360° Night Sky Experience
Introduction
An immersive 360 experience to explore the night's sky.
Client
ND State Historical Society
Service
Creative Production
The Challenge
The North Dakota State Historical Society partnered with MABU to develop a one-of-a-kind online exhibit, showcasing the State’s night sky and all it offers. They were looking for an interactive experience that users could navigate online using a standard computer mouse or VR headset, while watching an educational video providing explanation of what they are seeing.
The Solution
Our team braved below freezing temperatures to capture a winter view from the Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site. Using a digital camera, along with PTGui software, they stitched together the panoramic photography and accurately combined it with imagery of the night sky, obtained from NASA. The result was a 360° view of the night sky from the location of the historic site. Various scenes and depictions were then animated and composited together, resulting in a fully interactive experience. A six-minute video was produced in the virtual space, featuring professional narration directing visitors to find and explore constellations, meteorites, and other phenomena found in the night sky.
Storyboard
Video
Behind The Screens
