Showscan signed deal to build movie thrill ride in Indonesia.Showscan signed deal to build movie thrill ride in Indonesia CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. -- Showscan Film Corp. announced last week that it has signed a deal to build a 100-seat movie thrill ride in Indonesia, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. its president and chief executive officer, Roy Aaron. Showscan, a high-tech film company, will install what it calls a Dynamic Motion Simulator A motion simulator or motion platform is a mechanism that encapsulates riders and creates the effect/feelings of being in a moving object. One example would be a theme park ride which simulates flying by using a projection screen in front of the seats you ride in. thrill ride in a $500 million hotel, shopping and office complex that is expected to open by mid-1993 in Jakarta. Showscan's ride combines films of roller coasters, for example, with computer-controlled simulator seats that move to on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. action. The multimillion-dollar deal was reached with Indonesia-based P.T. Subentra Nusantara, the largest theater exhibitor there. "With an urban population of 8 million people, Jakarta is virtually an untapped market that we believe will be extremely rewarding for Showscan," Aaron said. |
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