Amusement apparatus and method

Abstract

An amusement simulation apparatus and method is disclosed. The simulation apparatus includes screen, projector, rotating platform carrying passenger, rotating shaft and aligned passenger seats round the machine room positioned on the platform and hanging by the suspending structure. When the platform is in upright position, passengers seating in the passenger seats face the screen positioned in front and view the image (2D or 3D) projected on the screen. The passengers are almost in the same vertical plane but in up and down relation. The blocking plate divided the passengers in different rows. The platform and the passenger seats can both pivot upon their shaft. Passenger seats in the left and right columns can rotate round the longitudinal yawing shaft to achieve better viewing effect. Pivoting movement of the passenger seat, combining the special effect of wind blasting, simulates the flying experience vividly. The simulation apparatus is suitable for use in an amusement park or theme park, providing tourists with interesting and life like flying experience.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention is made up of mechanical and visual motion simulation aspects. In particular this invention combines a motion simulator with projected visual images in a custom method described below. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Previously, other spherical theaters worked like this: The films are projected on a hemispherical screen that provides tourists with a new visual experience by projecting film with film projector at the center of the hemisphere screen, but only a planar image can be projected as only one projector is adopted. Furthermore, tourists watch a movie by sitting in the motionless passenger seats arranged in longitude with space in relation to each other, which gives an unrealistic feeling of outside observation. Since the goal of this type of theater is to bring extreme realism, the visual effect is not quite ideal due to the limitations of the above reasons. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] Our present invention is aimed to solve...

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Benefits of technology

[0003] Our present invention is aimed to solve the problem where this type of simulator, which would reside in an amusement park or similar entertainment venue, that does not provide tourists with immersed enough experience. The present invention provides a motion simulator for entertainment purposes that can move tourists and produces a convincing illusion of actual flight in a surrounding scene. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new amusement motion simulator apparatus and method that is combined with projecting image, which enables the tourist to feel like really flying in the sky.

[0015] The present invention can project a 2D or 3D image on the screen by one or two projectors respectively. The revolving platform and swaying seats move synchronously with the images to enhance the realistic effects. The present invention has the following advantages over the previous similar devices:

[0017] b. It is more convenient and safe for the passengers to go into and out of the machine.

[0018] c. Passengers are just before the display screen, which enable them to have a wider view and will not impede each other's lines of vision.

[0019] d. Passengers seating in passenger seats are suspended in the air combining the pitching motion of the seats, which enhance the illusion of real flight.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, tourists watch a movie by sitting in the motionless passenger seats arranged in longitude with space in relation to each other, which gives an unrealistic feeling of outside observation.

Since the goal of this type of theater is to bring extreme realism, the visual effect is not quite ideal due to the limitations of the above reasons.

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