Concept 'Roaring Ring'  Project Plan

Introduction:
Standing in the center of a collider ring watching particles passing by one another in opposite directions. Seeing the flash as two particles collide into a shower of energy moving through the many layers of the detector, retracing the path of the particles and creating an event simulation. Witness the extraction of data from the actual event and seeing that data being transferred around the world.

As you first approach the booth your eye is attracted to the flashing multi-colored Event Sculpture mounted to the top of the kiosk. You enter the exhibit area, attracted by the large (6 ft. wide) photo images set against the backdrop of six large brightly lit, curved projection screens.

Picking one of the six openings between the large images you are immediately hit with the impact of a six-sided kiosk towering above you. Each facet will contain six 19" LCD's, acting as one screen, flashing numbers, graphs and geographical locations.

Your eyes are attracted to the strange shape of the projection screens. As you watch the screen you notice the movement of two particles passing in opposite directions. As you stroll around the interior you see the same story being told on all of the screens. You look longer and realize the particles are moving around you, from screen to screen. On one of the screens their is a bright flash as the two particles collide emitting a great shower of energy.

Timed with the collision, you look up to see the multi-colored Event Sculpture pulse in red, yellow, blue and green. Your eye wanders down from the sculpture to see events, data and geographical locations being displayed in one the facets of the kiosk. Placed in front of each projection screen are posters with large graphics and little text. Some are fitted with LCD screens.

You learn much but would like more detail. You saunter towards the kiosk where you are met by one of the SLAC/Fermi representatives. You are invited to sit at the control console where the representative switches the kiosk mode from the Data Transfer animation to a rehearsed presentation.

If you prefer to explore on your own, a web site with additional detail is launched from the same console location. As you exit the Demonstration Area you see two seating areas equipped with comfortable couches where you are invited to sit down and chat with the experts.

You leave the SLAC/Fermi booth with a whole new perspective of High-energy Physics and Computing.