VR Dome Theater

25/05/2023

We've updated our Showreel!

Preview all the shows Loch Ness Productions has produced or distributed for VR Dome Theater. The new showreel is 5:30, so don't blink or you'll miss something!

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_bonus.html

14/01/2023

New show!

We start out the new year with a really cool project: WAYHA!

Wayha is an immersive music video collaboration by BOSA (Stephan Jacobs) and Axon Genesis (Stephen Walker). Set to tribal world sounds, the show takes viewers on a fantastic journey following the migratory flight of the phoenix. Representing a celebration of rebirth and renewal, Wayha is a music-visual exploration of our deep connection with nature and the cycles that continuously bring life into the world.

Go to the Loch Ness Productions Web site to read more:

https://www.lochnessproductions.com/shows/axg/wyh.html

You'll find previews of the trailer in flat-screen and 360 video, and the full-length show. You'll also find the licensing information, as well as a look "behind the scenes" by the creators.

You can stream it on FULLDOME OnDemand (in 1K, 2K fisheye and 4K prewarped versions):

https://www.fulldomeondemand.com/shows_ae.html

and view Wayha with your VR headset at VR Dome Theater:

http://www.VRDomeTheater.com/shows_more.html

Enjoy!

27/03/2022

From Axon Genesis, the producer of "Horizons of the Future"...

Bo & Bub's Cosmic Ride

An exhilarating trip from the depths of the ocean to the other side of the galaxy!

Here's an exciting fulldome show, set to upbeat music, offering fun family-friendly entertainment for kids and adults of all ages.

This animated short follows Bo as he hops in his spaceship and zips across the cosmos to pick up his son Bub, waiting after school on another world far away. Bo travels effortlessly in his spaceship from the ocean depths into outer space. Viewers marvel along on a scenic ride around the Moon, passing close by Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn -- before jumping into hyperspace on a wild trip through a wormhole!

It's only 5 minutes long, so you can treat all your audiences with "Bo & Bub's Cosmic Ride!"

Axon Genesis is the sole work of Stephen Walker, a multidisciplinary artist and developer based in Austin, Texas, who may be best known for his fulldome animated feature "Horizons of the Future."

Stream or download this show from VR Dome Theater:

http://www.VRDomeTheater.com/shows_more.html

15/12/2021

We've added a cute kids show to the VR Dome Theater lineup: Fulldome Basement's "Mice and the Moon".

It's an immersive show about two little mice Pip and Chip, who wondered "Does anybody bite the big Moon Cheese shining in the sky?"

The Bats didn't know the answer; neither did the Wise Owl.

But luckily Pip and Chip met two astronomy-savvy robots who explained what the Moon really is. They told about the Moon's maria -- seas without water or Moon fish. They showed the Moon's craters through the telescope.

Pip and Chip were impressed; they wished they could fly to the Moon one day!

This fanciful tale is for curious kids of all ages.

Go here for "Mice and the Moon":

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_more.html

15/06/2021

A New Exoplanets Show From Loch Ness Productions

EXOPLANETS - Discovering New Worlds

Welcome to the Great Age of Extrasolar Planet Finding!

We're pleased to announce a new show: "EXOPLANETS - Discovering New Worlds". This immersive fulldome video blends science, documentary-style storytelling, and a touch of science fiction into a compelling look at our search for planets around alien worlds.

It's a timely, up-to-date look at the hunt for extrasolar planets. So far, astronomers have found thousands of alien worlds, ranging from hot Jupiters to super-Earths. Discovering extrasolar planets is one thing; finding places that might be hospitable to life is the next challenge.

This show explains the search methods astronomers employ at both ground- and space-based observatories, detailing the CoRoT, Kepler, and TESS missions. It takes audiences on imaginative journeys to possible worlds where life may someday be found.

Explore the latest in exoplanet detection methods and the search for habitable worlds, with "EXOPLANETS - Discovering New Worlds". Available now to stream or download in VR!

https://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_lnp.html

28/09/2020

Now available for VR...

Into The Deep

Explore the depths of the ocean!

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_more.html

19/02/2020

New Show from a New Producer...
Horizons of the Future
An immersive visual and sonic journey into the future, and beyond!

We are very pleased to present Horizons of the Future, an excellent artistic entertainment piece by Axon Genesis.

This 25-minute fulldome trip is a mesmerizing trip through lush animated landscapes set to downtempo, relaxing, progressive psytrance EDM (electronic dance music). It's a visual stunner, blending retro-futuristic styles with modern graphics and influences from geometric and shamanic forms to create a multi-sensory, mind-expanding experience.

Awaken your creativity and let your senses roam through this fantastic voyage. Stream or download it today!

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_more.html

06/07/2019

Science visualization show from Neurovision LLC added

Neurodome

Where in the mind does the spark of curiosity begin?

Journey from the outer limits of the universe down to Earth and into the brain to explore the "inner" frontier of human knowledge! In this fulldome show, produced through a collaboration of scientists, doctors, animators, and planetarium specialists, real brain images come alive as neuroimaging technology becomes your observatory to discover what makes us human.

You will explore imagery on scales ranging from the size of the entire head down to the sub-cellular scale, millions of times smaller. The film takes you flying through the skull to the outer layers of the cerebral cortex, exploring sub-components of the brain, wandering through neurons, and much more.

Throughout the journey, you will get an unprecedented view of our place in the universe, and in turn, where the universe is represented in our brain. For most people, the tour will be their first immersive trip through a real human brain... a truly mind-blowing experience!

Take the journey now!

http://www.VRDomeTheater.com/shows_more.html

08/04/2019

By customer request...

Larry Cat In Space -- in Brazilian Portuguese

Stream or download!

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_lnp.html

11/03/2018

"Dimensions -- Once Upon Our Reality" new fulldome show added!

Have you ever pondered the really big questions, such as "What is reality?" and "Is there more to the universe than what we perceive with our senses"?

That's what media artists Rocco Helmchen and Johannes Kraas explore in their newest creation, "Dimensions -- Once Upon Our Reality", a scientifically inspired art and music fulldome show about the mysteries of time and space, the quantum universe, and the multiverse.

Loch Ness Productions was pleased to work with the producers on the English translation of this show (originally commissioned by the Planetarium Sternwarte Bochum in Germany). It's now ready for world-wide distribution.

"Dimensions" is an exploration of physics, quantum mechanics, inner and outer space, and the concept of the multiverse through the lens of art and music. The show focuses on the experience of the unknown and the feeling of the invisible universe.

"Dimensions" also expands the concept of an arts and music show, combining carefully measured narration with the key component of music. Johannes' original compositions and orchestrations function as a spark for the audience's emotions, while the sound design enhances and expands Rocco's visuals. Following the principles of "visual music", image and sound influence each other, fusing these elements into a dynamic harmonious choreography.

"Dimensions -- Once Upon Our Reality" invites viewers to let go, drift away, think big, have fun, and most of all stay curious about physics, math and more. It's an amazing and entertaining journey built on and inspired by science and discovery.

Get it for virtual reality viewing at VR Dome Theater:

http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_more.html

06/03/2017

Getting the word out at IMERSA Summit 2017, Denver Colorado.

03/02/2017

Here's a spherical 360 music video we made for VR Dome Theater. This is how we envision our work in its native milieu, the planetarium dome theater. Hope you enjoy looking around!

You can view it in VR, using the YouTube app with your goggles: https://youtu.be/pqhuMFXniKQ

Visit the VR Dome Theater page to see about getting downloads for storing and viewing locally: http://www.vrdometheater.com/shows_bonus.html

More information about this fulldome show can be found on the Loch Ness Productions Website: https://www.lochnessproductions.com/shows/gsn_le/gsn_le.html

21/12/2016

Remember going to the planetarium with your family or a school field trip? You'd walk into this round room with a dome lit in red or blue, and hear some cool space music playing. You'd sit back in a comfy chair and then, the lights would go down and the show would start. For the next half hour or so, you toured the cosmos -- visiting planets, stars and galaxies, tracing the constellations in the night sky. Afterward, you went home and dreamed about space exploration.

Today, you can have that cool planetarium experience -- in the privacy of your home! With VR Dome Theater, you can explore the cosmos with 360-degree spherical videos you can watch on your computer, mobile device, or using a VR headset. It's like having your own private planetarium show -- right there at your desk or easy chair.

VR Dome Theater brings you the sights and sounds of the universe with our original immersive shows, set in a virtual planetarium dome theater. All you need to do is buy a movie download, load it into your device, and you're on your way to the stars.

To celebrate the holiday season, we're featuring our popular holiday show "Season of Light", and our music video "Light Echoes". "Season of Light" explains the reasons humans are so fascinated with lighting up things during the December holidays. "Light Echoes" is a beautiful trip through some of the most gorgeous objects in the universe, using Hubble Space Telescope images mated to evocative Geodesium space music.

Take a moment to browse our offerings at http://www.vrdometheater.com -- learn more about our unique offerings. And, don't forget to check back frequently; we're adding new shows to the lineup as often as we can!