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Surgery Theatre The Journey High end mid-size presentation conference area for HUP’s academic mission Convenient Historic Location where OLD meets NEW Multiple Outstanding Individuals = Chaos Manor Out of Chaos, the team produced the: SURGERY THEATRE SwitchLite Glass
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The Journey • High end mid-size presentation conference area for HUP’s academic mission • Convenient Historic Location where OLD meets NEW • Multiple Outstanding Individuals = Chaos Manor • Out of Chaos, the team produced the: • SURGERY THEATRE
SwitchLite Glass • The secret of the transformation between clear glass and translucent glass is found in the Liquid Crystal sheet. • Non-energized state > Liquid Crystal molecules disperse light. • When voltage is applied, same molecules arrange themselves in a specific direction in a way that permits parallel light to pass through the glass. • Power on = glass is clear • Power off = glass is only translucent • Privacy at the speed of light • No messy blinds, curtains, shades • DEMO
Lutron Lighting System • Switch from one lighting combination to another, just by pressing a button • Create different lighting scenes within any space by controlling lighting zones • Change lighting for one activity to next by fading from scene to scene at variable rates: from instantly to one hour • Infrared wireless remote control puts lighting control in the hands of the user from any point in a room • Video-Conferencing lights • DEMO
Historic Roots/Journey • White Surgical Pavilion – 1922 • Main HUP Entrance Lobby • Surgical Seminar Room – 1962 • HUP entrance shifts to Ravdin Institute • Demolition / Construction • SURGERY THEATRE – 2003 • PHOTO REVIEW
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEWVisual Sound • Audio and video presentation capabilities • Audio only teleconferencing • Audio and videoconferencing • Collaborative computing capabilities • Room geometry requires special attention in system design: • Front wall Primary System display • 2 Supplemental System displays • Program audio and voice reinforcement subsystem. • Centralized control system with graphical user interface. • Video and audio teleconferencing subsystems • Central signal routing and distribution sub system. • Video camera subsystems
61” Plasma Screens • HDTV capable • reproduction of local video program sources as well as “motion-receive” video from the far end • Direct view device utilizing a native 16:9 aspect ratio • Pixel density in 16:9 is 1365 x 768 pixels • Viewing angle is 160 degrees vert & horiz
Surround Program Audio • Full range 5.1 theater surround capability • Subwoofer and satellite configuration • Acoustical ceiling tiles • Immerses the participants in a high impact audio environment
Ancillary Program Sources • Pre-recorded program reproduction: • NTSC VHS VCR recorder player • NTSC DVD video player • NTSC DVD video recorder player • DEMO
Program Audio And Voice Reinforcement Subsystem • Ceiling distributed loudspeaker subsystem for: • Voice reinforcement of local participants. • Reproduction of audio conference and audio for videoconference receive audio. • Reproduction of program audio. • Full range flush ceiling mounted loudspeakers zoned for good speech intelligibility • Microphones for presentation • Podium has 2 detachable gooseneck microphones • Four wireless hand-held directional microphone systems for coverage of the audience when participating • Body pack and lapel microphone wireless system
Centralized Control System with Graphical User Interface • Automated system configuration functions which enable user selected graphic interface operation • GUI is the user’s window to the system’s operation - custom programmed to meet the user’s functional requirements • GUI is a touch sensitive color graphics display panel using graphic icons, intuitive page flips, and a menu structure • Simplifies the otherwise complex process of system configuration needed to achieve user requested operations. • GUI also contains full screen or windowed video reproduction capability allowing user to preview all video sources
Video Camera Subsystem • PRESENTER CAMERA • video coverage of the presentation area • Manually controlled by the user from the control system • User defined presets • PEOPLE CAMERA • video coverage of the audience area • manually controlled by the user from the control system • User defined presets • DOCUMENT CAMERA • show opaque and transparent printed information and small 3D objects • DEMOS
Video and Audio Teleconferencing • Audio only teleconferencing • Video/Audio teleconferencing • video codec enables video and audio conferencing to remote locations • ISDN dialup service • video over IP • codec is interfaced to the control system enabling dialing and other user operations from the central control system GUI • DEMO
Computer Applications • Two theatre computers supplying content : • Main presentations • Corridor Display Screen • End seats have HUP LAN jacks and power outlets • 3 ACCESS POINTS in ceiling for HUP Wireless LAN
Irwin Seating • Largest manufacture of public seating • Sole business • First Union Center, Kimmel Center • Eagles NovaCare Facility • Tested by the Eagles Offensive Line
Inter-Active Polling • Anonymous RF remote communication • If indecisive, the LAST click counts • Immediate view of results • Database capture • DEMO