Circular motion theater
First Claim
1. 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; and
moving the seats rigidly supported on the motion base with at least tilt and pitch movements in synchronization with the projected moving images.
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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.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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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; and moving the seats rigidly supported on the motion base with at least tilt and pitch movements in synchronization with the projected moving images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A theater operation method comprising:
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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; and providing at least some of the seats with one or more of scent, neck blast, wind blast, leg tickler and seat rumble effects. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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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.
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