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In December, the company announced it was working with gaming hardware manufacturer Cooler Master to produce a gaming chair featuring full-body haptic technology. In November, the company announced a lower cost chair designed for the home entertainment market.

#Dbox movie theater simulator#

In September, British simulation company Cranfield Simulations announced a $170,000 home Formula 1 simulator using D-BOX's suspension platform. On April 1, 2020, the company announced that Sébastien Mailhot was taking on the role of President and CEO.

#Dbox movie theater install#

In October, the company announced it was partnering with India-based film chain PVR Cinemas to install its seats in Indian cinemas, and that the 2019 Indian action film War would incorporate the motion technology coding. In August, the company announced that Australian and New Zealand-based company Hoyts was installing D-BOX seats in its theaters. īy July 2019, D-BOX seats were located at over 700 screens in 40 countries. In May 2019, the company announced that its simulation technology was being used by Monaco-based company RS Simulation in its Sector One racing simulator. In November, Variety announced that D-BOX was working to develop an amusement park ride based on Ubisoft's popular Rabbids title. In October 2018, the company entered the sports simulation market, and displayed a Formula 1 simulator at a sports conference in London. The company also began working with movie theater chain Cinemark International, expanding globally to install seats throughout Latin America. Also in 2009, Canadian exhibition chain Cineplex opened its first D-BOX location. The project was successful, and was considered a company milestone. In 2009, Nikki Rocco, president of distribution at Universal Pictures, asked D-BOX to use its motion technology for the 2009 film Fast & Furious. In August 2005, Claude McMaster became the company's President and CEO. The company initially focused on the theatrical-exhibition market rather than home consumers, due to the high cost of a single chair.

The company decided to shift its focus to motion technology, and in 2001 released its first generation of D-BOX motion seating systems. The company noticed customers were buying multiple subwoofers to place around seats to mimic a motion effect. Michel Jacques was the company's president and CEO. History ĭ-BOX was originally founded in 1998 as a manufacturer of powerful subwoofers.

Sebastien Mailhot is the company's President and CEO. As of July 2019, D-BOX seats were located at over 700 movie screens in 40 countries. Combining haptic technology with actuators provides physical sensations in a virtual setting. The company designs and manufactures motion and haptic systems for entertainment, simulation, and training industries. D-BOX Technologies Inc., informally known as D-BOX, is a publicly traded haptic motion technology company based in Longueuil, Quebec.