Dueling Dinosaurs — North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Dueling Dinosaurs, a permanent exhibition around a fossilized Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops pair, opened April 27, 2024, at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, featuring three interactive experiences fabricated and built by Ideum with dinosaur animation from Urvogel Studios.
| Venue | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2024 |
| Technologies | CNC fabrication, projection mapping, 3D scanning, holographic display, Unity |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ideum | Fabrication | CNC-fabricated the physical fossil-block reproduction from the museum's 3D scan data |
| Ideum | Media Design & Software | Built the Fossil Block Theater projection mapping, the Appearance Interactive, and the CT Scanning holographic interactive |
| urvogel-studios | Content Production | 3D paleoartists; provided dinosaur movement animation and skeletal surface "skins". |
Description
Ideum's Exhibit Fabrication team CNC-milled a scaled, four-panel foam reproduction of the museum's 3D scan of the Dueling Dinosaurs fossil pair for the Fossil Block Theater, which uses projection mapping to depict burial scenarios. A separate Appearance Interactive lets visitors design a Triceratops using paleontological methods, and a CT Scanning Interactive uses a 32" Looking Glass holographic display to let visitors explore a Thescelosaurus skull's inner-ear anatomy.