The installation consisted of 10 three-meter high mounted on a custom-made metal structure.

It was an interactive Dragon installation controlled by the input of spectators, through an interactive Touchscreen control totem placed in front of the display. The viewer could drive the experience and navigate through different chapters.

The dolly design and totem design installation were carried out by Option1.

Rigging: Custom-made metal structure

The Dragon's mind has information from the past, the present, and the future. Data visualization was enabled through the merge of software that transmitted information from device to device.

Scenes creation

A high degree of detail was applied in the texturing of the volumetric objects through a system of "shaders" designed in TouchDesigner. A new technique was applied based on the colorization of the splines and not the texture itself. This added a higher level of detail to the volumetric environment.

Interactive Touchscreen

Those attending the pavilion could select between the different scenes thanks to a touchscreen system that also provided extended information on each of the chapters. At each selection, a new volumetric content (hologram) appeared on the display in sync with the images on the flat screen. The two acted in perfect coordination and complemented each other. All the design and programming of the Touch Screen were done in Touch Designer.

At Expo Dubai, spectators were able to swipe through memories, visualizing the future of technology and the impact of big data, and artificial intelligence on different aspects of the world.

The DragonO installation fits into this hyper-technological environment as the only truly authentic hologram in all of EXPO Dubai. Cities of the future, DNA particles, and images that allude to the presence of artificial intelligence appear at the will of the viewer within the volumetric space.

Groups of students huddled around the display as if wanting to discover its secrets. Inside the impressive dome of the Russian pavilion, everything seems to be a fantasy. A giant brain rises from the center of the dome as a voiceover that explains the secrets of the human mind. An unforgettable experience to witness the future of tech and humanity.