Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2011

In the flight control tower of the Lufthansa Brand Academy Frankfurt-Seeheim visitors learn about the local and global connections of international air traffic. WHITEvoid designed and programmed a 14 meters wide 180 degrees projection that let´s the visitor dive into the fully navigable realtime 3D visualization of 16000 daily Lufthansa and Star Alliance flights. The intuitive navigation interface provides 6 degrees of freedom. Additional time and content filters can be activated with additional buttons and sliders. Within just a few seconds of flight the user can move from a macro view of a local hub to a global overview of the worldwide air traffic routes.

The visual appearance of the data visualization is complimented by a generative six channel 3D ausio system. All flight patterns are linked to spacial sound elements that are following their visual representations through space.