The Cambrian Seascape exhibit is the central display in the Cambrian section of the Field Museum's new permanent exhibit, Evolving Planet, a walk-through history of life on Earth. The virtual underwater observatory is projected on an enormous 7' x 35' screen covering a 140 degree panorama, composed of a three SXGA+ projectors and the Elumenati's high resolution playback system that seemlessly loops a 4200x1050 pixel resolution animation from a single PC.

The Elumenati worked closely with the Field Museum designers and Phlesch Bubble Productions, who developed the 5-minute animations of numerous Cambrian creatures. The Cambrian era was around 530 million years ago, and it represents the 'big bang' of complex life on earth. Although life had existed for at least one billion years previous to this era, the diversity of life explodes in the Cambrian fossil record, which contains nearly every animal phylum that currently exists, along with a few that have since become extinct.

Project Date: March 2006