Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The Wi-Fi Powered "Toy Story Mania"

We all love Toy Story Mania. But if you are curious about the technical aspect of the attraction, this article might be a good introduction to it.


Powering Toy Story Mania! are 154 graphics workstations running Windows XP that are used to render 3-D images on the ride's screens at 60 frames per second. The workstations communicate with each other and with the four gaming systems onboard each vehicle using an industrial-strength wireless network based on 802.11 technology.


Whoa! Windows XP? Does Steve Jobs know about this? :)

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