Alien War
Alien War was a "total reality"
Technology
The marines originally carried blank firing pistols. For Alien War London, an innovative electronic system called Soundfire was developed to allow the weapons to sound like those used in the film Aliens. The system consisted of M41A pulse rifles with infrared transmitters and small strobe lights (to simulate muzzle flash).[1] When the trigger is pulled a signal is transmitted to receivers hidden in the set. A central computer then plays gunfire sound effects to speakers in the correct area of the set. The method of producing the effect was entirely different from how it would be imagined the weapons would discharge. The strobe lights also resembled blue camera flashes, and did not resemble a muzzleflash. The system also played other sound effects such as the Alien sounds and suffered teething troubles in the first months after opening meaning that the blank firing pistols had to be used for most early shows.
The show was seen in various guises and briefly featured an actor dressed as the Predator for a spell prior to it closing in Glasgow.
Alien War 2008
Alien War (now called Alien Wars) opened at its original home at the Arches Glasgow on 6 December 2008 and ran until 30 August 2009 in a modified format that is unrelated to the
A number of exhibits from Alien War and the associated Movie Magic Exhibition, Glasgow, were acquired by IDEAS, the Edinburgh-based design consultancy, intended for inclusion within the UFO Land, Sci-Fi Museum, part of the Zenith Project and Scarborough Council.
Footnotes
- ^ a b "The Harry Harris Aliens Collection & Archive: About Alien War". Harryharris.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ MySpace page with news of the 2007 Alien War tour, blog entry "Alien Wars is back!"
External links
- The Harry Harris Aliens Collection & Archive: About Alien War
- Aliens Collection: Alien War coverage
- International Herald Tribune Article about Alien War
