Gallery: The Visual Trickery That Turns Hockey Rinks Into Lakes of Fire

  • The highdefinition projector system at the Prudential Center in Newark N.J.
    Courtney Gfroerer/New Jersey Devils
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    The high-definition projector system at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

    The high-definition projector system at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. powers some pregame special effects.
  • Projectors in the rafters
    Courtney Gfroerer/New Jersey Devils
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    Projectors in the rafters

    The video effects are projected by a dozen HD DLP projectors pointing down from the rafters---the "low steel"---and under the center-hung scoreboard.
  • ScaledDown Projection Testing
    Quince Imaging
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    Scaled-Down Projection Testing

    Using a scaled-down printout of the rink, the Quince team can prepare mapped presentations before equipment is installed at the arena.
  • Miami Heat Ring Ceremony
    Quince Imaging
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    Miami Heat Ring Ceremony

    Along with permanent installations in several arenas across North America, Quince also does one-off events. This one was for the Miami Heat's ring ceremony in 2013.
  • A ceiling projection at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C.
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    A ceiling projection at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

    Quince doesn't just project things downward. They also designed this ceiling-projection system at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
  • Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland
    Quince Imaging
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    Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland

    The huge projection for the 2012 opening of Cleveland's Horseshoe Casino was Quince's first large-scale mapped project. They planned it using a 3-D printed scale model of the casino.
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