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Big Apple coaster adds VR
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white-knuckle ride high above the Vegas strip, the Big Apple Virtual Reality Experience now combines a need for
speed with advanced, immersive graphics. Designed by VR Coaster, the adventure begins as
riders are equipped with virtual reality headsets, and they take on the role of a scientist in hot pursuit of an alien that escaped their research facility. The visuals take riders high above the Nevada desert and up the Las Vegas Strip. The coaster’s passenger trains are equipped with
sensors that use wireless connectivity to precisely synchronize the virtual reality creative visuals with the real ride. This advanced, lightweight technology was developed to withstand the ups, downs, dives and loops of a roller coaster without losing connection to the virtual reality headsets. The experience utilizes VR Coaster’s graphic system, Hybrid VR, to deliver 3D footage in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second for high-quality visuals and a more immersive ride.
Realfiction launches
Tim Fisher joins Cedar Fair Entertainment Company as chief operating officer. He now oversees operations at all of the company’s parks and resort locations. He was formerly chief executive officer of Village Roadshow Theme Parks International.
Bellewaerde invests 17m in indoor water park
Parent company Compagnie des Alpes has green-lighted construction of a brand new indoor water park in Bellewaerde, Belgium. With an investment portfolio of 17 million euros, the opening is planned for the spring of 2019.
Designed to cater to the entire family, the site will be about 3000 m² and aims to give visitors an “authentic and unforgettable” experience. Water slides and water features will be placed in an oasis of green, and a play zone and a toddler’s pool will entertain little ones. The arrival of the Aquapark means the largest
investment ever for Bellewaerde. “Several market studies showed the potential of Bellewaerde’s combination with an indoor water park, so the entire Bellewaerdeteam is proud that we can realize this important project,” said Stefaan Lemey, general manager of Bellewaerde
DeepFrame Realfiction Holding launched DeepFrame One, which the company claims is the world’s largest mixed reality display, during CES 2018 in front of an audience of journalists and media. “For many years our clients have requested large scale, glasses-free magical experiences. This is why I am particularly proud and excited about launching DeepFrame One, and our first use-cases that creates magical, larger- than-life experiences, aimed at global brands and the experience industry,” said Realfiction’s CEO Clas Dyrholm. DeepFrame One is designed by Danish designer
Steffen Schmelling, who has previously designed products for several major brands such as Bang & Olufsen and Samsung. The technology allows users to create large- scale mixed reality experiences in social settings such as museums, amusement parks, high-end retail shops and more, without requiring visitors to wear special glasses or any other wearable equipment.
Industry veteran Daryl White joins Falcon’s Creative Group as its new vice president of global licensing and business development. Daryl is already familiar with the company’s products and assisted with the marketing of the Circumotion Theatre.
Angus Jenkins, formerly director of theme park sales at Chance Rides, Inc., has accepted a new position at Six Flags as a project director for design and construction.
14 FEBRUARY 2018
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