WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
 |
This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
|
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
|
 |
|
| Public (TSX: DBO) |
|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Longueuil, Quebec[1], Canada |
| Website | www |
D-BOX Technologies is a Canadian company which designs, manufactures, and markets moving seats intended mainly for the entertainment and industrial simulation markets.[2] The seats are motorized to create an illusion of movement and is timed with the screen, in order to make the audience feel like they're tilting back and forth or moving up or down. The seats can also vibrate and shake in time with explosions and other kinds of action sequences.
Contents
Products and services[edit]
Movie theatre[edit]
Selected movie theatres in North America and internationally are equipped with D-BOX motion systems. The first feature film to have been encoded with D-BOX was Fast & Furious released on April 3, 2009.[3]
In the home[edit]
D-BOX Technologies first introduced its motion generating systems in 2001 to the home theatre and PC gaming markets. The D-BOX system can be integrated within many different seats. For existing seating, motion can be added with the help of a D-BOX Motion Platform. As of 2013, the system supports a library of over 1,000 movies.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Company Profile. A multi-sensory revolution. A leading-edge technology. The possibilities are endless..." d-box.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ D-Box (2013). In Your Business. Retrieved from http://www.d-box.com/en/business/in_your_business.
- ^ The top tech news and technology headlines - Yahoo! News
- ^ D-Box (2013). D-Box Movies At Home. Retrieved from http://www.d-box.com/en/consumer/home_movies.
