The futuristic technology of recent times is a boundless representation of the human mind and imagination. With the advent of VR, AR, and Projection-Mapping, we have come into an era where every industry is equipped with high-tech solutions and advanced automation.

360 Projection Dome has found its reach in almost all big industries, increasing our awareness, and evolving our services. Depending upon the implementation and purpose of Projection Dome, the type of dome screens and quality is decided for the best immersive experience.

Projection Dome has undoubtedly redefined the field of entertainment, education, corporate, and other businesses. But how such domes are built, what are their types, and where are they used is a matter of big curiosity. And, this is what we are going to explore now in this article.

Types of Projection Dome:

Geodesic Dome:

Geodesic domes are the hemispherical structure which is built of triangular components. Due to their complex arrangement, these triangular components equalize the structural pressure of the heavy dome, giving them the strength to bear their heavyweight due to their big dimension.

The major difference between the ordinary Geodesic Dome and Projection Dome is that Projection Dome uses a projection membrane or projection screen which helps deliver a high-efficiency projection mapping and extraordinary immersive experience.

Inflatable dome:

The inflatable dome is domes that are based on air-flow applications. They are easy to install and flexible in structure because of which they are preferred for many purposes.

They have a large capacity and can fit around 20-900 visitors at a conference. Inflatable domes find their use in training and development purposes. Besides this, they are utilized for corporate and promotional events.

Planetarium Dome:

Planetarium domes are hemispherical domes that are used for the projection of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies. The traditional inflatable dome is constructed of aluminum sheets which consist of innumerable tiny openings.

These openings permit unrestricted circulation of sound and air within the planetariums. The screens used by Planetarium domes:

Horizontal Planetarium dome screen:

Horizontal Planetarium dome screens are constructed as such that their boundary is at the same level as the ground. Horizontal dome screens are specially built for educational purposes. Due to their framework, they give us a realistic panorama of the space environment which we often watch in our everyday life.

Tilted Planetarium Dome Screen:

Tilted domes have the most comfortable dome position which allows an immersive view of space the same as we watch from both Earth and space. The entry and exit doors of tilted domes are situated on different heights which eases the flow of the audience.

Tilted dome screens are best suited for the cinema environment. Science centers use such screens as they require an efficient audience movement from entry to exit door. One of the demerits of the tilted dome is that the distance between the audience and screen is quite less and if the audience comes in front of the projector, they may cast a shadow on the screen. Mobile Planetariums and flying theaters use such screens.

Non-Tilted Projection Dome:

The non-tilted Projection dome is specifically used for corporate events, presentations, carnivals, and festivals. Non-tilted Projection Dome is best suited for events and live concerts as the framework of the dome provides an efficient flow of audiences avoiding any shadows.

Since the distance between the floor and screen is high, with a minimum of 2.2 meters from the ground, such screens cater to minimal immersive experience as compared to other Projection Domes.

Non-Tilted Low Screen Dome or VR Dome:

Projection Dome with Non-Tilted Low screen offers the most immersive experience among all dome types. Because of their framework, such Projection Dome is an economical option for 360 Dome.

Since the distance between the screen and floor is a minimum of 40 cm, such dome screens offer a complete involvement in the content. A disadvantage of this type of dome is that their capacity is limited.

360 Degree Galactic Dome:

360 Degree Galactic Video dome is a massive semi-transparent video dome that is mainly utilized for cinematic projection. Their large screen interactive projection allows the audience to give an all-round immersive view of 720 degrees.

Conclusion:

With the growing popularity of Projection Domes, technology is heading in a direction where domes will replace most of the traditional projection systems throughout the world. The cinema, science, and corporate world are on an incessant journey of evolution and it seems soon we will be living in a dome-shaped world.