Elevating Immersive Art to New Heights: GeoBox in Hyundai Futurenet’s Le Space
About Le Space
Despite the turmoil and challenges of 2024, the proAV industry continues to achieve remarkable breakthroughs that bring hope and beauty to our world. Among all these achievements, Le Space is undoubtedly worth noting.
Hyundai Futurenet, the ICT specialist within the Hyundai Department Store Group, has unveiled “Le Space,” a next-generation immersive media art exhibition hall. As Korea’s largest facility of its kind, Le Space combines media art exhibitions with theme park experiences to create an immersive sensory journey of light, sound, and interaction. This groundbreaking project demonstrates Hyundai Futurenet’s commitment to advancing the immersive media art industry.
On behalf of our esteemed partners ElectroSmith and GeoBox headquarters VNS, we are pleased to share our findings. In a project of this magnitude, there is zero tolerance for error. GeoBox delivers a streamlined and exceptionally reliable technical configuration.
A Vision Beyond the Cosmos
Spanning 6,142 square meters, Le Space brings to life its “Beyond the Cosmos” concept through 18 distinct zones. Visitors journey from the Cosmo Station Zone through the Wormhole Zone to the Parallel Universe, each area designed to deliver a captivating multi-sensory experience. The exhibition goes beyond visual storytelling by incorporating fog effects and carefully chosen scents to create an immersive atmosphere. Motion detection, touch recognition, and sound detection technologies further enhance the interactive experience.
Innovative Solutions Behind Le Space
Le Space’s immersive environment emerged from collaborations with leading content production and technology partners. Dotmill Inc., a prominent system integrator, created content for key zones including Parallel Universe, Humanoid, and Cosmo Station. The company also orchestrated the server and hardware system construction across all 18 zones, delivering seamless integration and performance.
Projection Excellence with Barco and GeoBox
At the heart of Le Space’s immersive displays are 150 Barco projectors paired with GeoBox’s advanced video processing technology. 50 GeoBox edge blending controllers handle critical tasks like signal splitting, warping, and blending for multiple signals streamed from the TouchDesigner servers, ensuring perfect synchronization and visual precision across the expansive installation.
The renowned Dotmill technical team called GeoBox an elegant solution that makes challenging work easier. This explains all.
Why Barco? When dealing with a 6,142-square-meter canvas, only a few brands deliver the required projection power—and Barco leads the pack. GeoBox, being a Barco certified technological partner enhances system architecture by simplifying complex workflows, offering unparalleled reliability in mission-critical environments.
Simplifying Complexity with GeoBox
It is our technical vision to find the balance between dedicated solutions and multi-tasking. GeoBox serves as a dedicated device handling all high-level video processing requirements. GeoBox:
- Reduces the time and effort required for content preparation.
- Simplifies on-site installation.
- Eases long-term maintenance.
In our newly launched technical library- Reference Designs, you’ll discover how our professional partners use GeoBox in most creative ways.
Additional Technical Contributions
- Alignment and Calibration: ELECTROSMITH INC. handled the meticulous alignment processes, including warping and blending of projection outputs to ensure visual continuity across multiple projectors.
- TouchDesigner Control and Versatility: The core server infrastructure of Le Space is powered by TouchDesigner, a visual programming platform chosen for its real-time data processing and high compatibility with interactive sensors. This system enabled operators to easily control and monitor the AV system across the entire exhibition space. Dotmill’s TouchDesigner Control Server unified the operations, allowing real-time adjustments and providing an interactive map-based interface for seamless management.
- Content and Hardware Synergy: The combined efforts of Dotmill and GeoBox highlighted the importance of integrating hardware and software solutions to meet the demands of large-scale immersive environments.
Hyundai Futurenet’s Legacy of Innovation
Since 2021, Hyundai Futurenet has spearheaded the immersive media art movement with installations like the ARTE Museum in Yeosu and Gangneung. Le Space represents a significant milestone as the company’s first independently branded venture, setting new benchmarks for immersive exhibition spaces.
For GeoBox, this project highlights the transformative potential of precision hardware. By reducing system complexity and ensuring stability, GeoBox empowers Hyundai Futurenet to realize its vision of blending technology and art in groundbreaking ways.
To explore the cutting-edge innovation behind Le Space, visit the official website at Le Space. Learn about Dotmill’s contributions at Dotmill, and dive into GeoBox’s technical prowess through our Reference Designs library.
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