OVA Studio has produced plans for an audacious project dubbed Swimarium. This incredible design concept envisions a swimming pool with LED screens placed all around it to help create an immersive virtual swimming experience that would let you 'experience' swimming and diving anywhere in the world.
The sides, bottom and ceiling of the Swimarium would all be fitted with giant LED screens. The screens would be used to display panoramic content from dive sites around the world to give pool users the sensation of being there. Video displayed on the screens could be pre-recorded or transmitted live.
The experience could be made even more spectacular by incorporating 3D swimming goggles. These currently don't exist but if developed, they would certainly enhance the Swimarium experience by giving the feeling of being immersed underwater for real.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Virtual Reality Swimming
- The Swimarium project demonstrates an opportunity to innovate in virtual reality experiences for the swimming industry.
- Immersion Technology
- Incorporating 3D swimming goggles into the Swimarium concept presents an opportunity for disruption in the virtual reality industry.
- Dive Tourism
- The ability to display panoramic content from dive sites around the world provides an opportunity for the travel industry to provide unique experiences for tourists.
Where This Applies
- Swimming
- The Swimarium project presents an opportunity to innovate in virtual reality experiences for the swimming industry.
- Virtual Reality
- The Swimarium concept and the potential development of 3D swimming goggles presents an opportunity for disruption in the virtual reality industry.
- Travel and Tourism
- The Swimarium's ability to display panoramic content from dive sites around the world provides an opportunity for the travel industry to provide unique experiences for tourists.
