The Cube forms the heart of QUT’s new $230 million Science and Engineering Centre. The 1,400 cubic metre Cube includes 48x 55” ultra-thin bezel (UTB) MultiTaction Cell displays from MultiTouch Ltd, a global multi-touch systems provider..
Comprising six educational zones, the Cube includes two-storied, 14-metre-long Virtual Reef, where 20 cells ingeniously combine with an edge-blended Panasonic projection system, and the innovative Physics Zone.
The Virtual Reef is dedicated to provide an inspiring, explorative and participatory experience of QUT’s Science and Engineering research. It is the heart of the university’s new Science and Engineering Centre at Gardens Point campus.
The zones run a number of interactive applications like the Virtual Reef: marine life interactive experience; CubIT: QUT research access and collaboration; Community Science wall: Queensland experiences, including 2011 Brisbane floods; ECOS: energy consumption and impact on climate; and the Physics Playroom: learning in game-like environment.
Breaking down the imagined barriers between academia and the public, The Cube has been designed as a centre of scientific exploration for all who care to participate. Said to be the biggest spaces of its kind in the world, the Cube is built by Pro AV Solutions Queensland, Australian member of the Global Presence Alliance. The Cube is open to the public at QUT’s Gardens Point campus in Brisbane, Australia.
MultiTaction Cells are interactive displays with an ultra-thin bezel LCD. A major advantage of the ultra-thin bezel is in stacked configurations where a mullion of only 6mm can be achieved resulting in a near seamless finish.
