Tron: Legacy Interactive Exhibit Comes to the National Mall During USA Science & Engineering Festival, Oct 23-24
Walt Disney Pictures andNational Academy of Engineering (NAE) to co-created a highly interactive exhibit for the USA Science & Engineering Festival, which will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., October 23-24, 2010, from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. each day. The hands-on experience blends themes from the upcoming major motion picture “TRON: Legacy” with the NAE’s Grand Challenges for Engineering.
"We recognize that science and engineering can lead to interesting career possibilities and advancements in the entertainment industry,” said Sean Bailey, President, Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production. “Filmmakers and creative teams are consistently looking to the latest technology to help tell rich stories in the most modern way and we’re pleased to be a part of this exciting festival.”
Visitors to the Disney-NAE exhibit will be able to:
- View and photograph real props from the film including the SHIVA laser
- View and photograph a lifelike replica of Sam Flynn’s Lightcycle
- Watch video clips from the upcoming theatrical release
- See a live demonstration of motion capture technology used as part of the “TRON: Legacy” special effects
- See a live presentation by Lanny Smoot, an Imagineer from Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, explaining “The Top 10 Reasons You Might Be an Engineer.” Smoot developed the interactive 3-D light painting exhibit that kids and families will be able to experience at the exhibit and will also talk about that.
- Learn how to create their own light paintings at home
- Try hands-on engineering activities including:
- Scan and examine images in 3D
- Operate on a computer-generated replica of a real brain
- Paint 3D light images in the “TRON” digital grid, on an image starring YOU, which will be available to download for free after the exhibit