Includes 3D Graphics, Live Scoreboard and Polls Before,
During and After BCS Championship Game
New Orleans, La. - Capping off a week of major sporting
events in the Crescent City, New Orleans-based Entergy
Corporation has arranged to showcase its hometown during the
BCS national championship game with a series of BCS, LSU and
New Orleans-themed images to be projected onto its 28-story
office tower adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The dramatic animated graphics - created by the Solomon
Group, the same company that designed the new Superdome
lighting - were rendered in 3D and will appear as if they are
protruding from the building. The projections will kick
off at sundown on Monday, Jan. 9, and continue until dawn of
the next morning.
The projection area on the Superdome side of the Entergy
building will be nearly half the size of a football field at
148.5 feet by 132 feet.
The animated graphics will welcome to New Orleans tens of
thousands of visitors and millions of television viewers who
will be watching the BCS National Championship Game between
the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
The graphics will include a continuously updated 3 ½-story
scoreboard, along with a "Welcome to New Orleans"
pre-game banner featuring 3D images of a classic gas lamp -
equal to the length of two NOLA street cars - with letters
visually depicted to extend 10-feet off the building and a
12-story LSU banner that "unfurls" from the top of
the building.
"The BCS championship game is the culmination of an
incredible week for New Orleans and Louisiana with three
major sporting events and two NBA games in seven days,"
said Wayne Leonard, Entergy chairman and chief executive
officer. "We wanted the rest of the nation to experience
the vibrant and innovative spirit of New Orleans.
This electrifying display is our way of showcasing our
hometown and supporting our home team."
Throughout the game, there will also be live team and game
trivia and polls projected onto the building before, during
and after the championship tilt.
The public will be encouraged to provide real-time answers
through texting or tweeting. A sneak preview of the graphics
display will be visible on the Superdome side of the Entergy
building on Sunday evening at sunset.
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged
primarily in electric power production and retail
distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power
plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric
generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear
generator in the United States.
Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has
annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately
15,000 employees.
distribué par | Ce noodl a été diffusé par Entergy Corporation et initialement mise en ligne sur le site http://www.entergy.com. La version originale est disponible ici. Ce noodl a été distribué par noodls dans son format d'origine et sans modification sur 2012-01-06 18:11:26 PM et restera accessible depuis ce lien permanent. Cette annonce est protégée par les règles du droit d'auteur et toute autre loi applicable, et son propriétaire est seul responsable de sa véracité et de son originalité. |