Focused on inspiring appreciation and conservation of North Carolina’s aquatic environments, the recently renovated North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island reopened in 2016 with 14 media exhibits designed and produced by Cortina Productions. Project highlights include an augmented reality exhibit that places visitors virtually with sea turtles, sharks and lost colony characters; an immersive 150° film called Turret Theater about the Battle of Hampton Roads and how the USS Monitor became the first NOAA Marine Sanctuary; and a floor projection where visitors can walk on water, identify Gulf Stream animals, and splash around in the projected water.
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Media Design & Production by Cortina Productions
Exhibit Design by Cambridge Seven Associates
Exhibit Fabrication by Color-Ad, Inc.
Scene from the Turret Theater at the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island.
Interactive touchscreens that identify the different fish in the exhibit.
NOAA Marine Sanctuary depicted in the Turret Theater.
Augmented Reality Exhibit that places visitors virtually with sea turtles, sharks, and lost colony characters.
