixels and a luminosity of 12.000 lumens that generate a coordinated projection on a screen 128 square meters.

This space is based on movement, the interaction, light and technology, to transmit the emotions of the competition and make them available to visitors. Soon, The room will have wind effects for full immersion.

In the space called 'Time Tunnel', Telefónica has installed a multimedia gallery consisting of one hundred screens of different formats and synchronized with each other. This space surrounds the visitor and explains how the competition has evolved and changed throughout history.. The screens located, both on the wall and on the ceiling, generate a sensation of digital wave over the attendees.

This space has posed a technical challenge for which it has been necessary to develop ad-hoc technology that allows the screens to be positioned face down..

The 'Immersive Experience' and the 'Time Tunnel' are linked by the 'Projection Corridors', a space equipped with back-projected sail-shaped fabrics.

In the 'Free Experience' area, the area open to the public and free where the visitor can describe the competition in all its facets, have been installed interactive screens 75 inches in the form of totems explanatory. Through these screens, information about the Copa América and the connection between Barcelona and the sea is provided in an educational way..

The audiovisual equipment is complemented by a large 5-inch outdoor LED screen.×8 meters of great luminosity that guarantees the best visualization, and with the capacity to broadcast the regattas live, installed in the welcome area of ​​the venue.

Sensation simulator

Besides, The experience also has two simulators designed specifically for the America's Cup Experience that will recreate the sensations that only the crew members can experience.. To achieve, two have been manufactured immersive simulators, an ad-hoc software with a robotic movement system, along with an environment of virtual reality glasses and air system.

With the aim of regulating the flows of people to guarantee the comfort of visitors, Telefónica has also installed non-intrusive image sensors distributed throughout the space and with a artificial intelligence (IA) that analyzes the capacity of all areas in real time.

In addition, has been in charge of setting up the local area network LAN and all the infrastructure WiFi from the center, including a dedicated access and presence service Internet DIBA. Also network security services, the perimeter security of the space and a new anti-fire aspiration system.