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The 7th annual IMERSA Summit will be held in Denver, Colorado, on 16-20 March, 2016, to advance the art and technology of immersive fulldome experiences.

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Long-time museum and planetarium consultant Ian McLennan has been named as IMERSA‘s 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. He will be feted at the upcoming IMERSA Summit February 25-March 1, 2015, the premier annual gathering of fulldome professionals. “Ian is one of the statesmen of our profession,” said Dan Neafus, IMERSA Host and manager of the […]

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Today IMERSA announced the formation of a new dome standards group: AFDI, the Association of Fulldome Innovators. Started as a preliminary discussion between leading fulldome system providers at the 2014 IMERSA Summit, the group brings together four founding member companies: Evans & Sutherland, RSA Cosmos, SCISS and Sky-Skan. Other digital planetarium vendors including Goto, Konica-Minolta, […]

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We are proud to announce that PlanIt – the Italian Association of Planetaria – has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! Planit was officially founded in 2009, but the meetings of the former unofficial Italian association have been held since 1986. PlanIt is a member of the IPS Executive Council.   Among the association’s aims […]

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We are proud to announce that SCISS has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! SCISS started as a software company, and brought realtime visualization to a new level with the planetarium software Uniview. Nowadays, the SCISS portfolio also includes Colorspace, the complete planetarium system. The company consists of a group of engineers from the gaming […]

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We are proud to announce that the OtterBox Digital Dome Theater has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is much more than a traditional planetarium. The digital dome – with its state-of-the-art high-resolution projection and sound system – is a high-impact venue for […]

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We are proud to announce that Fulldome.pro has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! Fulldome.pro is a group of companies dedicated to the design, development and integration of unique immersive experiences. The company brings together high-end engineering, content production and distribution, architectural design and facility control. The team combines revolutionary ideas with next-gen technologies to […]

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We are proud to announce that SAT – Society for Arts and Technology has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! Founded in 1996, the SAT is a non-profit organization that is recognized internationally for its active, vanguard role in developing immersive technologies, augmented reality and the creative use of high-speed networks. The SAT, with its […]

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To commemorate the first edition of “Silent Day,” the Planetario Galileo Galilei – Buenos Aires, Argentina – was given headphones in an effort to change the cold and solid appearance of the buildng into a fun, cartoonish personage. Built in 1967 by the architect Enrique Jan, the planetarium is an iconic building in the city […]

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We are proud to announce that Pacific Domes has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! The Pacific Domes Multimedia Dome tent is a large film studio with a green screen, or a surround projection theater with a silver screen. The projection theater is also used as a planetarium. The Multimedia Dome is a location film-makers […]

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Electrosonic has just announced its acquisition of Global Immersion. Global Immersion will continue to serve the planetarium, institutional theater and giant screen markets. “This is a significant strategic move for both companies, and I am excited by the prospects presented by the acquisition,” says Jim Bowie, President of Electrosonic Group. “As a single operation, we […]

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We are proud to announce that the Rijeka Sport Planetarium has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! The Astronomical Centre Rijeka includes a digital planetarium, an observatory, a small and a large hall, a multimedia workshop, a cafe as well as a panoramic terrace. The planetarium in Rijeka is the only one of its kind […]

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Fulldome UK 2012 took place last week at the National Space Centre in Leicester, UK. Two days of films, talks and live performances in fulldome. About an year ago, FDDB was conceived just because of a very stimulating discussion at the end of FDUK 2011. This time, thanks to the organizers’ efforts in finding some […]

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We are proud to announce that the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana is a non-profit organization dedicated to continuing the education mission of Teacher In Space, Christa McAuliffe, and the crew of Space Shuttle 51-L who perished in 1986. The […]

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We are proud to announce that Pixogram has joined the FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! Pixogram create sophisticated digital imagery for the architectural, heritage and creative media communities. Their work is designed to best promote ideas and proposals through compelling still, animated and interactive images. Pixogram are also developing an interactive 180 degree fulldome system for […]

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We are proud to announce that the British Association of Planetaria (BAP) has joined our FDDB Partnership: welcome aboard! The British Association of Planetaria is a group of British and Irish planetarium professionals and individuals devoted to astronomy and science education. The association holds an annual conference; carries out national advertising to encourage planetarium visits/bookings […]

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The IAIA (Institute of American Indian Arts) – with its Digital Dome, the world’s only fully articulating dome – has just announced that it has received a $573,321 grant from the Department of Defense: Research and Educational Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MIs). The project entitled Fulldome Development for Interactive […]

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FDDB – The Fulldome Database is all about fulldome video productions. But what exactly is fulldome? We thought that FDDB could not do without a page explaining what fulldome really is so we partnered with IMERSA to provide a brief introduction to such an exciting and entertaining world. Check it out: Fulldome