The Forbidden City upgrades the Digital Application Institute of the Cultural Heritage to celebrate its 600th anniversary. Furthering the partnership with the Forbidden City, Barco, a global visual imaging expert, built a future-proof immersive studio.
Earlier, in 2003, Barco already successfully built an indoor display system for the inauguration of the Digital Application Institute of the Cultural Heritage of the Forbidden City. The institute acts as a crucial bridge between the preservation of cultural heritage in the Forbidden City and digital trending. Co-founded by the Palace Museum and Japan’s Toppan Printing Co. Ltd., the institute aims at protection, research and demonstration of the priceless cultural heritage of all mankind through application of state-of-the-art digital technology and international cooperation.
Barco tailors immersive solutions for the Forbidden City
During the seventeen years of partnership between Barco and the Forbidden City, Barco realized an exhibition on the Duan Men (Upright Gate) and special setups for tens of thousands of receptions held in the Forbidden City, including some for the top management and leaders from other countries. The equipment’s outstanding stability and effectiveness, alongside the timely after-sales services, contributes to the Forbidden City's continuous preference for Barco’s system solutions.
For the Palace Museum project, Barco customized an integrated solution: a combination of a multi-window processor, three UDX-4K22 laser projectors, an E2 screen management system, and a front-projection screen. The system enables a 3D immersive experience, without the use of 3D glasses.
Design program with foresight
Barco’s design team was challenged by the limited space. In the current project, the team devised a projector hosting method and special support to fit the site situation. Thanks to the preservation of all earlier project data and professional SIMCAD design software, Barco nailed this project and addressed needs of this special installation environment.
Barco continue its history with digital technology
Based on our world-class hardware platform, the upgraded system offers an extraordinary immersive viewing experience in the digital Forbidden City. Viewers can witness the precious cultural heritage and the site’s glorious history.
And the unique visualization not only amazes viewers but also receives compliments from the management in the Forbidden City, making the new institute's studio the preferred environment to welcome distinguished guests in the Forbidden City.
Barco aspires to reproduce the history and protect cultural heritage in the Forbidden City with a future perspective. As a leading display solution provider, we will continue to give expert-level support to digital presentation at various cultural sites in the future.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
