2009

 

 
Trans-Force at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2009
2009-11-27 01:00

Trans-Force at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2009For the 3rd time Trans-Force took part in the international exhibition IAAPA Attractions Expo. With its theme “Bright Lights, Big Show: The Main Attraction,” the show took place in Las Vegas and draws industry professionals from more than 85 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Trans-Force has presented 5D Interactive attraction – a spaceship of the future making trips in time and space. Based on the concept of full interactivity, Trans-Force attraction offers a huge variety of entertainment and educational programs during which visitors can not only watch stereoscopic program, and enjoy surround sound but also interact with the virtual world. Highly realistic 3D images, full motion platform, audio effects and interactivity produce the feeling of full immersion into virtual reality - an illusion of taking an exciting trip onboard the ship of the future.

Trans-Force 5D interactive attraction aroused a big interest among visitors and participants of IAAPA Attractions Expo. During the exhibition Trans-Force signed a Sales Contract with Canadian customer. After the exhibition attraction was delivered directly to Toronto, Canada.

 
Trans-Force 5D interactive attraction in State Darwin Museum
2009-10-30 16:09

Trans-Force 5D interactive attractionIn autumn, 2009 a new partnership between Trans-Force and State Darwin Museum, Moscow has begun. Trans-Force 5D interactive attraction was installed in museum’s exhibition hall. Museum’s guests have an opportunity to make an exiting trip “Back to the past”.

The participants leave for the Carboniferous period on the high-tech Trans-Force space ship. Group is guided by virtual guide robot Forcey.

The unique system of interactivity gives players ability not only to see but also to act! On different route segments players will have to fulfill some tasks: crew collectively control the ship in meteor shower, get pictures of fossil fishes and dragonflies using joysticks.

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As an award the most attentive and quick player will get the right to control Trans-Force space ship individually in a real space conditions.

Virtual trip on Trans-Force space shuttle became a popular part of museum’s exposition. During the weekends the number of attraction’s visitors is about 500 people!

 

 

 

 
Trans-Force enters the market of Ukraine!
2009-09-24 14:57

Trans-Force KievIn June, 2008, “Sfera Kino” and Transas Group have signed an agreement according to which “Sfera Kino” bought the right to open the first Trans-Force complex in the territory of the Ukraine. 

Trans-Force in Kiev will already be launched in the end of October, 2008. The first presentation of the complex was held during the new “Blockbuster” shopping mall opening ceremony.

The new format of entertainment and education represented by Trans-Force to the Ukraine market, made a big splash for all the visitors. The opening of such a complex was also taken enthusiastically by those who have ever been to Trans-Force complexes and restaurants in Russia.  

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Trans-Force complex in Kiev is designed for 100 seats and equipped with the 5-channel visualisation system. The license fee for the first year of operation will make up $90,000.

The Trans-Force educational programs made on the basis of interactive technologies (real-time graphics) are already being translated into the Ukrainian language. Besides, it’s in the Kiev complex, where the new technology of high definition film demonstration on a panoramic screen will be tested and launched. The shooting of first own film of “Sfera Kino” – “My Kiev” is already accomplished.

“Sfera Kino” – a Ukrainian company developing infotainment (intellectual entertaining) segment on the Ukraine market and abroad.

The Trans-Force complexes construction in the Ukraine is being conducted on terms of the license agreement, which states that the operational control is carried out by the buyer.

In respect of further development “Sfera Kino” has also scheduled the Trans-Force complexes opening in such cities as Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odessa, Kharkov, Lvov, Zaporozhe, as well as in Sevastopol and Yalta.

 

 

 
Russian President Tries out Trans-Force Products
2009-06-04 16:50

Dmitry Medvedev in Trans-Force On the 27th of May 2009, the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev visited St.Petersburg Transas Headquarters where he spent more than two hours. During this time the President familiarised himself with a broad range of Transas innovative products. 

Demonstrated to the President was a D category Mi-8 helicopter simulator, on which he together with a Transas pilot flied around the coast in the vicinity of the Adler airport, and at the end practiced a crash landing following the engine failure.

A bit later, President Medvedev was at the helm of the marine navigational simulator, and participated in a rescue operation in the port of Novorossiysk.

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Also, the President displayed considerable interest in the Transas education and development recreation products. On board of the Trans-Force attraction, the President set out on a space trip during which he docked to the International Space Station, saved some stray spy-robots, repulsed an attack of asteroids, and at the end of the trip, safe-landed the shuttle on the Pacific Ocean.

During the presentation in the Trans-Force interactive theatre, several fragments of educational and entertainment programs for children were shown to the President, who took an active part in the electronic quizzes and development games. During the conversation, the President noted that the multi-functionality of such complexes allowed high technologies to be used simultaneously for both, educational process and organisation of the leisure.

President Medvedev, highly appreciated Transas Group solutions in the sphere of education and entertainment emphasizing the splendid visualization effects and deep immersion in the subject thus studied. The combination of education process with entertainment improves the motivation for obtaining knowledge: the student perceives the education process as a fascinating game, whereas the interactive team-contests keep attention and interest alive.

At the end of the visit, during the meeting with Transas employees, Dmitry Medvedev offered the following comments: “We should make every effort to turn the rust-covered engine of our economy towards the innovations and hi-tech systems, like we saw here in your company…. I really liked everything. To be honest, I didn’t expect to see anything like this… I knew that you have all kinds of interesting things here…., - this is really very impressive. Well done… Transas is certainly a unique company, my congratulations to you all”. 

 

 

 

 
Transas supplied Moscow’s “Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics” with Interactive Exponents
2009-04-12 01:00

Memorial Museum of CosmonauticsOn the 12th of April 2009, with the whole of Russia Federation celebrating “Cosmonaut’s Day”, the state capital Moscow witnessed the grand re-opening of the “Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics”, after having been closed for renovations. The opening ceremony was attended by dignitaries like Cosmonaut’s Valentina Tereshkova, Aleksei Leonov, and the mayor of Moscow city Yuri Luzhkov. Within the renovated building, Transas Group worked out and supplied two of its Hi-Tech products: “Buran-2” – 5D interactive attraction and an Interactive Educational Class.

 The square of the renovated Museum has also increased by nearly four times and is now approximately 8,000 sq. m. The main concept of the expositions at the Museum is based on the interactivity. As on today, the Museum appears as a whole Complex with Exhibition Halls, Educational Rooms, Cinema, Conference Hall and Café. There is also an Art Gallery, Centre of Aerospace Education for kids and teenagers, Video and Audio Studios and a Club for Astronaut Veterans within the premises of the Complex.

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 “Buran-2” – the 5D Interactive attraction greets the visitors at the entrance of the Museum. The Hi-Tech simulator gives its riders an exclusive experience of becoming a pilot of the Spaceship with various maneuvers like - docking with the International Space Station, take part in Robot-racing on the Moon terrain and also shooting the Asteroids in the Space. The Simulator unites all the latest technologies in the sphere of 3D like Panoramic Visualization, Stereoscopic System and Interactive Computer High Resolution Graphics with a fully Dynamic Motion System with Six Degrees of Freedom and Surround Sound.

memorial-museum-of-cosmonautics_2 “Buran-2” aroused a big interest among the visitors of the Museum with long queues to have a ride. The Simulator was highly appreciated even by all and according to Cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev, - “This is a dynamic simulator and it’s a rare occasion when together with the visual sequence we are also provided with the motion of the ship, and moreover “Buran-2” also provides stereo images.

 The Interactive Educational Complex installed by Transas will be providing different educational and informational programs which are aimed at increasing the knowledge of Natural Science amongst the visitors. The complex is equipped with 3-channel Visualization System and equipped with 56 seats for the visitors.