tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63083932011-09-27T17:34:42.466-07:00art, architecture, audio, and ambisonicsn-druhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787331772757789264noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308393.post-42906689756186031952009-05-27T14:56:00.001-07:002009-05-27T14:57:28.011-07:00

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Holy surround arrays, Batman!

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Here's a 2D sketch of what the HIVE looks like from above, a sort of 'floor plan' i created to figure out how many people would fit inside of it. From the diagram, it looks like capacity will max out at seven individuals. Note the computers and projector sit to the back and are exterior to the main listening area. The two amp racks are to the sides. Little circles indicate speakers, big circles

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Ok, so i came across this today, and am thinking it would be the perfect listening chair to use in the H.I.V.E. sweet spot. Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you - it is in fact an exact replica of Captain Kirk's chair. But just look at it - A low seat back to allow for delivery of a full, unobstructed periphonic audio experience to both ears. A raised platform to move the listener up vertically

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"The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory (now known as multimodal) technology. Morton Heilig, who today would be thought of as a “multimedia” specialist, in the 1950s saw theater as an activity that could encompass all the senses in an effective manner, thus drawing the viewer into the onscreen activity. He dubbed it “Experience Theater”,

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Today i had the opportunity to take a guided tour of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory. This newly completed research facility is home to the world's more powerful laser and was constructed for a very specific purpose: to create the world's first self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction. At the core of the apparatus lies a large, hollow, and

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A nice example of a small, haptic VR gaming pod:

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"Visionary French architect Étienne-Louis Boullée designs his Cenotaph for Newton, a giant sphere punctured by holes that create the illusion of suspended stars. He writes, “O Newton! … I conceived the idea of surrounding thee with thy discovery, and thus, somehow, surrounding thee with thyself. … From whatever side we look at this shape, no trick of perspective can alter the magnificence of its

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Visio scale illustration (my weak attempt at 3D perspective) showing a 6-12-6 speaker arrangement:Visio scale drawing of the planned truncated sphere-based structure, with dimensions:Sketchup conceptual drawing showing scale of human in a 15' diameter sphere:Sketchup model of base frame structure:

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Although this is just a CG mock-up, wouldn't it be perfect for creating surround arrays?Or how about this one ?

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The NAD-9060 lists for $1600 new, and is currently available from Audio Advisor for $499.I've purchased four of these for use in the H.I.V.E., they seem to be quite suitable for doing many-speaker surround installations.Note that the 12-channel version, the NAD-9120, is still listed for $2799 from the same vendor.

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The H.I.V.E. is the Haptic Immersive Virtual Environment. At its core are 24 speakers and 4 subwoofers arranged in a spherical geometry, to provide a full 3D periphonic audio experience. It is currently under construction in my loft space in the Mission District of San Francisco.Specifications:The array speaker mounting structure will be a 'pod'-type design, with 3 horizontal rings fabricated out

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