January 2019

Today people are surrounded by a wealth of information. That is why your #1 task is to make people remember your event and to remember you as the organizer. We are not experts in the event organization sphere. But we are experts in the geodesic dome sphere. And we know how to use a dome to achieve a purpose and make an event unique. Working in the market since 2010, we know how to make people talk about your event. Check our three most popular usages for an event dome.

Marketing Purposes

Marketing events (expos, conferences, forums, presentations, etc.) are a great tool to present your company or product. Attract people with a customized dome shell featuring your logo or any picture. Show a VR presentation for a fully immersive presentation in the dome to involve visitors in your story.

Features for marketing and brand activation: 

• customized decorative cover
• small or medium size
• customized dome shape

Events

For marketing and business events, a dome is a novel tool to present information. In this case, a dome can be used either as a venue or an entertaining zone. Or both. Big geodesic domes are constructed in just 2–3 days (depending on the installation team size) and let you have a unique venue for a big group of people. You can use as a projection dome (both inside or outside projection) or a tent for parties, weddings, dinners, dancing, or just as an area for chilling. Projection inside the dome gives more opportunities to entertain event guests: show a 360-degree film, synchronize music with content, and add the VR experience to your party.

Features for events and parties:

• range of sizes
• any decorative solution for the dome
• quick installation
• music visualization software

Festivals and Live Events

Big domes offer attractive possibilities for festival participants: external projection, special visual effects under the dome, attractive decor, VR, and interactive entertainment. Ease of operation makes it convenient for you. Fulldome.pro provides medium and large domes that comfortably fit up to 1200 people. A standard, decorative, or semitransparent dome cover helps you to create a venue for a lounge, for entertainment, or for performances and concerts at any type of event.

Features of the dome for festivals:

• large sizes
• portable
• quick to install
• different kinds of decorative covers

We shared three of the most common dome solutions for events. But the opportunities for usage go far beyond these suggestions. Contact us to discuss your idea about how to use an event dome and we will realize your vision.

There is a great variety of different products and extra parts on the projection dome market, and this can make the process of choosing the right dome difficult and stressful. One extra part you can buy is a type of screen for geodesic domes. We talked to our experts to clear up any misunderstandings. We hope this will allow you to choose the best solution according to your dome usage and requirements.

The Ideal Screen for You

Depending on the size and the purpose of the dome you require, dome companies offer two types of screen for geodesic domes: tilted and non-tilted. Fulldome.pro provides a third unique type of screen: a non-tilted low screen.

Tilted Screen

The tilted screen is a perfect solution for a cinematic experience. The tilted position of the screen is very convenient for any viewer, whether they are standing, sitting on chairs or beanbags, or right on the floor. The tilt of the screen means the viewer is in a very natural position, allowing them to enjoy the show and get a fully immersive experience. However, since the front part of the screen is quite low, visitors walking close to projectors in the dome can cast shadows onto the screen. For this reason, we do not recommend this type of screen for in-dome events. A tilted screen can be used in the domes of any size, and it is perfect for smaller domes.

Pros & Cons:

• can fit any dome size
• ideal for a cinematic experience
• not suitable for in-dome events

How to Use It:

• mobile/stationary planetariums
• flying theatres
• dome attractions

Non-Tilted Screen

A screen like this is ideal for holding presentations, parties, and dance events inside a dome. The projection screen creates a live immersive spheric ceiling for the venue. The position of the screen allows visitors to walk around freely inside the dome without casting shadows. The non-tilted screen begins at a height of 2.2 meters from the floor. For this reason, this standard screen type starting from 10M (33ft) dome.

Pros & Cons:

• perfect for any in-dome event
• permits free movement inside the dome
• provides the least immersive experience of all dome screen types

How to Use It:

• business events and presentations
• live performances and dance events
• corporate meetings and special ceremonies

Non-Tilted Low Screen

The non-tilted low screen is a unique piece of technology that helps to create the most immersive in-dome experience. A dome with a screen like this is often called a VR Dome. The screen begins at a height of 40 cm from the floor, meaning viewers are fully involved in the content. The effect created by the screen makes this dome an affordable alternative to a 360 Dome. At the moment, this type of screen offers the most immersive experience of all dome screens. However, viewer capacity is limited due to the type of projection system. This type of dome screen type starting from 7M (23ft) dome.

Pros & Cons:

• offers the most immersive experience
• an affordable alternative to a 360 Dome
• has limited capacity

How to Use It:

• immersive presentation
• flying theatres
• 360 dome experience

The start of a new year invites us not just to look forward to the excitement to come, but to reflect on the year that has passed. For Fulldome.pro 2018 was full of unique projects & events, bright experiences, and new technologies. After reviewing of achievements, we highlighted the three most important technologies of the year. These are the ideal tools to create unforgettable & unique dome experiences in 2019!

VR dome for floor-to-floor projection

A fully immersive experience requires either a headset, which isolates the viewer, or 360°x360° projection which requires the construction of a substantial, expensive, and permanent facility. To create portable shared immersive experiences we built the innovative floor-to-floor projection dome with ultra-low screen line – the VR DOME. Perfect for expos and trade shows, the VR Dome is also a new more affordable way to create a flying theater experience.

Key features of VR DOME

• uses 25% more of the dome for  projection;
• low screen line;
• fully immersive experiences.

In & Out – external projection

Fulldome.pro created a new solution for events, parties, and festivals. This inflatable event dome is made from a special semi-transparent material, allowing the internal projection to be viewed externally too. This technology decreases event costs by reducing the number and power of projectors required, eliminating the need for projection towers around the outside of the dome, keeping equipment inside and out of the weather, avoiding running cables across busy pedestrian areas, and reducing setup and break-down times.

Key features of semi-transparent dome

• lower price for inflatable dome projection;
• one-of-a-kind installation for festivals;
• the quick and easy installation process.

Frameless custom shaped screen

Having mastered the building of affordable and portable dome screens, in 2018 set about creating screens of different, irregular shapes. Our engineering team developed a new frameless technology to install our screens in any venue, be it a new attraction zone or existing building.

Key features of the frameless screen:

• rapid installation;
• customized  screen shapes;
• can be installed in an existing building without major structural work.

A customized decorative cover

Fulldome.pro provides a range of decorative dome ideas. Choose a decorative cover from our variety of existing designs or make your dome unique and fully reflect your vision or company branding.

For 2019 our team can create:

• full-color printed cover;
• an inflatable cover in any shape;
• partial dome cover;
• dome cover with additional decorative elements;
• decorative cover with stand-alone inflatable installations.