The Wheel
Background
The format for “The Wheel” was presented to us with the following question… “Michael [McIntyre] has a quiz idea but it needs a giant revolving LED floor. Can KPX help?”. The answer was ‘YES’ of course, and fortunately we had spent some R&D effort in the past on accurately mapping graphics based on rotary encoders. It was still a challenge though, delivering on the illusion of the LED floor spinning without any lag or drift, and calibrated to 5 arc minutes with accurate physical modelling and randomised spinning behaviour.
Entertainment Technology
Kinetic Innovation
We’ve designed special overlays for the Expert touchscreens with braille and raised English characters. Cut-outs allow the player to press the touchscreen for their chosen answer. The use of shapes for the cut-outs follows the UK Government guidelines on “designing for accessibility” through the use of shapes, corner cut-outs and curves.
Production Info
- Production Company : Hungry Bear Media
- Network : BBC
- Studio Facility : ITV Studios Bovingdon
Synopsis
Michael McIntyre hosts a game show packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
Production Credits
- Executive Producer : Dan Baldwin, Tom Blakeson
- Series Producer : Simon Adsett
- Series Director : Chris Power
- Lighting Director : Nigel Catmur
- Set Designer : Patrick Doherty
- Production Manager/Executive : Dani Appleton
- Graphic Design : Potion Pictures, KPX Creative Motion Graphics
- Stage Automation : AVW Controls
Production Info
- Production Company : Hungry Bear Media
- Network : BBC
- Studio Facility : ITV Studios Bovingdon
Synopsis
Michael McIntyre hosts a game show packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
Production Credits
- Executive Producer : Dan Baldwin, Tom Blakeson
- Series Producer : Simon Adsett
- Series Director : Chris Power
- Lighting Director : Nigel Catmur
- Set Designer : Patrick Doherty
- Production Manager/Executive : Dani Appleton
- Graphic Design : Potion Pictures, KPX Creative Motion Graphics
- Stage Automation : AVW Controls
Background
The format for “The Wheel” was presented to us with the following question… “Michael [McIntyre] has a quiz idea but it needs a giant revolving LED floor. Can KPX help?”. The answer was ‘YES’ of course, and fortunately we had spent some R&D effort in the past on accurately mapping graphics based on rotary encoders. It was still a challenge though, delivering on the illusion of the LED floor spinning without any lag or drift, and calibrated to 5 arc minutes with accurate physical modelling and randomised spinning behaviour.
Entertainment Technology
Kinetic Innovation
We’ve designed special overlays for the Expert touchscreens with braille and raised English characters. Cut-outs allow the player to press the touchscreen for their chosen answer. The use of shapes for the cut-outs follows the UK Government guidelines on “designing for accessibility” through the use of shapes, corner cut-outs and curves.