Audiologic and ABC AV worked together to launch a space themed immersive experience at The National Space Centre.
The experience, Tetrastar Spaceport sees visitors on a rescue mission to Mars, working together to retrieve important research, survive the disaster and escape back to Earth.
The spaceport experience combines immersive theatre, actors, breathtaking set design, projection mapping, spatial audio, real-time interactive content, motion seats and hands-on interactives through immersive storytelling.
The 300-metre-sq. experience plays out across four zones, with 10 additional themed spaces allowing four concurrent pules of 20 person groups. The experience is home to 11 projectors, 47 screens, 45 speakers, 50 media servers and computers, with 15K mapped RGBW LED pixels blended into the set work to enhance the space-themed narrative.
The system required speakers to blend in with the futuristic aesthetic, using K-Array Kobra KK52s, KK102s and Rumble KU210 subwoofers for a 7.2 surround sound system in the Tharis One spacecraft room.
Vyver KV52s and Rumble KU26s are used to create a 5.1 experience in the transporter, with KF26 Domino speakers throughout the system to provide full range audio to attendees throughout the rescue mission.
The National Space Centre features a Q-SYS Core 510i running other systems on site, with its available DSP headroom and open architecture platform making this system the ideal choice to run Tetrastar Spaceport due to the expansive custom audio requirements. Media drive and multi-track player upgrade was also added to the processor as part of the system.
ABC AV led the AV, lighting and show control systems design and integration, working with Audiologic and integrating the Q-SYS Core processors with a Medialon Show Controller.
Andy Bates, CEO, ABC AV, commented: “Working with Simon, Anna, Diogo and the other engineers at Audiologic made perfect sense because they knew the entire product offerings across the K-array, Innosonix and Q-SYS ranges and they were able to balance the right mix of products and features required, while still fitting in the project budget. Also, the simple integration of control of the Q-SYS Core processors with the Medialon Show Controller made integrating it all together a relative breeze. I’m very proud of our involvement in this project and think it is an incredibly special immersive and educational space.
“Tetrastar is like a mini science centre packaged into one exhibition. The complexity of the show control and AV system is next level to ensure every mission goes successfully even if the participants don’t always achieve their objectives! Every action triggers a response and feeds into a scoring system that gives a unique outcome and award at the end of each mission to encourage repeat visits.”