"The producer, Lars Josefsson at PolyVision Mediaslottet, is really the creator of the whole media centre. My task was to make his vision come true", says Per Sigemark, project manager from PolyVision Teknik.
The UNT combines a media centre and conference facilities - both controlled by a Medialon Manager PRO Show and Media Control software.
The visit starts with a multitude of pictures regarding local, national and international events. From the 7x10m dome-shape ceiling, visitors are surrounded by moving pictures and sound. The ceiling changes colour from deep blue to dark red thanks to LED lights installed behind the dome.
A Bose sound system is also hidden in the ceiling. The moving pictures are projected via a moving mirror on the ceiling, then the pictures move down to the centre of a curved screen where three projectors take over the picture and let it grow to a 7mwide seamless picture controlled by a Dataton WatchOut, all controlled and synchronized by Medialon Manager system.
In the UNT visitor centre, Medialon Manager controls lighting via DMX, 12 channels. Moving mirrors for moving picture in the dome-ceiling, a Yamaha audio mixer via midi, relays for six LCD screens and many lamps, four Mitsubishi projectors and one Kramer Scaler, both via RS 232, are also managed by Medialon. A raised lectern via PLC, a film screen via relay, as well as many photocells and other switching devices are auctioned as inputs to Medialon.
"The mission was to make all this equipment play together in a perfect harmony. I think we made it, but it is up to the visitors to judge and so far the reactions have been fantastic", concludes Per Sigemark from PolyVision. The Medialon programming was by Michael Ena from Kulturteknologerna.
(Jim Evans)
