| Houston-based Landry's, known for its chain of restaurants, also has this unique facility. This state-of-the-art aquarium educates guests about water and teh variety of life it supports with a series of dramatic tank displays and exhibits that portray wet or humid environments of the present, of history and of legend. They include an underwater ship made of oak, a jungle setting, a Louisiana swamp, an Inca temple and tomb and a Q & A with a live diver. Mad Systems provided audiovisual systems, a special communications system for the diver, a fog system and a smells system. Mad Systems also assisted Landry's in planning and configuring the space to hold the various exhibits. |
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Several times a day in this presentation,the diver gets into the tank with a variety of other underwater dwellers, including a shark. A host uses a handheld wireless microphone to relay questions and answers back and forth from the audience to the diver. The diver uses a custom communication system, provided by Mad, that enables him to speak and hear clearly while underwater. An essential feature of the diverÕs communication system is the galvanically isolated interface, which provides full protection against his being harmed by electricity coming into contact with the water. |
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Special scents and smells waft through the various environments, courtesy of a smell system installed by Mad Systems. In the Louisiana swamp guests get a whiff of Jambalaya cooking; the temple smells of old stone; the ship of salt water and damp wood. The environments are further enhanced by randomizing audio systems, provided by Mad. Instead of running a loop, a computer selects randomly from hundreds of audio samples so that they blend into a soundscape that feels natural. This feature makes the environments more pleasant to visit and also a more pleasant place to work. Sensors installed at various points trigger additional sounds when a visitor gets near. |
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