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Before virtual reality and volumetric immersion holograms, people used to
watch media on 2-dimensional screens. I won’t get into the whole history of
film—you can look it up your damn self—but suffice it to say that they were
extremely tiny compared to what we have here. This is the Empyreamax. It is
the largest film auditorium by orders of magnitude. You would have to project
a movie on the moon to be larger than this. Towering 22.2 kilometers over the
surface, this image covers an area of roughly 5,030 square kilometers. You can
see it from anywhere, though of course, the center has the best seats in the
“house”. Or should I say they have the best beds? Since you’re looking
straight up, regular recliners just won’t do. You can adjust it to your
liking, but they lay down completely flat, and let you look straight up at the
movie. Obviously, they’re quite comfortable, with the standard firmness
adjustments, heating, cooling, and vibrating features. If you’re an organic
who still needs to eat, each bed comes with an interface that allows you to
order concessions. If you’re not in one of the designated viewing loungers,
you can request a mobile interface, and they’ll deliver to you wherever.
There’s a Castlebourne-specific three-word address for wherever you happen to
be. Actually, one little problem I noticed is that you can input
any valid Castlebourne address, and they’ll try to get there, even if
it’s on the other side of the planet in a different dome, so I hope they fix
that dumb little bug. You can bring your own bed, or sprawl out on a blanket.
There are several swimming pools and lakes that you can float on while you’re
watching. One couple came in with an autotrampoline. They lay on their backs,
and let the motor bounce them as they were watching. It sounds distracting to
me, but who am I to judge? As far as sound goes, the options are
limitless too. You can connect with your conductive implants, or your internal
speakers, or your external headphones. They have ground speakers and pedestal
speakers as well, but those are only allowed in certain areas. And that’s
because some areas allow for regular conversation, and some are quiet zones.
They provide you with an interactive map, so you can find out where you wanna
be. While the ground is pretty flat here, they also have some hiking trails,
so you can kind of keep an eye on the film while you’re walking with your
honey, so that’s just a little thing that I’m not sure people would ever want,
but it might as well be there. It’s not like we’re short on space. Again just
about everything is up to you. They have a movie playing all the time on the
big screen, but it’s not the only one going. They also have smaller screens
lining nearly the entire perimeter. Each one is about 100 meters wide, and 40
meters tall, with a capacity of around 750 people. There are 1,699 of these,
allowing for 1700 simultaneous shows in total. I’m not sure how many people
could be here at any one time, for the big movie, or all of them combined, but
I’m guessing it’s a pretty high number, even though we’re not vertical, on top
of each other, like other domes. I know it’s old media, but there are some
really great gems here. I saw one the other day called The Mystic, and it was
basically the best movie musical I had ever watched. Even if you’re not
interested in what’s playing, you can request a time slot for a specific
title, and use one of the smaller Ultramaxes. One thing I’m not sure is right
or not is that you can’t request a private auditorium. You can choose a
movie, if there’s space available, but once it gets into the system, anyone
can RSVP for a seat, so just bear that in mind.
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