Technical minds meet fine art instincts
You’ve scored tickets to a big show on the Las Vegas Strip. A Cirque du Soleil show, say. Or “Phantom of the Opera.” And something happens up there onstage.
A body sinks slowly to the bottom of the sea, trailing a swirl of iridescent bubbles as it descends. An enormous stage slowly tilts 90 degrees on its axis, spilling what had been a sandy beach over the abyss like an amber waterfall. A glittering chandelier plummets from the ceiling, halting mere feet above your head.
And you sit there stunned, wondering: How did they do that? Read more:
Technorati Tags: Sam Morris, Jordan Mayorga, UNLV’s Entertainment Engineering and Design, Jillian Rasmussen, Jesse Smigel, UNLV’s College of Fine Arts, Daniel Cook, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, John T. Rodgers, NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
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