Salt Lake City, UT, USA — To add some scientific perspective to the 2012 doomsday conversation, E&S Digital Theater Productions has produced a brand new fulldome show called 2012: Ancient Skies Ancient Mysteries. And for a limited time, E&S is offering discounted pricing for customers who license their new 2012 show, along with Houston Museum of Natural Science’s show, 2012: Mayan Prophecies.
2012: Ancient Skies Ancient Mysteries. Centered around the legends and mysteries ancient cultures saw in the night sky, 2012: Ancient Skies Ancient Mysteries is a 25 minute show that explores the knowledge these people discovered and the importance of their connection with the stars. Audiences will see common threads to these observations across cultures and see just how close the ancient Greeks came to our current astronomical understanding, and ask whether or not the Maya actually predicted the end of the world on December 21st, 2012.
Evans & Sutherland in conjunction with its wholly owned subsidiary, Spitz Inc., creates innovative digital planetarium systems and cutting-edge, fulldome show content. E&S has developed Digistar 4, the world’s leading digital planetarium with fulldome video playback, real-time computer graphics, and a complete 3D digital astronomy package fully integrated into a single theater system. This technology allows audiences to be immersed in full-color, 3D computer-generated worlds and to interact with these worlds. As a full-service system provider, E&S also offers Spitz domes, SciDome, hybrid planetarium systems including Goto optical mechanical projectors integrated with Digistar 4 and a full range of theater systems from audio and lighting to theater automation. E&S markets include planetariums, science centers, themed attraction venues, and premium large-format theaters. E&S products have been installed in over 1,300 theaters worldwide. www.es.com
