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Experience the magic of Christmas by visiting Santa's Toy Factory in its secret place in the north pole. Witness Joseph and Mary's struggle in where to find a safe place for Christ Jesus' birth. Feel the excitement and joy around the globe and how they celebrate the season even with their differences in beliefs. But how? :) Introducing the technology that has been growing and developing nowadays. It will not be a light installation by itself but here comes the part where the visitors will be interacting with the installation. And that is... by utilizing Virtual Reality Goggles. Combined with a seating that is programmed to be suited for the show one is viewing, on can experience the "feel" of one environment. It will be moving and rocking to emulate the feel of a train seat or a camel's back! Combined with the effects of wind blown by a bladeless fan so you can feel like you're moving forward! :D Imagine riding a train to tour around the imaginary toy factory of Santa Claus and see him while he deals with his elves. Imagine riding Santa Claus' sleigh and bring gifts to children all around the globe. Imagine riding a camel and watch the behind the scene search of Joseph and Mary for a manger for Jesus's birth and see how the three magi found their "King". All with the help of the VR Goggles that are installed in the Christmas tree area paired with the specialized seating that moves via hydraulics. These VR stations will be manned by an authorized personnel team so that the visitors will have a smooth experience as they visit. Before the visitors enter the tree, they will be having to register so that their visit will be limited to one enter per day to give chance to others. Ushers will be guiding them as they walk in the tree with their accesses. The VR programs will only be taking around 5-10 minutes per station so that other people could try the experience. Each station would only be having 1 or 2 sets of VR to maximize the space. :) I'm planning to give the ceiling a starry night's sky effect by utilizing an optical fiber starmap which uses only led lights and, yes, optical fibers. :) Please see image for the example. This optical fiber concept can also be used to surround the exterior of the tree and make it look like the starry night sky has taken the form of a pine tree. Large stars (the five-pointed ones) will also be hung up around the tree to give it an accent. You can see a detailed instruction on how to build the starmap here in Instrucables in the given url below: https://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Map/ Also lined across the ceiling would be a few dozen nozzles that would drop slushes to give the effect of snow. Because we all know, not everyone around the globe experiences the magic of snow. But more on that when I start uploading pictures. But this is still just an idea I would love to utilize in this project but I still have to do the costing. This part of the tree could cost a little bit more. The VR Googles like the Google Cardboard where a compatible phone will only be used with it is what I have in mind for this project to cut down cost. The production of the sceneries could be done by taking a video of the sets made for this (the Toy Factory, Bethlehem, Around the World with Santa, etc.) will be obtained from submissions around the globe which could also be chosen by handling a contest. There will then be an agreement with the winner that the 3D footage they made will be used for this project and maybe a royalty will be given to them for their contributions. Please see attached photos to support my ideas. P.S. The storyline provided are just examples of my ideas to include in the shows. I have tried to include a very open idea as Santa Claus but the other one about the birth of Jesus is for the other cultures to, in a way, learn and be aware of the simple story of what happened during the first Christmas day. The stories are subject to approval and the VR clips would be gathered from a contest or from people who can really make good stuff. :) See you again soon. Photo references: Previous starmap image from Instructables Current starmap image is from Stellarium screenshot VR Goggles image from: https://www.qvc.com/iLive-Virtual-Reality-Goggles-w-Aspheric-Lens%2CSliding-Cover.product.E289566.html 5D Image https://jmdm5d7d.en.made-in-china.com/product/wKMmBorOPscq/China-5D-7D-9d-12D-Vr-Egg-Cinema-Simulator-with-Glasses-Headset-Game-Machine-for-Amusement-Park.html Mall Image that is edited with the Christmas Tree https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiIqLrY76DdAhUlh6YKHcw6AIcQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.city-mall.eu%2Fen%2Fprojets%2Fverviers-shopping-center%2F&psig=AOvVaw2x8i4boMRAwX3faVVvABGF&ust=1536131115338602

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