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Dr. Phillips CineDome

Featuring a giant screen measuring 8,000 square feet, the 310-seat Dr. Phillips CineDome projects films through a fisheye lens, creating an image that surrounds the audience and extends well beyond their peripheral vision. Be transported to exotic lands without ever leaving home, with images of extraordinary clarity and depth that surround the audience using the largest film format in existence.

During Otronicon, the CineDome will host a schedule of giant screen films, open play gaming sessions and competitions. Films were selected due to their connection with computer animation or simulation. For example, Sea Monsters combines computer generated imagery with live action footage to effectively recreate the time of the dinosaurs. Afterwards, play the Wii game based on the film in the CineDome lobby.

Some of the films presented during Otronicon include:

  • Magic of Flight: More than just a story about machines, The Magic of Flight showcases human potential, the importance of training and performance while exploring the science and history of powered flight. Steering from the earliest flight ventures to modern aviation, the film takes audiences on a wondrous journey with some of today’s top aerobatic pilots.

  • Sea Monsters: This pre-historic adventure brings audiences face-to-face with some of the most bizarre, ferocious and awe-inspiring creatures to ever inhabit the ocean. The film combines state-of-the-art animation with stunning dramatic recreations. Journey back to the late Cretaceous when giant marine reptiles dominated the sea. Re-creations of actual paleontological digs reveal the scientific basis for each animated episode.

  • Coral Reef Adventure: Follow a real-life expedition of ocean explorers and filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. The Halls guide us to the islands and waters of the South Pacific, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Tahiti and the mysterious depths of Rangiroa Atoll, to document the health and beauty of coral reefs.

 

Classic Arcade Lounge

Presented by Florida Virtual School

Relive the fun and adventure of a classic arcade lounge and play some old-school favorites!

  • Donkey Kong
  • Pac Man
  • Ms. Pac Man
  • Tron
  • Centipede
  • Space Invaders
  • Frogger
  • Dragon's Lair
  • Gauntlet
  • Many other classic favorites

 

PC Gaming

Try your hand at PC gaming kiosks such as Conspiracy Code, World of Warcraft or Virtual Battle Space.

 

Open play and competitions will feature game action projected onto the immense 8-story wide Dr. Phillips CineDome screen, turning the game into a spectator sport. You will feel transported as  you experience gaming environments in a cinematic setting with monumental sound. The highlight of this experience is Halo 3: ODST. Developed exclusively for Xbox 360® by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo 3: ODST is a new game in the Halo saga that lets people experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper). Players search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant's invasion of New Mombasa.

Conspiracy Code is an adventure thriller designed to teach a full course in American History. It is being developed hand in hand with K-12 teachers, and will be available to all schools as an online course.

Develop a deep understanding of American History as you control Eddie and Libby, fictional characters in an espionage-themed adventure set in the fictional near-future metropolis of Coverton City. In the game you must build your knowledge of American History in order to stop a vast conspiracy that is threatening to erase and change the course of history.