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Home Page > Case Category > Arts, theatre and galleries > Otherworld uses Optoma Projection for Immersive Experience in Philadelphia

Otherworld uses Optoma Projection for Immersive Experience in Philadelphia

“We were really happy with how rich the colors looked and how deep the contrast was. The content goes from a full rainbow color solarized effect to an almost monochromatic look with a lot of negative space and Optoma’s ZH406ST's handled both of those with ease.”

Case Study

Industry

Museum, Entertainment

Region

Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

Solution

ZH406ST Short Throw Projectors

Product Used

ZH406ST

Compact high brightness short throw laser projector

The ZH406ST is a compact short throw Full HD 1080p DuraCore laser projector. Designed for maintenance-free, continuous operation it can be installed in virtually any orientation.

Pack full of features this compact laser projector has a built-in speaker, it’s 4K and HDR compatible, low maintenance projector with extremely long-life laser technology. For ultimate control, the projector comes with RJ45 connection allowing you to monitor and control your network in multiple rooms.

Perfect for business, education and museums where a clear, bright image is required.

Client

Corporate Name

Otherworld

Corporate Introduction

Otherworld is an immersive art museum that provides fun things to do and combines elements of large-scale Burning Man style art, escape rooms, a museum, and a haunted house.

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Installer

Corporate Name

Remote Places

Corporate Introduction

Justin “JG” Geller is a Philadelphia-based sound and lighting technical designer and creative technical consultant.

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Challenge

Justin “JG” Geller and Kevin Ritchie from Remote Places collaborated to create concepts, content design, and projection mapping for the City Square room in Otherworld Philadelphia. They needed high performance projectors to create their immersive experience.

Solution

Kevin Ritchie and JG created the City Square room for Otherworld Philadelphia. They did the concepts, content design, and projection mapping and used 8 Optoma ZH406ST short throw projectors to cover all four walls of the room. “The imagery in that room really required something with a great contrast and rich colors.” said JG. “The 0.5:1 lens ratio on the ZH406ST has also enabled us to maximize the coverage in that smaller-sized room with only 8 projectors, using some projectors in portrait and some in landscape mode.”

Achievement

Otherworld opened a huge 32,000-square-foot immersive art installation in Philadelphia in August, 2023. It is filled with countless rooms of large-scale interactive art, mixed reality playgrounds, and secret passageways. It’s an all-new kind of art and storytelling experience where visitors are encouraged to freely explore and interact with a surreal world of science fiction and fantasy. “We were really happy with how rich the colors looked and how deep the contrast was. The content goes from a full rainbow color solarized effect to an almost monochromatic look with a lot of negative space and Optoma’s ZH406ST's handled both of those with ease.” Said JG. “We are very happy with the great performance level, especially at such a reasonable price point.” The themed rooms range from spooky to techno and the feel is never scary but totally immersive. More than 100 artists were involved in developing the space. Although each room has its own feel, guests will discover an overall theme as they explore.