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Intel Extreme Masters - designed by Aram

Aram, Poland, was responsible for the design and technical production of largest gaming event in the world: ninth edition of the World Final of the Intel Extreme Masters and for the first time at this show Clay Paky Mythos played a significant rule in lighting at gaming show. For the second year in a row event was held in Katowice, this time was spread to two locations - Spodek and the newly built International Convention Centre. Event broke all records of audience and visitors. Soon we will know the official figures, but said more than 100 thousand of visitors and millions of unique visitors following the games online.

The event lasted for a total of four days, and Aram responsible for the design and its implementation: production, full logistics, executive oversight and implementation. "Our company has several years of producing events 'from design to effect', where we provide comprehensive solutions and technical site with full support in lighting, multimedia, design and sound. Our work began many months before the show", says Michael Mrzygłocki, "we were responsible for the execution of the set design of projects for all 3 stages." The project worked closely with both the client and the executors, among others, Jack Van Daniels.

The resulting total of three scenes, including an impressive main stage with total span of 60 m, located in Katowice Spodek. Two smaller scenes with a span of 12 m and 16 m respectively, and buildings for over 20 exhibition stands, which stood at the International Congress Center. Multitude of places that served by Aram and a huge amount of equipment that arrived in 16 trucks meant that this year's Intel Extreme Masters was a big logistical challenge. At the same stand was used in 1000 meters of trusses and countless number of elements of different types and over 400 LED devices such as wash and strip and illumination. On the two smaller stages were used nearly 70 different types of lighting fixtures, and among them heads such as the Varilite 3500S, Clay Paky Sharpy and Fourlight FL-600.

The design of the main stage in Katowice Spodek is based on a system of Layher, which was illuminated by many kinds of moving and led lights. Lighting devices include: Clay Paky Mythos, Varilite 3500S, Clay Paky Sharpy, Clay Paky Sharpy Wash, Clay Paky Alpha Spot 800 ST QWO, Fourlight FL-600, Robe Robin 1200 Four Light Blinders. The whole system was controlled by GrandMA 2 and the whole show was programmed and implemented by Wojtek "Koper" Koperski , which is already the second consecutive year he worked on behalf of this production.

Multimedia is primarily two huge projection screens 15,5 x 8,5 m everywhere projections were made using Barco projectors connected HDF Barco HDX W26 and W20, which gave a total brightness of almost 50 000 ANSI lumens. In the main stage were used LED Grid, Curve-8, Flex LED, LED screens from Fourlight - with a total area of ​​almost 200 sqm.

Photos: ESL

 

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