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| Paper: |
Life Out There: An Astrobiological Multimedia Experience for the Digital Planetarium |
| Volume: |
473, Communicating Science |
| Page: |
259 |
| Authors: |
Yu, K. C.; Grinspoon, D. |
| Abstract: |
Planetariums have a long history of experimentation with audio and
visuals to create new multimedia experiences. We report on a series of
innovative experiences in the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum
of Nature & Science in 2009–2011 combining live performances of music
and navigation through scientific visualizations. The Life Out
There productions featured a story showcasing astrobiology concepts
at scales ranging from galactic to molecular, and told using VJ-ing of
immersive visualizations and musical performances from the House Band
to the Universe. Funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute's JPL-Titan
Team, these hour-long shows were broken into four separate themed
musical movements, with an improvisatory mix of music, dome visuals,
and spoken science narrative which resulted in no two performances
being exactly alike. Post-performance dissemination is continuing via
a recorded version of the performance available as a DVD and online
streaming video. Written evaluations from visitors who were present at
the live shows reveal high satisfaction, while one of the Life
Out There concerts was used to inaugurate a new evening program to
draw in a younger audience demographic to DMNS. |
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