Orbital?s Sebastian Frost worked
closely with Education Officer for the RFH,
Rachael Harris, to design and supply a
Orbital Flies High with Peter Pan and The
Museum of Docklands
groundbreaking sound system, which relied
exclusively on the revolutionary guidePORT
system to provide the essential structure of
the experience. Working together on-site
Sebastian and the Orbital team were able
to programme the system with designer
Jonathan Reid around the dynamics of
the available space. As a highly advanced
wireless personal tourguide system, it
enabled a unique experience ? a ?sensory
world? for both children of all ages and their
accompanying adults.

Rachael Harris enthused:

? Orbital presented a fantastic opportunity
for us to devise an installation which gave
the public an opportunity to truly interact
with the work that the two Lambeth schools
had produced. Such a dialectic is particularly
important for Royal Festival Hall Education
and in the case of John?s Boat we were
able to create an environment which was
inspiring, challenging and hugely enjoyable
for the hundreds of people who came to visit
John?s Boat every day.?

The system comprised six dual cell
transmitters, up to 100 receiver packs, 50
separate ?identifiers? that enabled streaming
of the correct audio track relevant to the
particular exhibit area in the boat, the
receiver pack wearer and the guidePORT PC
control system.

As the first company in the UK to
join Sennheiser?s guidePORT partnership
scheme, Orbital collaborated with their R &
D departments from guidePORT?s inception
to ensure that it meets the demands of
contemporary interactive installations and
environments.