The largest bird park in Europe, Parc des Oiseaux, welcomes 280,000 visitors every year between April and October, when birds migrate back to its 1,300-plus ponds. To extend its appeal into the winter months, when most birds migrate south, the French park launched an immersive night-time trail last November. Photo: Fabrice Oudin Park director Emmanuel Visentin says the idea behind Les Nuits du Parc was to make people discover the park from a new perspective: “We wanted to bring some winter magic – an experience that would extend the link between the public and the park, without having a negative impact on our environment and its living creatures”.
Photo: 3WM Local technical service provider Novelty AURA, with the help of sister companies Alabama Média and Teamagine, mobilised Groupe Novelty's technical expertise to design an AV and lighting show tailored to the site's complex topography and climatic conditions. Visitors to the specially created circuit are accompanied by more than 100 spotlights, as well as interactive light objects created by Lyon-based designer Pitaya and Drôme-based lighting designer Tilt, all controlled by DMX512. Photo: 3WM Arnaud Douchet, director of Novelty AURA and the technical coordinator for the project, says: "From the outset, we structured this project by mobilising project managers specialised in each core business and drawn from the various Groupe Novelty entities.
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