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Foyer head
projections
On entering the exhibition visitors come face to face with its two protagonists.
We created two very large animated projections of the heads of Nelson
and Napoleon which were built using 3D data scanned from busts in the
museum's collection. The slowly revolving heads were projected onto multiple
layers of translucent fabric to give a three dimensional holographic effect.
Audio stariwell
Halfway through the Nelson and Napoleon exhibition visitors descend through
a stairwell between two floors. Rom and son built an audio installation
for the stairwell consisiting of a series of speakers spaced down the
stairs to create a 3 dimensional sound space. Moving down the stairs visitors
are approaching the section of the exhibition which deals with the battle
of Trafalgar itself. On the way down domestic sounds of the period give
way to the rumbling of the sea and cries of gulls, and finally the crashing
and screams of a naval battle. The installation builds anticipation and
makes the trip down the stairwell into an important part of the exhibition's
narrative flow.
Battle map
table
The
battle of Trafalgar involved over sixty saling ships engaged in complex
maneuvers and vicious fighting over many hours. The battle table presents
a 4 metre wide video projected top down view of the battle. Time is compressed
and the view zooms and pans to follow the action, a voice over and surround
sound audio effects both explain the unfolding events and provide dramatic
atmosphere. The table also features an infrared tracking system which
allows users to interact with the map of the battle as it is happening.
Simply by pointing at ships on the table users create a 'ray' across the
table surface which they can move with their hand. Pointing this ray at
any of the ships on the map displays a readout of information about that
ship and its role in the battle. In this way the table provides both a
compelling narrative experience and an easily comprehensible view of the
tactics used in the battle as well as layers of more detailed information.
At least ten people can interact with this exhibit at once.
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