Spark - Spark Canvas

What is Spark?

Spark is Brunswick's signature offering for immersive, augmented reality bowling experience. Spark uses projection mapping technology to project experiences, games, imagery, and realistic environments down on the lane surface. As the ball travels down the lane, Spark tracks and changes the lane in amazing, surprising, and jaw-dropping ways that bring the bowlers back time and time again.


What is Spark Canvas?

Spark Canvas is a feature that allows Spark enabled lanes to project customized images onto their lanes. This feature can be used personalize birthday parties, promote snack bar offerings, and theme out sponsored events.


Designing Your Background/Lane Image

Each lane will have an individual image displayed.

All images should be built with 300 X 5120 pixels to avoid image stretching. However, based on the number of nodes in your configuration, various pixel lengths will be excluded from view and should be handled as bleed. The following portion of each node combination will be visible on your lanes:

  • 4 Nodes - 300 X 5120 pixels
  • 3 Nodes - 300 X 3840 pixels
  • 2 Nodes - 300 X 2560 pixels

To create individual images per lane...

  1. Create the image in a separate graphics editing program to the required dimensions
  2. Save the images on the Sync server in a specific location
  3. Attach the image to the desired lane in Sync Office (See Configuration)

To create a consistent image across lanes...

  1. Select the image you want to associate across the lanes. Confirm that the image can stretch to the length and width of the lane grouping you are looking for
  2. Create a lane break/division capping layer and add that layer on top of your image.
    1. Division Capping should be 240 pixels wide
    2. Lane Breaks should be 175 pixels wide
    3. The division capping and lane break spaces should alternate between each lane
    4. You will find a helpful 4 lane template attached at the bottom of this article in both photoshop and jpeg file types

    5. BurgerTemplateExample.png

  3. Crop the image for individual lanes. (300 X 5120)
  4. Save the images in a specific location, labeling them for easy layout (ex RBLane1.jpg, RBLane2.jpg, etc)
  5. Transfer the files to the Sync server
  6. In Sync Office, attach the image to the desired lanes (See Configuration)

Configuration

Spark Canvas is set up in Sync Office > Lanes > Manage Spark > Media

SparkCanvasConfig1.jpg

Select the "+" to create a new background, selecting the specific Game the background will apply to. You may create multiple backgrounds, but can only have one background active per game.

Available games for Spark Canvas:

  • MyGame
  • MyLeague
  • DV8
  • LoveTheGame
  1. Click the "+" to create a new background
  2. Select the game type and name the new background
  3. Click "OK"
  4. Highlight the name of the background from the list on the left hand side of the screen
  5. Select your images files using the "magnifying glass" symbol at the top of each lane
  6. Select a color for the ball trail. Each lane can have its own specefic colored ball trail
  7. Click the "checkmark" to assign the new background as the default Spark Canvas for that game
  8. Click the "save" symbol at the top of the page

Best Practices

  • Put the most important content in the bottom 1600 pixels of your image.
  • When using MyGame or MyLeague, create a scoresheet background that is similar to your spark canvas background to tie both together visually.
  • For personalized events, remove other available games in the Experience Settings to ensure that your guests see their customized content.