Project Overview: 20 BrightSign players synchronized together provided a unique and impressive dynamic display for a massive Abu Dhabi city model at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2010 exhibition ChallengesĪt this scale, standard resolution images spread over such a large area would have looked extremely pixilated, so the decision was made at an early stage to create ultra high resolution movie masters and to subdivide the footage into sixteen 1024 x 768 pixel rectangles. The technology, designed and installed by London visual communication specialists GHA Group, was the culmination of more than two years development work and the installation of a number of smaller model animation projects in London, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah. The synchronized show highlighted areas on the model that were featured in the movie, animated the transport links, and used moving graphics to create an absorbing and exciting multimedia experience. Simultaneously a grid of 16 ceiling-mounted projectors brought the model to life. The model formed the centre piece of a multimedia presentation, launching the master plan for the city as it expands over the next two decades.Īn 11 meter screen carried a short movie running on three edge-blended projectors, with sound tracks in English and Arabic.
Although it measured a huge 22m x 18m, its size was not its only remarkable feature. The most prominent exhibit at the October 2010 Cityscape exhibition in Abu Dhabi was a vast model of the government Urban Planning Council’s vision for the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the year 2030.
Massive Synchronized Cityscape Model Provides Future Look at the City of Abu Dhabi