CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING IMMERSIVE AND FULLDOME MEDIA FOR EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
IN PLANETARIUMS, SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, CINEMAS AND ATTRACTIONS
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IMERSA Blog
11/21/08 - Dan Neafus
IMERSA continues to receive significant support from a generous group of “Founding Sponsors.” We are greatly inspired by the range of skills and interests represented by this elite group. Plus many new updates...
11/06/08 - Ed Lantz
We’re working on features for the new IMERSA website including events calendar, video and image uploading, social networking, and member’s only areas including...
About IMERSA
IMERSA is an international professional association advancing the art, science, profile, integrity and common interests of large-format digital immersive media and group interactive entertainment and cultural experiences including (but not limited to) immersive digital theaters and digital dome (fulldome) planetariums.
Featured News Items
IMERSA Organizes Fulldome Industry Event
Los Angeles, CA (May 18, 2009) - IMERSA, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) have partnered with the Griffith Observatory to produce a May 18 educational event to acquaint some 270 media producers to the fulldome digital medium, its vendors and institutions, and the educational community that they serve...
IMERSA Takes Part in Immersive Film Festival
Espinho, Portugal (April 24-26, 2009) - On an Evans & Sutherland fulldome digital video system, some 25 fulldome productions were shown in addition to 23 new works submitted for creative competition. Also on the program was a group discussion led by IMERSA. Sponsors of the event included Sky-Skan, RSA Cosmos, Global Imagination and Map Cards...
Red Stick Animation Festival Celebrates Fulldome at Pennington Planetarium
Baton Rouge, LA (April 22-25, 2009) - Audiences at the Red Stick festival, held April 22-25 in Baton Rouge's downtown arts district, were among the first in the world to see "Voices in the Dark," a fulldome production that premiered in Germany at Planetarium Hamburg. During Red Stick 2009, "Voices" was shown at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum...
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IMERSA Events
Join IMERSA at SEPA 2009
Nashville, Tennessee
June 16-20, 2009 – Sudekum Planetarium
The program includes a 90-minute "Fulldome 101" workshop on June 18 with IMERSA co-founder Dan Neafus of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science...
IMERSA Supports DomeFest 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 17-20, 2009 – ARTS Lab & Lode Star Planetarium
At this gathering, operators of fulldome theaters can shop for content, those who are considering fulldome can learn more about it, and producers and distributors can discuss their work...
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FULLDOME Forum
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Job Opening at UT Arlington
Hello! The University of Texas at Arlington would like to announce a job opening for Astronomy Lab Supervisor. Purpose of Position: The Lab Supervisor is
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:11 GMT
A Note from the Nessies
Hi, all. Loch Ness Productions is moving, and our offices are closed until mid-July. Our website is up and we are happy to accept orders; we'll be shipping
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:46:47 GMT
Peter Pan
This may be of interest to the group http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=780331
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:46:42 GMT
Re: Shooting video inside a dome?
I have no solution for capturing video inside the dome, but I did get to participate in a great solution for hi-quality still photography. I was recently
Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:23:40 GMT
Re: Creating 8K content
Hi All, I am Timmy Edens aka tim-E.... I have spent this week rendering on a After Effects render farm I created at the University of Colorado that is made up
Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:21:11 GMT
Re: Creating 8K content
Have you looked into qLogic and their 10Gbe or Infiniband products. While the cost is significant I think it is reasonable to be able to setup a 24 port
Publ.Date : Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:32:35 GMT
Re: Creating 8K content
... The proxy system in FCP is OK also. The only reason for not using something like AfterEffects for this production was existing inexperience with it ... and
Publ.Date : Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:51:41 GMT
Re: Creating 8K content
Hi. In the area of editing tools for digital domes, during the SEPA conference last week in Nashville, we had the occasion to briefly address this same issue
Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:24:51 GMT
Re: Creating 8K content
Awesome work and info as always Mr Bourke I actually ran across the same file format observations myself recently when having to finalise our latest show at 4k
Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:32:02 GMT
Fulldome content library
Hi friends, We are developing a fulldome content library for planetariums and fulldome theatres. Here is the link: http://library.aayushianimations.com Please
Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:25:24 GMT
Re: Shooting video inside a dome?
It seems simple on the surface but a planetarium is probably one of the most challenging environments to try to photograph. I've seen seasoned professionals
Publ.Date : Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:57:37 GMT
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