Client: Mandalay Resort Group (formerly Circus Circus Enterprises) comissioned Trumbull Inc. to develop the thrill rides inside the Luxor Hotel.

This project was led by four time Oscar-winner Douglas Trumbull ("2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Back to the Future-The Ride").

Project: The Luxor Las Vegas Hotel wanted to create a three-part high-tech trilogy called "Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid" including: a four-minute simulator ride; a 17-minute segment combining Showscan, large screen video and 3D film; and a three-minute finale in vertically oriented VistaVision, projected on a six-story curved screen.

This project put Las Vegas on the map as a serious new marketplace for high-tech special venue entertainment. The mission was to literally shake, rattle and roll Las Vegas.

Involvement: KOMOTION's principal was the Previsualization Supervisor on this project, responsible for creating the Escher-esque virtual environments.

He also led the R&D on creating the functional and aesthetic form factor of the actual motion ride simulator and devised processes to mitigate distortions introduced by the fish-eye lens.

Links:

» Luxor Hotel Video

» Wired Article: Total Immersion