
The ultimate form of curved screen
1. The ultimate form of curved screen: when LED transforms into an "artificial sky dome"
Different from traditional projection screens, the dome theater of Shanghai Planetarium adopts 157 curved LED panels for precise splicing, achieving a seam accuracy of 0.01 millimeters:
Curvature Revolution: The 8K resolution screen forms a 166 ° wrapped viewing angle with a diameter of 23 meters. When the audience lies down to watch the movie, the edge of the field of view disappears, and the immersion is increased by 300% compared to flat screens;
Pixel invisibility technique: using a micrometer level light absorbing coating, the screen is completely hidden in darkness when turned off, and the resolution of nebula details reaches 0.003 arcminutes when turned on (equivalent to the clarity of Jupiter stripes observed by the naked eye);
Dynamic sound field coupling: 128 sets of speakers are embedded in the screen gap, and when the supernova explosion image explodes in the dome, the sound source is accurately positioned to track the movement trajectory of the image.
In the "Big Bang" theater, the curved screen presents a stunning spectacle:
Time Space Folding Effect: Using the curvature of the screen to create light distortion, the Pillar of Creation Nebula captured by the Hubble Telescope spirals and collapses above the viewer's head;
Gravitational field visualization: When the black hole image passes by, the pixels at the edge of the curved screen automatically stretch and deform, simulating the gravitational lensing effect predicted by Einstein;
Real time star map engine: connected to the Purple Mountain Observatory database, the screen automatically switches to Shanghai's real-time night sky at 18:00 every night, and the constellation lines are dynamically annotated as the audience gestures
2. The generation logic of the internet celebrity universe: making science a social currency
Within three months of the opening of the planetarium, topics related to the arc screen of the planetarium have been played more than 720 million times in Tiktok. The key to its popularity is:
Lying flat stargazing ceremony: The audience needs to lie down on a 45 degree inclined seat to watch, and the shooting image comes with a visual impact of "falling stars". There are over 20000 related notes on Xiaohongshu;
Planets within reach: When the image of Jupiter's storm is zoomed in to the center of the screen, with a diameter of 18 meters (equivalent to the height of a 6-story building), the audience spontaneously reaches out to "lift" the planet's check-in photos, which have become popular on social media platforms;
Cosmic level romantic marketing: Valentine's Day limited "Nebula Confession" service. After users upload text, AI converts it into Nebula particles, which flash in the Milky Way spiral arm for 10 seconds. The daily appointment volume exceeds 5000 groups.
Even more subversive is the popular science magic of curved screens:
In the 'Sun Theater', the curved screen transforms into a dynamic prominence monitor, displaying real-time solar activity captured by the Yunnan Observatory's radio telescope;
When the audience touches the meteorite specimen on the exhibition stand, the corresponding crater image is magnified a hundred times on the dome screen, and the melted crystalline patterns are clear as observed under a microscope;
During the monthly 'Black Hole Concert', the string orchestra plays with a curved screen that synchronously visualizes sound waves. High frequency notes are transformed into blue star rings, while low-frequency vibrations are distorted into red gravitational vortices.
3、 The paradigm shift of curved screen economy
According to the data center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the average duration of stay in venues with immersive curved screens has increased by 2.3 times, revealing three major business principles in practice:
Space Efficiency Enhancement Technique: The traditional dome theater has a capacity of only 200 people, while the curved LED screen increases the single reception capacity to 400 people without the need for projection distance, doubling the daily turnover rate;
Operation and maintenance revolution: adopting modular design, damaged panels can be hot plugged and replaced within 30 minutes, reducing maintenance costs by 60% compared to projection equipment;