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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Sphere Entertainment Partners With Powersoft For Sphere Immersive Sound & Haptic Seating
ProSoundWeb: Sphere Entertainment has announced that Powersoft contributed immersive haptic technology and power amplifier platforms that are being used at the next-generation Sphere entertainment medium in Las Vegas.
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Sam Regardie
said...
Every article I read about the Las Vegas sphere confuses me. While I do think that the sphere as a whole is an astounding mesh of many types of technology, I have also heard many mentions about how the sphere is already losing money just shortly after opening it. I know it has had limited events, and as of a few weeks ago when I last checked, only had a movie showing and some U2 concerts. It seems like the sphere was such a big invested that it will be very difficult to make it economically viable. It seems like there aren't enough people interested in doing shows in this unique venue. Reading this article made me think that the sphere is just a compilation of cool technology and nothing more - just showing people what technology is capable of without actually creating anything too great with it. It is a shame that all this tech isn't being used for more, and I hope that designers and creators will take up this opportunity and use this tech for good.
I will be so for real and so honest, I am completely over the articles and the hype around the sphere in las Vegas. Listen, it's a cool concept FOR SURE, and it really is a revolutionary feat that this AI projection sphere is sitting in the center of one of the biggest cities in the world. But, it's been a few months since the sphere has been built and open to the public, and i don't really see the point in reporting on the same thing, over and over again. Though I am anti-articles about the sphere, I would still love to see a concert in the sphere once. Personally I think coldplay would do SO SO well in this unique concert venue, and I would love to see them in concert with the AI atmosphere. But, from what I've read from all the different articles i've talked about for my news quiz, the venue is too small to accommodate large, touring artists, like coldplay, billie eilish, etc. The sphere holds half the capacity of Madison Square Garden in New York City (for example), and that doesn't make it the best venue ever.
I had no idea that haptic seats were being used at the las vegas sphere venue. One can see this tech in supposed “5 dimensional” shows, such as those at theme parks or other similar attractions. In this article I almost burst out laughing when they started bragging about how their technology is energy efficient. It's a giant sphere with a huge display on the inside and outside, no part of this is in any way “energy efficient.” To be completely honest, it seems like the editors of ProSoundWeb simply lifted the copywriting from Powersoft’s website, without any modification. I think this isn’t a great practice for journalism, and I feel like they should have at least given their own opinions or drawbacks when it comes to this technology. That being said, the marketing worked on me, because haptic seats sound really cool. I wonder how forceful the vibration is, and if each seat is individually addressable.
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Every article I read about the Las Vegas sphere confuses me. While I do think that the sphere as a whole is an astounding mesh of many types of technology, I have also heard many mentions about how the sphere is already losing money just shortly after opening it. I know it has had limited events, and as of a few weeks ago when I last checked, only had a movie showing and some U2 concerts. It seems like the sphere was such a big invested that it will be very difficult to make it economically viable. It seems like there aren't enough people interested in doing shows in this unique venue. Reading this article made me think that the sphere is just a compilation of cool technology and nothing more - just showing people what technology is capable of without actually creating anything too great with it. It is a shame that all this tech isn't being used for more, and I hope that designers and creators will take up this opportunity and use this tech for good.
I will be so for real and so honest, I am completely over the articles and the hype around the sphere in las Vegas. Listen, it's a cool concept FOR SURE, and it really is a revolutionary feat that this AI projection sphere is sitting in the center of one of the biggest cities in the world. But, it's been a few months since the sphere has been built and open to the public, and i don't really see the point in reporting on the same thing, over and over again. Though I am anti-articles about the sphere, I would still love to see a concert in the sphere once. Personally I think coldplay would do SO SO well in this unique concert venue, and I would love to see them in concert with the AI atmosphere. But, from what I've read from all the different articles i've talked about for my news quiz, the venue is too small to accommodate large, touring artists, like coldplay, billie eilish, etc. The sphere holds half the capacity of Madison Square Garden in New York City (for example), and that doesn't make it the best venue ever.
I had no idea that haptic seats were being used at the las vegas sphere venue. One can see this tech in supposed “5 dimensional” shows, such as those at theme parks or other similar attractions. In this article I almost burst out laughing when they started bragging about how their technology is energy efficient. It's a giant sphere with a huge display on the inside and outside, no part of this is in any way “energy efficient.” To be completely honest, it seems like the editors of ProSoundWeb simply lifted the copywriting from Powersoft’s website, without any modification. I think this isn’t a great practice for journalism, and I feel like they should have at least given their own opinions or drawbacks when it comes to this technology. That being said, the marketing worked on me, because haptic seats sound really cool. I wonder how forceful the vibration is, and if each seat is individually addressable.
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