Talk:Fulldome

Fulldome Definition
We seem to have settled on a definition that now appears on the main page.

I took out the following from the definition. I may not be appropriate to list the "goal" in the definition of a technical medium, but would be quite appropriate in an expanded theory section --Elumenati 13:48, 19 October 2006 (UTC):

The goal of fulldome video is to create an immersive experience, &ldquo;exploding the frame&rdquo; in the words of Ben Shedd, where the frame to which he refers relates to experiences typified by &ldquo;framed&rdquo; cinematic art.

History of Fulldome
Contemporary influences: Early multi-projector film environments, planteriums, flight simulators, the Atmospherium, Cinema 360, All-Sky slide projections, OmniMax, etc.

See timeline below. Need further dates, references, and descriptions for early multi-projector film environments, planteriums, flight simulators, Cinema 360, All-Sky slide projections, OmniMax, dome-based calligraphic scan (projection of light points and lines) and raster scan (projection of TV-like images) video projection devices. Needs descriptions/dates/references from fulldome hardware manufacturers, including Alternate Realities Corporation, Barco, Elumens, Evans & Sutherland, GOTO, LM Productions, Minolta, Obscura Digital, RSA Cosmos, SEOS, Sky-Skan, Spitz, Starlab, Zeiss, etc. --Elumenati 12:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I think we should follow the Timeline of Computing example above, perhaps adding an entry for "Timeline of Immersive Art" that could be referenced by the entry for planetarium, fulldome, and maybe "immersive art" and/or "immersive cinema." Even "virtual reality," eh? At any rate, the current set-up annoys me by coming up with a series of dates in the outline that ends up obscuring the overall content of the site. Ryan Wyatt 07:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I futzed around with the formatting for the timeline, so it no longer shows up as a bunch of items in the outline. What do y'all think? Ryan Wyatt 22:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I moved most of the following to Timeline of planetariums and linked it into the main planetarium page. 216.73.250.118 15:19, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Fulldome Technology
LM Productions LLP of Eastbourne in the UK now offer a unique mobile solution for full dome entertainment systems with our unique StratoSphere product, in fact LM Productions offer full show packages called StratoFantasia productions and have a large media selction. Our StratoSpheres range from 30 to 70 ft and are usable as both a venue or a large centre piece for a show. LM Productions offer cutting edge video servers with full dome capabilities.

Fulldome Applications
Generally divided into real-time interactive computer graphics, pre-rendered computer graphics, live capture, and compositied.

Examples of real-time applications

 * Celestia: Free open source space simulation software


 * Stellarium: Free open source planetarium software


 * Digistar 3: Visualization platform from Evans & Sutherland


 * DigitalSky 2: Visualization platform from Sky-Skan


 * Powerdome: from Carl Zeiss


 * SciDome: Planetarium system from Spitz Inc powered by Starry Night


 * Stellarium: Open source planetarium software


 * Uniview: Visualization platform from Sciss based on NASA/American Museum of Natural History Digital Universe dataset


 * Virtuarium II: Visualization platform from GOTO

Examples of pre-rendered playback applications

 * Digistar 3: from Evans & Sutherland


 * Powerdome: from Carl Zeiss


 * SkyVision: from Sky-Skan Inc.


 * Virtuarium II: from GOTO

Examples of real-time shows

 * Mystery of the Christmas Star (2006, Evans & Sutherland)


 * Night Vision (2005, Clark Planetarium)


 * Stars of the Pharaohs (2003, Evans & Sutherland)


 * Hidden Dimension (2003, Exploration Place)


 * Solar Storms (2001, Adler Planetarium)


 * Bodyworks (2001, Exploration Place and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Crack the Cosmic Code (2001, Exploration Place and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Blackholes - Into the Dark Abyss (2000, Adler Planetarium)


 * Cyber Explorer (2000, Exploration Place and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Blueprint for the Red Planet (1999, Adler Planetarium)


 * Journey to Infinity (1998, Adler Planetarium and Evans & Sutherland)

Examples of pre-rendered movies

 * Extreme Planets (2007, Clark Planetarium) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.100.195 (talk) 08:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Centered In The Universe (2006, Griffith Observatory)


 * Astronaut (2006, National Space Centre)


 * Secrets of the Sun (2006, Evans & Sutherland)


 * Black Holes (2006, Clark Planetarium)


 * Cosmic Collisions (2006, American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space)


 * Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (2006, Denver Museum of Nature & Science)


 * Origins of Life (2005, Mirage3D)


 * TimeSpace (2005, Adler Planetarium)


 * Heart of the Sun (2005, Heliograph)


 * Molecularium (2005, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Nanotoons)


 * Larry Cat In Space (2005, Loch Ness Productions)


 * Oceans In Space (2005, Loch Ness Productions)


 * Season Of Light (2005, Loch Ness Productions)


 * Sky Quest (2005, Loch Ness Productions)


 * The Cowboy Astronomer (2005, Loch Ness Productions)


 * Sonic Vision: How Do You See Your Music? (2004, American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space)


 * Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanged Reef (2004, Softmachine)


 * The Future is Wild (2004, Animal Planet and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Universe (2004, Evans & Sutherland)


 * A Cosmic Journey (2004, Denver Museum of Nature & Science)


 * Hubble Vision 2 (2004, Loch Ness Productions)


 * Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (2003, Clark Planetarium)


 * New Horizons (2002, Evans & Sutherland)


 * Cosmic Safari (2002, Evans & Sutherland)


 * Microcosm - The Adventure Within (2002, Home Run Pictures and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Search for Life (2002, American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space)


 * Force 5 (2001, Houston Museum of Natural Science and Evans & Sutherland)


 * Passport to the Universe (2000, AMNH Rose Center for Earth and Space)


 * Wonders of the Universe (2000, Evans & Sutherland)

Art Installations

 * Rainforest Dome (2005, Nate Pagel)


 * Celestial Mechanics (2005, D. Scott Hessels and Gabriel Dunne)


 * Bok Globule (2004, Carter Emmart and Leo Villareal) Don Davis has also written an account of Bok Globule at Burning Man 2004


 * Cupola (2004, Jeffrey Shaw)


 * Black Shoals Stock Market Planetarium (2004, Lise Autogena and Joshua Portway)


 * Dream Temple (1999, Mariko Mori)


 * Screen Dance (2007, Trimble, Wetton, Thinktank Planetarium)

Fulldome theaters and installations
Include GPS coordinates for geospatial visualization

Also see the Fulldome Theater Compendium ONLINE! at Loch Ness Productions' Web site.

Links to Fulldome resources

 * Fulldome Mailing List


 * Fulldome.org


 * DomeFest


 * FullDome Festival —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.175.223.60 (talk) 08:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Hue's Fulldome Tutorial


 * Loch Ness Productions Fulldome Web Resources


 * Paul Bourke's Projection pages


 * Don Davis-space artist and animator


 * Dome3D.com php forum. (A new place to talk about the art and tech of fulldome production.)


 * European Immersive Cinema Workshop

Fulldome Software

 * DomeXF - fulldome plug-in for Adobe After Effects


 * Pineapple Software Tutorial


 * Vray - a 3rd party renderer for 3ds Max


 * AfterWorks (Sinti Sati) - creators of Dreamscape and Afterburn


 * MentalRay - another renderer for 3ds Max (this one is bundled with Max)


 * Renderman - Pixar's renderer, for Autodesk Maya


 * NovaMax - plugin that puts the solar system within 3ds Max


 * WFCam4D Plug-in for Cinema 4D


 * Fulldome Plugin 1.1

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