Circular motion theater
AssigneeFalcon's Treehouse, L.L.C.
InventorCecil D. Magpuri
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Abstract
An entertainment structure and apparatus principally comprising a 360-degree 2D and/or 3D cinematic theater. Seating for audience members is arrangeable on a circular motion base platform. A compound curved screen may lower from above to surround the theater upon a circular motion base platform, providing seamless media. A 2D/3D projection system is oriented within the structure to provide 2D/3D images on the screen through projection overlap for edge blending. A control system is used to rotate, pitch and roll the motion base platform. The control system can be synchronized with the media presentation. The structure includes a number of variations such as a variety of seating orientations, a stationary screen, a variety of screen configurations, and modular tracking seating.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- seating persons in a theater on seats supported on a motion base;
- surrounding the seats with a dome screen, and with the seats arranged in a plurality of curved rows facing inwardly towards a center location of the theater;
- projecting moving images onto the screen from multiple projectors;
- edge blending the moving images projected by the multiple projectors, on the continuous circular screen, to provide a seamless projected moving image on the screen;
- playing a sound track in the theater in synchronization with the projected images;
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- moving the seats rigidly supported on the motion base with at least tilt and pitch movements in synchronization with the projected moving images.
A theater operation method comprising:
- seating persons in a theater on seats supported on a motion base, with the seats on multiple vertically staggered circular tiers, and with the tiers decreasing towards a central area of the theater;
- positioning a dome screen entirely around the tiers of seats, and with the seats on the tiers arranged in curved rows facing inwardly towards a center location of the theater;
- projecting moving images onto the screen from multiple projectors located adjacent to the central area of the theater;
- edge blending the moving images projected by the multiple projectors, on the continuous circular screen, to provide a seamless projected moving image on all areas of the screen;
- playing a sound track in the theater in synchronization with the projected images;
- moving the motion base with tilt, pitch and roll movements in synchronization with the projected moving images;
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- providing at least some of the seats with one or more of scent, neck blast, wind blast, leg tickler and seat rumble effects.
A method comprising:
- seating persons in a theater on seats rigidly attached to a circular motion base platform;
- surrounding the seats with a continuous dome screen, and with the seats arranged in a plurality of curved rows facing inwardly towards a center location of the theater;
- with the curved rows of seats on multiple vertically staggered tiers, with the vertical level Of the seats decreasing towards the central location-of the theater;
- projecting moving images onto the screen from multiple projectors;
- edge blending the moving images projected by the multiple projectors, on the continuous dome screen, to provide a seamless projected moving image on substantially the entire dome screen;
- playing a sound track in the theater in synchronization with the projected images;
- and
- moving the circular motion base platform with at least tilt and pitch movements in synchronization with the projected moving images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.