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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
Virtual Museum of History
Ben Stassen,
Movida
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The Virtual Time Machine is a ride for a theme pare; one can see it in a motion simulator or in the conclusion of an Imax film called Thrill Ride, The Science of Fun. The story is a kind of a time trip, beginning in the future and goes back to the "big bang" and forward to the "future", passing by the creation of the earth and the "Extinction of the Dinosaurs", "Ancient Egypt" and so on. As it resumes, it is 4 intensive minutes of Adventure! When Caroline and Anthony proposed me to direct The Virtual Time Machine, I was very hasitant to handle this huge project. I accepted on one condition, that I would do it if Anthony would guide me. We started with the project in November 1996, and after 2 or 3 months, Anthony decided to leave it completely to me. Together with the Movida team we decided what to do and how to work it out, so everyone's suggestions are included in this ride film. My final job was to compile all the ideas to make a good film with creative and technical continuity. What really was a challenge and a problem for me was the fact that this ride is destined for the largest screens. What is unique about this format is that you can see every flaw in the picture, so the images have to be perfect. It's quite different from 35 mm film because the screen is smaller and the grain is not so thin.
Imagine the very big size of the database: 18 megabytes per image, more than 200 gigabytes for storage and more than 26.500 hours for rendering.
Imagine the very big size of the database: 18 megabytes per image, more than 200 gigabytes for storage and more than 26.500 hours for rendering.
Movida (B) was created in 1993 by Anthony Huerta (Artistic Director), who came from Imagique (RTBF Television) and Caroline Van Iseghem (Adminstrator & Production Manager) who had started her career at Little Big One.
Ben Stassen (B), License in Communication Sciences from Louvain (Belgium). MFA in Film Production from UCLA. Producer of e.g. Devild Mine, one of the most awarded Showscan Thrill Rides.
Ben Stassen (B), License in Communication Sciences from Louvain (Belgium). MFA in Film Production from UCLA. Producer of e.g. Devild Mine, one of the most awarded Showscan Thrill Rides.