An immersive, multimedia video cyclorama
A motion-controlled gondola (basket), burners, and navigational instruments-- along with the balloon skirt, mouth and envelope will take 20 passengers on a hot air balloon experience through space or time.
Situated within our projection mapped cyclorama, Ascension utilizes current Film and Art Technologies to create an atmospheric and truly interactive immersive experience.
Sensations of air currents, temperature changes, the precipitation of a cloud-- will all be replicated, as well as scents and textures to further stimulate the senses.
We can go anywhere.
Video and animation content will take riders on a themed journey wrapped into a theatrical presentation-- or our riders can experience real-time streamed content from real world balloon pilots—without ever having to leave the ground.
The Ascension installation and cyclorama has the ability to present different themes from different perspectives, fictional or nonfictional.
Imagine a ride through the history of ballooning in New Mexico...
...a 360-degree floating tour of the ever-changing dunes at White Sands National Park.
It is a ride that can traverse time/space. Back to the beginning or well into the future, and as far out as our imaginations will allow.
Meant for audiences of all ages and abilities, Ascension provides a safe environment for those who seek to experience the sensation of hot air balloon flight.
Ascension's ability to create experiential realism lends itself as a valuable tool for educational storytelling, expanding travel to other places and realities. Be it a sunrise or sunset...
...in the middle of the day, or by the light of the stars and the moon, Ascension is a journey that entertains and engages with stimulating, fully customizable content.
The immersive experience has a long history, and Ascension adds to it's legacy.
Ascension re-imagines the cyclorama with a 22nd-century twist: a portable cyclorama that offers a realistic hot air balloon experience that can be theatrical, educational, or meditative—but always unforgettable.
The creators behind Ascension believe that the art of storytelling sits on the precipice of a new form. Advancing technologies and new models of thought have given us the opportunity to tell stories in a new and unprecedented way. A thoughtful and artistic approach can transcend the art form. Ascension makes possible a variety of experiences otherwise impossible for our passengers. Creating opportunity to share an educational training, and real-time immersions into an array of spectacular experiences that can be realized in our Ascension environment.
Contact Ascension
Creator / David Servoss at david@threegoldtree.com
Collaborators
Asset Designer / Joe Ulibarri
copyright 2024
Credits:
Created with images by Hans - "balloon hot air balloon balloon glow" • gen_A - "moving light controller with LCD screens" • Sascha Burkard - "hot air balloon - firing the burner" • danmir12 - "Silhouette of people in balloon on sunrise" • estilophoto - "White Sands, New Mexico" • Andrea Izzotti - "petroglyph cave painting reproduction in Mexico" • John Tomaselli - "Bandelier New Mexico Cliff Dwellings" • elen31 - "Missile launch at night. The elements of this image furnished by NASA." • vaalaa - "dramatic sunset sky landscape background natural color of evening cloudscape panorama with setting sun rays highlighting clouds ultra wide panoramic view" • 3D motion - "Sunrise over earth as seen from space. With stars background. 3d rendering"