Innovative New Theater at Shanghai Natural History Museum

Innovative New Theater at Shanghai Natural History Museum

August 27, 2015 — A groundbreaking theater design by Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S) gives a whole new meaning to the idea of immersive environments in public entertainment. Opened in June 2015 at the new Shanghai Natural History Museum...
The Birth of Computer Graphics

The Birth of Computer Graphics

BY GEORGE CHAPMAN, KSL.COM CONTRIBUTOR This article originally ran on KSL.Com as part of the Utah Inventions series, which features a different inventor or invention with Utah ties. SALT LAKE CITY — One of the most amazing stories of computing is not out of Microsoft...
GSCA Digital Dome Day 2014 Wrap Up

GSCA Digital Dome Day 2014 Wrap Up

On October 22, 2014, the Giant Screen Cinema Association sponsored a digital dome demonstration at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA. Early this year, Evans & Sutherland installed an 8K resolution digital fulldome system to replace their existing 1570...
The 60 FPS Difference

The 60 FPS Difference

In the world of real-time computer graphics, a visual refresh rate of 60Hz (60 frames per second) is nothing new. Evans & Sutherland visual systems for simulation have operated at this rate since the early 1970s. Refreshing the visual display at this speed...