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Mesmer

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Mesmer design, create and implement video and projection effects for the creative industry. Supporting applications such as theaters, musicals, operas, fashion shows and live broadcasts, Mesmer’s key services include projection and content playback, image creation and manipulation, the installation of video systems from virtual reality (VR) equipment and holographic and projection mapping. Examples of Mesmer’s work can be seen at The Royal Shakespeare Company, throughout the Edinburgh Fringe festival and at major beauty and fashion exhibitions around the world.

“The compact size and simplicity of the ADDERLink™ XDIP is what first attracted us to the solution. When we used it for the ground-breaking virtual reality and projection mapping in ‘Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds the XDIP's extension capability, reliability and real-time remote-control functionality was critical. Now, with the expansion of network capability and the introduction of the API, we can build even larger networks.”

Salvador Bettencourt-Avila, Technical Designer and Programmer at Mesmer

Challenge

When a new interactive VR theater production in the City of London was proposed, Mesmer’s skills and expertise were called upon. The show brings HG Well’s timeless novel “The War of the World’s” to life with a unique and spectacular Layered Reality™ experience. Using live actors, cutting-edge VR technology, augmented reality and holograms, visitors are guided through 25 themed areas of an immersive walkaround theater set. During the experience, the audience enter four different VR rooms, each with 12 headsets running VR software. Each VR headset computer, along with five media servers, two sound servers and two lighting desks, must be controlled remotely from a separate control room in order to minimize physical access for troubleshooting and maintenance throughout the production. Mesmer identified that the management of several remote sources, via one workstation, without any loss of quality required a flexible and scalable high performance IP KVM solution.

Solution

The ADDERLink™ XDIP, a high performance IP KVM extender and matrix solution, was specified due to its compact size and simplicity. The solution allows operators located within the control room to extend and remotely manage all VR headset computers with ultra-low latency, HD video, USB2.0 and stereo audio. The XDIP is delivered in a zero-configuration state so the theater’s operators can power up the units and start working immediately, without the need to install additional drivers or software. As the XDIP integrates with the theater’s standard IP network, Mesmer were able to reduce installation costs by negating the need to invest in new, dedicated switching devices and cabling, and the labor to set up this separate infrastructure. Operating over IP provides greater flexibility in deployment and user operation while compatibility with Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches further reduces set-up time by mitigating the need for additional power sources. PoE support improves reliability by leveraging the redundant power options delivered by PoE switches; crucial for the smooth running of live theater productions.

“The solution allows operators located within the control room to extend and remotely manage all VR headset computers with ultra-low latency, HD video, USB2.0 and stereo audio”

Salvador Bettencourt-Avila, Technical Designer and Programmer at Mesmer

Result

The extension capability and remote-control functionality of the ADDERLink™ XDIP solution gives theater production staff instant and remote access to VR headset computers from a separate location to perform troubleshooting tasks and resolve technical faults. This ensures that audience members have a truly immersive experience without disruption and allows production staff to prepare each virtual room quickly and easily before a new group enters.

ADDERLink™ XDIP

The ADDERLink XDIP is designed to improve IT scalability for small to medium businesses. Utilizing a standard 1Gb/s IP network, the XDIP enables users to extend and manage critical PCs with ultra-low latency and HD video. An intuitive API delivers remote control of the matrix and allows the XDIP to be integrated into larger systems, controlled by third party software.

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ADDERLink® INFINITY 4021

The ADDERLink^® INFINITY 4021 (ALIF4021) is the world’s first dual-head, 5K high performance IP KVM matrix over a single fiber.

Fully compatible with the existing ADDERLink INFINITY (ALIF) range, and supported by the ADDERLink INFINITY Manager (AIM), the ALIF4000 can be used as a point-to-point extender or easily integrated into a wider matrix system.

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ADDERLink™ XD150FX

The ADDERLink XD150FX high-performance KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) transmits high resolution video, USB 2.0 and audio signals up to 4km (2.5miles), Critical computer hardware can be held in a secure, temperature-controlled environment and the XD150FX delivers the same desktop experience through real-time, lossless extension to the user workstation including support for a wide range of USB devi

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