During a phone conversation with another fulldome list member the other day, we lamented the lack of discussion on issues relating to aesthetics. Technology,...
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Ken Miller
gotousa@...
Dec 5, 2000 12:41 am
Hi Ryan, OK, I'll bite on your invitation to talk about the aesthetics of full-dome programming. And, I'll try to inject another viewpoint...from Japan. ...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Dec 5, 2000 12:51 am
BTW, as long as we're talking about surveys here, I wanted to mention to new folks on the list (or more accurately, the 65% of you who haven't voted in our...
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Beining, David
dbeining@...
Dec 5, 2000 10:20 pm
All right, out there: Who's got the vision, passion and bravado to start realizing the potential of fulldome video? I'm looking for a vision-motivated,...
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Mark C. Petersen
mark@...
Dec 6, 2000 5:46 pm
Rather than rank them 1, 2, 3, I'll just mention three. I liked the initial scene of "Dharmok's Gate", wherein the alien ship rises *around* us. It's the...
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Beining, David
dbeining@...
Dec 6, 2000 10:44 pm
Thanks for the inquiries, folks. The planetarium manager position is now open -- and closes Wednesday, 13 December. Again, please fire Qs my way and...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Dec 11, 2000 10:19 pm
Once again we are advertising for the director's position for the new Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium. The following is a link to the advertisement,...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Dec 19, 2000 9:24 pm
Me again. The fulldome@eGroups.com mailing list has now been up and running for three whole months, with 94 members currently joined up. The purpose of this...
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tony butterfield
tonyb@...
Dec 20, 2000 1:11 am
Letting the camera help tell the story. Some thoughts and notes on Skyvision production. In a race of trying to get the sharpest resolution out of video I have...
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Brad Thompson
bthompson@...
Dec 20, 2000 5:37 pm
Hmmm, that's interesting Tony. I'd like to see the animations that you created that effectively use camera depth of field effects on the dome. In my...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Jan 21, 2001 11:04 pm
Okay, since it's soooo quiet right now, I figured I'd try to stimulate some discussion by posting a response that I submitted to the current "Planetarian"...
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Ed Lantz
elantz@...
Jan 23, 2001 12:48 am
... I agree 100%. New fulldome technologies will only serve to expand the planetarian's toolkit. These tools will enable us to deliver more powerful ...
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Don Davis
dondavis@...
Jan 23, 2001 2:28 pm
It's nice to see some activity in this group again! For discussions sake if I might venture a suggestion...The domes built for Omnimax seem well suited for...
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Christine
shuplac@...
Jan 23, 2001 7:03 pm
Regarding Don's comment on using Omnimax domes for all dome video, I've heard that Omnimax domes have a different reflectivity from the average planetarium...
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Schmidt Mickey Civ 50...
mickey.schmidt@...
Jan 23, 2001 7:04 pm
In response to the question about fulldome presentations evolving to include "non-astronomy" presentations. I for one am planning on it. But then, perhaps I'm...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Jan 23, 2001 9:16 pm
It's time for the monthly administrative note again, just when traffic has started to increase on the list... REMINDER: We have a poll that's been going...
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Ed Lantz
elantz@...
Jan 23, 2001 11:21 pm
Hi all. Most of you are familiar with SIGGRAPH, ACM's special interest group on computer graphics and interactive techniques. The SIGGRAPH conference is said...
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Carolyn Sumners
csumners@...
Jan 24, 2001 4:10 am
Hello Fellow Full-Domers and Full-Domers-to-be Sorry I've not written to the group sooner - but I got snowed under with staff abandonment: first it was Karen...
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Joyce Towne
jtowne@...
Jan 24, 2001 3:16 pm
You're right Christine. "Imax Domes" (the name "Omnimax" has fallen out of use) are often .38 gain, while planetarium domes are more often .45 or .55 gain (a...
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Schmidt Mickey Civ 50...
mickey.schmidt@...
Jan 27, 2001 11:21 pm
Did you happen to catch this piece in the Sky & Telescope News Bulletin? The emphasis is mine. "Not far into the 21st century a gigantic computer database will...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Jan 29, 2001 9:46 pm
Yeah, I know I just sent an administrative note out a couple of days ago, but things have changed! With Yahoo taking over eGroups.com, many of the addresses...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Jan 30, 2001 8:42 pm
There are new job listings for the planetarium staff wanted when we open our door later this Spring. You can find links to each on our web site ...
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Alex Barnett
alexb@...
Jan 31, 2001 3:03 pm
Scott Just an observation, not intended as a personal critisism cause I know that most times these things are a result of institutional job regulations! The...
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Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Jan 31, 2001 5:24 pm
In a discussion with a Slovak friend once, I asked how Europeans managed having so many political parties. He replied (wise for his 19 years, perhaps because...
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Ed Lantz
elantz@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:41 pm
... If you can pull this off, Ryan, it would be a great model for future university/college/municipal facilities. We all know that it can be difficult to...
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kerry
handronk@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:58 pm
The Earth Theater at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a 5 screen panoramic SkyVison theater. I am the sole full time employee with just a little help...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan@...
Feb 19, 2001 7:00 am
I just wanted to drop a line to let y'all know that I will soon vacate my position here at the LodeStar Astronomy Center in Albuquerque. I will remain in the...
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Cheryl Bagni
CHERYL.BAUER@...
Feb 22, 2001 8:47 pm
I am trying to determine the staffing impact for an all-dome system. If you have a system, could you please email me the type of system and number of staff...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Feb 24, 2001 3:06 am
... In moving to a full dome system, we have had to look for a director, coordinator of space science education services, coordinator of planetarium education ...
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Patricia Reiff
reiff@...
Feb 24, 2001 3:07 am
... Carolyn Sumners is the perfect person to answer this, but she's in D.C. this week. I'm sure she'll give you the detailed answer you deserve when she gets...
