At FlyOver Iceland guests soar over Iceland’s varied landscape. The attraction uses ISAAC as a platform for show control. Photo courtesy of FlyOver Iceland
Visualization vectors The value of Smart Monkeys’ ISAAC for smaller scale projects and standalone attractions by Judith Rubin
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ithin the themed entertainment industry, when integrators, manufacturers and designers spec project systems, increasingly they turn to something called ISAAC. ISAAC is a product from Smart Monkeys Inc. that brings stateof-the-art, IT-style, network technology to parks and attractions. Smart Monkeys and ISAAC were recently in the news when Electrosonic was honored at the AV Awards for its work on Warner Bros. World™, a new theme park in Abu Dhabi using a network-based, parkwide control system that depends on ISAAC.
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ISAAC started to gain real traction in the attractions sector a few years ago, when the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX received a TEA Thea Award in 2016. It has since been adopted in large-scale, one-off projects such as those mentioned above, where the design includes multiple units and extensive custom programming. But ISAAC also has a place in smaller and standalone attractions, where operators have been reaping its benefits in smaller, off-the-shelf, plug-and-play form factors. Recent installations include 28 Liberty - a high-end residential development in New York City; and FlyOver Iceland - a new flying theater from destination attraction developer Pursuit.
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