What is Unreal Engine?

Unreal Engine is one of the most popular 3D creation tools in the world, used by game developers, film studios, architects, and educators to create visually stunning, interactive environments. It offers a professional-grade editor and a massive community of creators, making it easy to learn and widely supported. In addition to building your own projects, you can save time by leveraging the extensive Unreal Marketplace, which offers ready-made assets, environments, and tools. The Unreal Editor is free for educational use.

What Belladonna Enables

• Custom Simulations: Create interactive science, history, or cultural explorations in the Unreal Editor and bring them to life in your dome.
• Artistic Installations: Showcase immersive art projects with cinematic 3D environments and experimental visuals.
• Games & Interactivity: Build interactive or educational games designed specifically for fulldome audiences.
• Student Projects: Give students the opportunity to design, build, and present their own Unreal creations in your dome, turning your space into a collaborative immersive learning lab.

How It Works

Belladonna acts as an add-on to your Digitarium system, translating a packaged Unreal project into a 3D dome projection. This allows organizations to:

• Cover any subject or purpose with fully customized 3D worlds.
• Develop in the familiar Unreal Editor environment.
• Integrate projects directly into their Digitarium system as a single file—no additional computer required.

Why Choose Belladonna

• Visual Impact: Unreal is known for stunning, cinematic-quality graphics that make a lasting impression on audiences.
• Creative Flexibility: Unlock new directions for educators, artists, and researchers with a widely used 3D platform.
• Time Savings: Use assets from the Unreal Marketplace to jumpstart projects without building everything from scratch.
• Future-Proof: Connect your dome to one of the most popular engines in the world, ensuring a broad community of creators and resources.

Whom It’s For

• Schools and Educators seeking hands-on, project-based learning opportunities where students can bring their own creations into the dome.
• Universities and Research Labs interested in custom simulations or scientific visualization.
• Museums and Art Spaces wanting immersive installations.
• Planetariums looking to expand programming into other areas.

Explore What’s Possible

Belladonna lets you leverage a world-class editor and global content ecosystem to create your own shared immersive experiences, turning your dome into a creative canvas. Whether you’re developing research visualizations, student projects, or immersive experiences for the public, Belladonna bridges the gap between Unreal’s expansive design potential and the unique emotional power of dome projection.

Availability

Belladonna is currently in testing.

Interested in trying Belladonna with your Digitarium system? Learn more and be among the first to experience Unreal in your dome.

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