The Bulgarian Trans-Force ‘shuttle’ appears in the “Mall Varna” shopping center - one of the most visited sites in the Varna region. Retail stores, concerts and theater performances, animation for children, dance festivals and fashion shows, regularly attract residents and guests of Varna into the shopping facility. Mall Varna offers the visitor much more than a day of shopping - it offers a full day of entertainment. The attractions within the complex include the ‘Arena’ cinema – with 8 cinema halls seating 1300 in total, the ‘Playground’ – a zone with the latest arcade games: racing cars, motorcycles, and aircraft simulators, combat shooting, music and children’s games; the ‘Excalibur’ bowling hall – with 10 tracks, billiards and the unique children's center ‘Capella Play’. And now after the installation of the Trans-Force attraction visitors at the mall have a unique opportunity to take a fascinating flight to unknown planets; or take a journey to the mysterious carboniferous period, all in the company of funny robot Forcey, entertaining visitors of all ages!

The Planetarium is equipped with 3 interactive Trans-Force products: Valentina Tereshkova in Trans-Force class Interactive class – with 26 seats and 3 channels of panoramic visualization. This is the first Trans-Force exhibit that has been installed in a planetarium. The Interactive class aimed at holding various educational programs on Natural Science for school children.

The electronic test system and interactive competitions provide knowledge checking, achieving better material retention.

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman-cosmonaut, and a mayor of Yaroslavl, took part in the opening ceremony for this new facility and highly appreciated the multifunctional center and its capabilities to offer interactive education and leisure.

The mayor of Yaroslavl – Mr. Victor Volonchunas – noted: “This multifunctional planetarium will become one of the most visited cultural centers of the city”.

— Interactive theatre/ media cafe – with 59 seats with 3 channels of panoramic visualization. The theatre is scheduled to be opened at the beginning of 2011.

— Interactive 5D attraction – with 5 seats, the attraction is also to be opened at the beginning of 2011.

The big advantage of Trans-Force exhibits is the interactivity – every visitor has the opportunity to interact with simulated environment in real-time; turning an ordinary observer into an active participant of events in a virtual world. A big panoramic screen, 3D real-time graphics supported with 3D glasses, a stereo sound system, individual joysticks and control panels, and a motion system – achieves the illusion of a real trip into the world of the Virtual Reality.

The interactive instillation consists of a panoramic 210° screen, 4 high-resolution projectors offering seamless projection, and interactive control stations permitting visitors to navigate the boat along the river. The experience is based on real-time graphics technology with interactive elements in the content. Visitors are turned into the active participants of the virtual excursion with the possibility to choose their route, speed of the boat, and even time of the day that the excursion takes place.

This is the second interactive installation made by Trans-Force for the Russian pavilion at EXPO-2010. The first being the high-tech interactive Nuclear Power Information center; specially created for the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation RosAtom.

The Trans-Force 5D attraction at the Kanyon mall, offers different interactive virtual journeys in both Turkish and English – including exciting trip to the Moon; a dizzy flight to the past during the Carboniferous period; or journeys to UnHappy Land and to the Glitch Planet, full of danger and twists.

A huge variety of experiences (in two languages) supported by 3D glasses, full interactivity, a full-motion platform, a panoramic 180° screen, with real-time graphics and stereo sound – turning the game experience into a fascinating adventure into the a virtual world. Both children, and their parents, actively participate in varied games, ranging from battle missions, educational journeys, and dizzy flights in outer space.

“We find the Turkish market very positive, and have good partners here. According to our estimates this market has the potential for at least 15-20 more installations of our unique system, placed in shopping malls, hotels and resorts.” – says managing director of Trans-Force Nikolay Muzhikov.

Over 30 Trans-Force 5D attractions are already operating successfully in various shopping malls and museums across Russia, Ukraine, Cyprus and Indonesia. These systems average monthly revenues varying from 9,000 to 18,000 Euros – depending on the placement of installation.

 On the first day of the new school year “Eureka” gymnasium has opened its doors after a major repair that was made according to the Program of social infrastructure integrated development in Tcheremushki village. The Program is carried out by RusHydro in association with the Government of Khakassia Republic. The Program is aimed on the living conditions improvement and social facilities modernization of Sayano-Shushensky HPP employees and residents.

 More than 150 children will study in a new primary school in 2010/2011 academic year. Trans-Force theatre/class in “Eureka” gymnasium has 32 seats and 3 visualization channels. Lessons on geography, astronomy, natural science in Russian and in English languages will be held there on the regular basis.

 Education in Trans-Force has several unique features: intensive immersion of the participants in the studying subject; maximum demonstrativeness; active participation in the process of knowledge building; interactive team competitions; on-line testing of knowledge base of the participants; display of educational films on the panoramic screen.

 Now the education in “Eureka” gymnasium will get a new format of interactivity. Unique interactive environment is created by: realistic imitation of a 3D environment on the panoramic screen; multi-channel projection system; text and graphic information’s on individual monitor screens. Active interaction of the students with the virtual environment is performed via individual monitor and control panel, which allow them to answer the quiz questions, vote during the quiz and competitions, and communicate with virtual characters.

 The contract with big corporation like RusHydro is not the first precedent for Trans-Force. Trans-Force already has the experience of successful cooperation with RosAtom in opening 5 interactive Nuclear Power Information Centers.

Attraction’s programs contain theme-based simulators of a tank, helicopter and a military boat. Latest achievements of Trans-Force specialists allowed reaching a high-accuracy imitation of military vehicle both in terms of movement and interaction with the environment. Full motion platform, 3D stereo effect, surround sound, panoramic screen and interactivity of the participants arise a sensation of full reality.

Trans-Force interactive theatre is an example of IT technologies adaptation to the educational purposes. Visual effects on huge 180° screen, individual monitors, control panels with interactive electronic test system let the visitors fully immerse into the subject, comprehend and learn information easier. The visitors of the museum can attend the Astronomy, Natural Science, Geography and Nuclear Power programs.

In the nearest future Trans-Force specialist will start the development of a special educational interactive program devoted to the World War II. The program will be created in a close partnership with the museum specialists.

Trans-Force attraction aroused a great interest among the visitors of the shopping center. During the first day of operation more than 200 visitors made a virtual journey. Both, kids and their parents actively participated in different game and battle missions, educational journeys to the past and dizzy flights in outer space.

A huge variety of programs in two languages, full interactivity, full-motion platform, panoramic screen 180° with real-time graphics and stereo sound turn the game session into a fascinating adventure into the world of virtual reality.

Trans-Force Nuclear Power Information center is the part of area occupied by the exhibits of State Nuclear Energy Corporation "RosAtom". It is equipped by the big cylindrical screen with 3 channels of visualization. The special interactive program “Journey to the World of Nuclear Power” is a 20-minute lesson which explains things like the notion of the nuclear power engineering, technology of obtaining atomic energy, prospects of developing the nuclear power engineering as a strategically important industry. During the program the visitors answer interactive quizzes, play themed computer games and receive scores. Spectacular interactive program, dynamics of real competition, stereo sound arouse permanent interest among the visitors.

IdeaPark is a huge shopping mall with the area of 100000 square meters with lots of shops, cafes, restaurants, lounge areas and entertainment zones. IdeaPark is a whole shopping city separated into several zones. Handicraft stores and art shops are concentrated in the Old town, restaurants, cafes and market place where the fairs and  festivals  are held  are situated in the Central park, Shopping streets and Catwalk quarter has more than 170 different shops for any taste and budget. There is also a children cultural center «Pii Poo» in IdeaPark where different events  and lessons are held. During such lessons kids  can learn something new and have fun.

Trans-Force shuttle in IdeaPark offers different  variants of journeys to the virtual reality in English and in Finnish – exciting trip to the Moon museum,  a dizzy flight to the past in carboniferous period, journeys to UnHappy Planet and to the Glitch Planet, full of danger and twists.

The information centers are fitted with huge panoramic screens, three visualization channels and several tables with individual monitors and control panels. Latest technologies used for the centers fitting make a sense of full immersion into the world of virtual reality.

All the centers run the dedicated exclusive interactive educational program created by Trans-Force specialists - «Journey to the World of Nuclear Power». During the program visitors learn about nuclear power engineering, one of the particularly promising branches in the world economy. The program explains things like the notion of the nuclear power engineering, technology of obtaining atomic energy, prospects of developing the nuclear power engineering as a strategically important industry.

“The program «Journey to the World of Nuclear Power» contains computer graphics, video sequence integration on the panoramic screen and individual monitors, stereo sound, and the most important - different interactive tasks with the opportunity of winner identification, - noted Aleksandr Sivkov, managing director JSC “AtomExpo”, – The software developer is Transas Group, that has a big experience in edutainment sector...”

Full interactivity of the program and unusual presentation of the educational material will undoubtedly arouse the interest of all the centers’ visitors to nuclear power and will possibly influence their choice of the future vocation. Besides «Journey to the World of Nuclear Power» the centers also demonstrate other programs on astronomy, natural science, culture & history.

The Stand of virtual piloting is intended for flight simulation on GEV and combat missions performance using controls and navigation instruments. The Virtual Stand contains a system with panoramic 3-D visualization with 3 projectors, sound system, controls simulator, places for visitors, information screens.

All systems of Virtual Piloting Stand create an effect of the presence on GEV  board performing a flight on one of the trained tasks. Capacity of the stand is 16 people, two of which are located on pilots’ seats and others on passengers’ seats. Software consists of 7 exercises :  2  sightseeing exercises  - visitors here are passengers of the GEV, which is performing combat or rescue mission , and 5 interactive – visitors take part  in controlling the vehicle with the help of board computer.

Besides Stand of Virtual Piloting terms of the contract also provide a supply of Trans-Force Educational Complex and Transas ship simulator .