Flying Theatres
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Switching up the seating Simtec has made a decision to develop a ride concept where every guest will be seated in the first row, the company tells Park World “The interesting content of a projection image is underneath the horizon line, which is hard to show in ‘normal’ simulators due to the screen size and form or being blocked by the guest in the row in front. It was important to us to develop a compact seating arrangement, because the best seats in front of a projection are in the centre of a cinema.” A point of difference for Triotech, Christian Martin explains, is demonstrated by its first flying theatre project in the USA, The Flyer San Francisco. The attraction uses double seats, as opposed to competitors’ flying simulators which are platform based. “Not having a platform allows every guest to live the same experience regardless of where they are sitting. It is also a strong maintenance and operation advantage because if there is a problem with a seat, the operator can keep operating the rest of the attraction – they only lose one pair of seats of capacity.”
You gotta move 6DOF, or six degrees of freedom, refers to the specific number of axes that an object is able to freely move in three- dimensional space. These six consist of translation on the X, Y and Z axes, as well as rotation between these three axes, known as pitch, yaw and roll. Finding new ways to interpret these movements and link them to the audiovisual content is an on-going challenge for manufacturers – the more flexible
the movements, the more realistic the experience. Brogent Technologies’ signature product is the i-Ride flying
theatre solution, distributed in partnership with Vekoma Rides, which offers a 6DOF motion base that enables degrees of intensity ranging from smooth sailing to high intensity thrill movements. “It is much more than just the classic soaring movements, which makes our system a much more flexible story telling machine. Last season Fujikyu Highland started showing the Manga/Anime based ride film ‘Attack on Titan’, which shows that possibilities for this ride system are endless.” The i-Ride now has three European installations – the Voletarium in Europa Park (see box out section on page 37); Flying Dreams at Ferrari Land in Spain, and This is Holland, a new stand-alone i-Ride in Amsterdam. Similarly, the motion range on Triotech’s Flyer is superior to flying simulators that offer only ‘contemplative’ type motion, says Christian. “Triotech’s attraction will feature from mellow to intense motion including pitch and hive. This greatly enhances the story telling and guest experience. The unique ability to mix both intense and smooth motion as well as CGI with live footage will be a tremendous story telling tool with the intense motion delivering the thrill factor.” Valtiner and Partner’s fully suspended ride vehicle has passengers standing upright to make every movement of the attraction more thrilling. What’s more, according to Adam Sandy, chief business development officer at distributor Ride Entertainment, says: “They still include classic flying theatre functions such as lighting, wind, and scents, but include next generation elements such as translucent floor and wall panels
Flying theatres enable riders to experience movement synchronised with video content being played on a huge screen. Often combined with 3D visuals, riders are moved in different directions and across different axes to create the sensation of flying. A key part of the sensation is usually that the legs hang free, enhancing the experience, for example the iRide pictured above.
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