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Clostermann reveals new
projects for 2010
Total Immersion
Clostermann Design is currently working
in the house!
on a handful of new dark ride and walk
through attraction experiences in Europe.
New uses for augmented reality
At the Prater in Vienna, the German
company will design and manufacture the
Total Immersion is working with a
scenic elements for an ice-themed dark ride.
range of partners, in and outside
Eis Berg (Iceberg) will send passengers on an
the attractions industry, to develop
interactive journey through the arctic sea. It
new uses for augmented reality.
will be operated at the Prater by the Koidl
Developed in co-operation with
family, which insisted on a particularly quick
Hanwa of Japan is a new state-of-
installation time.
A sculptor works on an igloo for the-art haunted house fusing a
Koidl’s Eis Berg dark ride
Set to open in April at Fårup
video game with live adventure.
Sommerland in Denmark is a new walkthough attraction set inside a cave, where
Before entering the attraction,
guests are lead through winding, subterranean walkways to meet cheeky foxes,
guests are equipped with a
gigantic earthworms and beetles.
backpack and video gun featuring
Meanwhile in Germany, Clostermann Design is working with showman Charles
an infrared camera, LCD display
Blume on some new effects for his Event-Center travelling skyscraper attraction.
and trigger. They must then
“In 2009, many of our customers postponed their decisions,” notes Matthias
progress through the house looking
Clostermann. “They seem to want to make up for this delay now. At the moment all
for “ghosts.” Augmented reality
our departments are working on a busy schedule. The current activity shows that we
allows guests to see characters that
are well positioned in the market and clients appreciate our competence and
aren’t really there, on top of
Riders are promised added effects on
concepts in all areas of theming and entertainment.“
scenery that is. As soon as a ghost
Vekoma’s Mad House thanks to a
is spotted on the gun’s screen,
colloboration with Hester Klosterboer
Koidl’s
players shoot to collect points.
Eis Berg
The attraction has been developed with family entertainment centres in
mind, or as an upcharge activity at a standard amusement park. Hanwa will
provide the hardware on a turnkey basis, while Total Immersion supplies the
augmented reality software.
With Vekoma, Total Immersion is offering an augmented reality upgrade of
the manufacturer’s Mad House, in partnership with The Smile of Experience
(Hester Klosterboer). Comprising a swaying gondola inside a themed rotating
drum, the Mad House is already known to disorientate guests, who are
convinced they are turning upside down.
Disneyland helps guests
Now a show or pre-show sequence can be added to make the experience
even more engaging, including effects such as snow, falling objects or
with visual impairment
disappearing guests. These virtual components are merged into a live video
stream in real time.
A new mobile phone application is also in development using augmented
Guests with visual disabilities at Disneyland Resort, California, can now become
reality to guide guests around a theme park, enhanced with animations to
more fully immersed into the resort’s attractions and storytelling through a new
promote shows, retail offers etc. Total Immersion also continues to work with
audio description service. A wireless-enabled handheld device provides audio
various park operators providing interactive queue line entertainment.
describing elements such as actions, settings and scene changes. It works
An interesting development in the publishing industry occurred when InStyle
seamlessly with existing show audio and is available at nearly 20 attractions at
published its December issue in the USA, and became the first magazine in
Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.
the world to use augmented reality. Readers were able to hold a copy of the
For example, a guest experiencing Haunted Mansion would hear the
magazine up to their computer’s webcam and view a message from
following after boarding a ride vehicle: “Our doom buggy rotates and we face
cover star Taylor Swift, as well as
backward. To our left, a knight’s armour guards an endless hallway. On our
experience interactive
right, wilted flower arrangements surround a coffin. An eerie light escapes as
advertising content. Find a
bony hands push up the lid.”
link at
www.parkworld-
“The Disneyland Resort welcomes millions of diverse visitors each year, and
online.com
we are committed to making the Disney tradition of rich
storytelling available to everyone,” highlights Betty
Appleton, who oversees the resort’s programme for guests
with disabilities.
Audio description is one of three services available on the
handheld device (pictured), a palm-sized wireless unit developed by
Disney engineers in 2002. Handheld captioning, for instance,
displays text in specific attractions and areas, while users with
The gun used developed for the
hearing disabilities can benefit from amplified audio. The device is haunted house, plus an augment-
available free to eligible Disney guests. ed reality image from inside
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FEBRUARY 2010
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