E&S Digistar 3 SP Selected by Community College of Southern Nevada.SALT LAKE CITY -- Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (E&S(R)) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity ) -- The Community College of Southern Nevada The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) is primarily a two-year college in Clark County, Nevada, with one four-year degree. CSN was founded in 1971 as Clark County Community College, the school became Community College of Southern Nevada around 1978. (CCSN CCSN Community College of Southern Nevada CCSN Cape Cod Stranding Network CCSN Common Channel Signaling Network CCSN Community College Satellite Network CCSN Community College of South Nevada (Las Vegas, NV) ) in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. has selected E&S Digistar(R) 3 SP for its planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. theater renovation. In addition to Digistar 3 SP, the college has purchased a 5.1 channel digital sound system, a theater automation system, and two E&S shows, "Stars of the Pharaohs" and "New Horizons." Planetarium Director Dr. Dale Etheridge said, "CCSN's Planetarium is Nevada's only combined academic and public astronomic facility. Digistar 3 SP offers us a compact, easy-to-use, single-projector digital planetarium with all the power of Digistar 3. With this new system, we will be able to teach astronomy to our students in the way we've always wanted, and offer public shows with strong audience appeal." About Evans & Sutherland's Digistar 3 From Shreveport to Shanghai, London to Laredo, Kiel to Kobe, and Athens to Amarillo, planetarium operators around the world have been discovering the many advantages of Digistar 3, the world's leading digital planetarium system. With full-dome video playback, real-time computer graphics Real-time computer graphics is the subfield of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time. The term is most often used in reference to interactive 3D computer graphics, typically using a GPU, with video games the most noticeable users. , and a complete 3-D digital astronomy package fully integrated into a single theater system, Digistar 3 has launched a new, affordable era for immersive theater experiences. Digistar 3 eliminates the need for dozens of additional special effects projectors and other equipment, significantly reducing the cost of building and running a planetarium or domed theater. About Evans & Sutherland's Digital Theater Division With more than 120 installations worldwide, Evans & Sutherland's Digital Theater Division sets the standard for the 21st century by providing audiences with cutting-edge, full-dome digital entertainment. Digital Theater develops systems and content that transform the company's sophisticated simulation technology into 360-degree domed and large format theater experiences. This technology allows audiences to be immersed in full-color, 3-D computer-generated worlds and to interact with these worlds. Digital Theater's markets include planetariums, science centers, themed attraction venues and premium large-format theaters. Visit the E&S Web site at http://www.es.com/dt. E&S and Digistar are registered trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. |
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