porta estel-lar by playMID collective takes guests on intergalactic journey
all images courtesy of playmodes
playmodes and MID, working under their collective title playMID, have come together to form ‘porta estel-lar’, an immersive audiovisual installation. located inside a modified airplane, the project — ‘star gate’ in english — uses RGB LED strips to create a digital skin that takes visitors on an intense, captivating cosmic journey.
airplane exterior
in addition to visual cues, ‘porta estel-lar’ uses sonic perspective effects and an 8-channel audio system to suggest the idea of interstellar travel. in the course of six minutes, audience members are flown deep into and through the outer most reaches of space. once departed, guests experience comets, planets, galaxies, nebulae, and alien worlds — all before returning safely to mother earth.
plane interior, no effects
video courtesy of playmodes
installation still
‘porta estel-lar’ takes guests on a six minute cosmic journey
visuals include comets, planets, galaxies, and others
RGB LED strips transform the plane’s interior
installation still
a comet swoops across the domed ceiling
the plane’s reflective floor gives the impression that things are happening in 360 degrees
green LED’s transform the space
‘porta estel-lar’ was designed by playmodes + MID
project info:
direction and concept: PlayMID (playmodes + MID)
plane: eduardo cajal
hardware engineering: alex posada
3D modeling: gerard vallverdú
3D realtime simulation software: eloi maduell
sound: santi vilanova
visual contents: eloi maduell, santi vilanova
video edition: eloi maduell
thanks to: marta barnolas (filming and on site realization), lloc audiovisuals (technical set-up), sebas (technical set-up), xavi bové (filming), pense (additional set-up), casa d’oficis de l’espectacle (set-up assistance and on site-realization), MAC festival
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edited by: nick brink | designboom
