Inside Cosm's Immersive LED Dome Venues

Cosm is redefining the way audiences experience live sports and entertainment through its immersive venues, which resemble mini spheres. These venues feature massive LED domes that envelop viewers in a 360° environment, offering an unparalleled viewing experience. By combining cutting-edge technology with strategic partnerships in sports broadcasting, Cosm aims to transform how fans engage with live events.

The Tech in the Space

Cosm redefines shared reality experiences through cutting-edge display, capture, and audio technology. Its venues seamlessly integrate high-resolution LED domes, proprietary camera systems, spatial sound, and real-time rendering to create an immersive atmosphere.

Giant LED Dome Displays

Massive 87-foot LED domes (Los Angeles, Detroit) with better-than-8K resolution (often called "12K" due to pixel span).
Seamless matte black LED panels reduce reflections, enhance contrast, and eliminate projection limitations.
True 360° immersion with visuals extending from ceiling to floor, supporting live-action and Unreal Engine-generated content.

Immersive Spatial Audio

38 speakers + 15 subwoofers behind acoustically perforated LED panels deliver directional surround sound.
Audio is tuned to match visuals, creating a 360° sound field that replicates crowd noise, commentary, and in-game effects.
While not as advanced as Holoplot beamforming, the system delivers concert-grade, venue-filling audio.

Infrastructure & Venue Design

65,000 sq ft venues (Dallas) include lounges, bars, and interactive spaces for a social viewing experience.
Adjacent ultra-wide LED walls (150 feet in Los Angeles) complement dome content with stats and secondary displays.
CosmX Engine powers real-time 3D graphics and AR overlays via high-performance media servers.
High-bandwidth fiber networks enable near-instantaneous content delivery from remote production hubs.

Producing Sports Broadcasts

Proprietary Cameras

Cosm uses a combination of 360° and ultra-wide 210° cameras to capture unique viewpoints during live events. These cameras are strategically placed to provide panoramic views that immerse viewers within the stadium environment.

RED 8K Technology

Partnering with RED Digital Cinema allows Cosm to broadcast events in ultra-high fidelity using RED’s V-RAPTOR cameras. This collaboration enables streaming uncompressed 8K RAW video directly from camera to screen.

Studio Integration

At its production center in Salt Lake City, Cosm stitches together footage from its proprietary cameras with traditional broadcast feeds. This process creates a seamless immersive experience by synchronizing both types of content into one unified presentation.

Patented Picture-in-Picture Techniques

Cosm holds patents for merging multi-camera streams into a composite view on their dome screens. This allows for flexible presentation formats where either panoramic or traditional views can be primary or inset windows.

Future for Immersive Media

As immersive media continues to evolve, companies like Cosm are poised to play a significant role beyond sports broadcasting.

Immersive Movies

Specially made movies, like Orbital by filmmaker Guy Reid and the Planetary Collective, and Inside Pop Art, a Cosm Studios Original, designed specifically for these dome environments leverage advanced visual effects and spatial audio technologies available at Cosm venues.

VR Experience Without Headsets

One of the most compelling aspects of Cosm’s technology is its ability to deliver VR-like experiences without requiring headsets or glasses. By using massive LED domes and spatial audio systems, viewers can feel fully immersed without any additional hardware.

Final Take

As Cosm expands globally, it not only offers a new way to watch sports but also paves the path for future applications in immersive media. Beyond sports, these venues could host specially made movies or VR experiences without headsets—offering a communal viewing experience unlike anything else available today. With significant investments backing its growth, Cosm is poised to lead innovation in shared reality entertainment spaces.