Montreal's Satosphere

1 360-degree video footage is created virtually by computers or shot on special six-lens cameras. The dome's huge surround sound effect is created by 157 speakers located around the theatre. 2 There are eight projectors, 4 The 360-degree image is then stitched together by overlapping each projected image with the adjacent images. The images overlap by 30.5 to 61 cm. grouped in pairs, positioned around the dome. 3 51 3 For each pair, the top projector is pointed toward the lower half of the opposite "wall" and the lower projector points toward the top half. MATTHEW BAMBACH/THE GLOBE AND MAIL » SOURCE: SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY