New Wits Anglo American Digital Dome catapults Johannesburg Planetarium into the future. WitsUniversity AngloAmericanZA DigitalDome JoburgPlanetarium
The Wits Planetarium has been a site of wonder and discovery for children and adults alike since it opened in 1960.
They will learn about astronomy and related fields through immersive technology in multi-dimensional, cross-disciplinary worlds. “We are creating a high-tech 360-degree IMAX-like theatre − just better,” says professor Roger Deane, director of the Wits Centre for Astrophysics and Square Kilometre Array chair in Radio Astronomy at Wits.
Deane has served as chair of the Digital Dome Working Group, which includes leading artificial intelligence researchers, scientists, digital artists and quantum computing engineers.
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