Christie, the global visual and audio technology company, has revealed that its Pandoras Box Software and Widget Designer have been used to power the visuals for the Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall at the ZGC Science Fiction Industry Innovation Center, Beijing.
This innovative immersive experience is aimed at teenagers and young adults, and takes them on an interactive sci-fi adventure in deep space.
Visitors need to complete tasks and games to advance through the two themed experiences, Space Rescue and Space Dinosaur Base. In Space Rescue, players wear astronaut outfits and pilot a dummy return capsule, dock with a space station, and restart a biological base’s control system. In Space Dinosaur Base, players must demonstrate both bravery and brains as they investigate a chaotic space dinosaur base.
The attraction advances the integration of digital and physical spaces by employing sophisticated film industry technology and digital interactive tools from Christie Pandoras Box.
“Versatile & high performance show control”
Christie’s trusted partner, Beijing De Yi Jia Chuang (Audiovisual) Ltd, supplied and installed Pandoras Box Software and Widget Designer at the attraction.
Daiyuan Wang, general manager of Beijing De Yi Jia Chuang, says: “We’re delighted to be involved in this groundbreaking project, which is part of a larger initiative to develop Beijing’s burgeoning science and technology industry cluster.
“Choosing Christie Pandoras Box to drive the visuals in this facility was a natural choice, given its proven track record in delivering versatile and high-performance show control and playback solutions that create breathtaking visual experiences.”
Christie Pandoras Box combines multi-scene audio and video material with Widget Designer’s environment-adaptive control algorithms to smoothly transition between different game scene effects. In order to provide immersive audio and visual integration for each of the themed experiences, the software has been installed in two specially designed multimedia servers.
“This setup allows for precise control of multi-scene storyline effects and efficient network distribution, ensuring unified reception of multi-channel input/output signals and optimal control of game modules,” Wang continues. “This empowers the operator to achieve real-time and precise playback control of various audio and video content.”
Although Christie Pandoras Box operates discreetly behind the scenes, it successfully addresses the complex software and hardware coordination difficulties posed by scene production. Wang reports that the deployment of Pandoras Box Software and Widget Designer for the Space Rescue and Space Dinosaur Base experiences was cost-effective, and the installation and delivery procedure went smoothly.
April Qin, senior sales director for China, Enterprise, Christie, concludes: “We’re thrilled to see Pandoras Box shine at the Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall.
“This project’s success reinforces the value of our award-winning Pandoras Box media and show control systems, particularly in ensuring the reliability of software and hardware for entertainment solutions and live events. This success also instills greater confidence by Beijing De Yi Jia Chuang to implement similar projects in the future.”
Earlier this year, Christie shared that it had supplied its HS Series 1DLP laser projectors for a new Phoenix-inspired light and water show at Ningxia Yinchuan Cultural City in northwest China.
