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On December 19th, 2004, the Tropical Islands Resort
opened its doors to visitors. Located sixty kilometers
from Berlin , the 60.000 square meter indoor park offers
tropical temperatures, a jungle with exotic plants, a
faux tropical sea with natural beach, a lagoon for
swimming, a tropical village and many more attractions
that reflect equatorial lifestyle.
Behind the tropical sea, the world’s largest rear
projection box has been installed by AVE Audiovisual
Equipment Verhengengsten (based in Hannover , Berlin ,
Cologne and Munich ) as an artificial horizon. The
screen covers a width of 160 meters and a height of 20
meters . Dozens of show lights create blue skies, sun,
moon and clouds. The projection runs 24/7, as the park
never closes.
Every night, an elaborate dance/show is performed on two
islands in the tropical sea. A true multimedia event,
the show includes two waterscreen video projections, a
show laser, moving lights and video projection on the
rear screen. DVD players, video mixers, seamless
switchers and PC´s for still image projection for the
event are all controlled by Medialon Manager.
Behind the scenes, Medialon Manager also takes care of
the automation for the changing light moods. Two
automated audio desks are controlled to provide correct
routing and level for the various events happening on
the beach (swimming events, beach parties, etc.). The
Manager system also has an interface to the houselights
controlled by the European Installation Bus EIB.
The entire installation was planned, delivered and
installed by AVE and their partners. “Our philosophy was
to have most of the standard procedures automated, but
maintain high flexibility when requirements change,”
states Klemens Jakob, managing director at AVE. “We
provide an intuitive user interface that simplifies
complex operations behind the scenes to one mouseclick.”
For the automation system, AVE employed Jens Oellrich
from Jo Control as their planning and programming expert.
The decision for Medialon was made because of the
ethernet capability and show programming features like
positracking timelines.
Oellrich added, “In combination with Moxa com servers
and serial-to-midi converters, Medialon Manager provides
a robust and flexible solution for distributed control
systems.”
More information:
www.my-tropical-islands.com |
