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Written By Josefine Koehn on Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 2:07 PM | In Japan, Lifestyle, Technology, USA
The Space Shuttle is on its way to return to flight. In 20 years, humans will visit the Moon again, and in 30 years possibly even Mars. Every kid knows the pictures sent back to earth by the Hubble telescope and the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft. We know how the surface of the Moon, Mars and Saturn look and most likely all of us have seen our blue planet from outer space. And being able to do so, many people finally realize how precious our blue planet actually is. They want to learn more.
Of course there is still a long way to go before we can travel the universe, but technology makes it possible for everybody to see how it would look like and even how it would feel. There are more and more shows, presentations and rides out there which send people through fully animated trips around our planet. And millions of people seem to be anxious to explore nature in this technological advanced way of surrounding animation.
Disney offers a variety of new rides in its theme-parks. Soarin at Epcot, for example, offers a free-flying adventure across the natural wonders of California. With the wind in your hair you glide 40 feet in the air as you look down upon the breathtaking vistas of Yosemite and redwood forests. In Mission: Space you are assigned a cosmic mission and can feel the force of lift-off and exhilaration as the member of a team of astronauts. At “Turtle talk with crush†kids can talk to an animated version of the sea turtle from “Finding Nemo†– in real-time. Waving from his supersized aquarium-screen, Crush interacts, chats, jokes and even recognizes his guests.
The rising interest in nature and our eco-system is also topic at the Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan. Of course the Expo also features an animated view of the beauty of nature. In the so called Global house, visitors can experience the history of the universe, from the birth of space to the present. In the world’s first Super High-Vision Theater, viewers can experience the beauty of the Earth on a 600-inch screen, and 22.2 channels of three-dimensional acoustics. The super high-definition image system can handle 16 times more information in a single screen than high vision, with the screen meassuring 50 meters by 10 meters.
The technology for at home animation is naturally improving too. One of the newest gadgets is the world’s first optical planetarium for home use. The Home star can project 10,000 stars and is comparable to industrial versions. It uses a super-wide projection lens to display images of stars on a wall or screen.
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