Sphere and the Big Sky Camera An eye-popping entertainment venue - and format - is unveiled in Las Vegas. By Jay Holben L 36 / NOVEMBER 2023 ittle in today's production paradigm is truly groundbreaking, but Sphere in Las Vegas certainly is. At first glance, this immersive entertainment venue suggests a modernized version of Disney's venerable Circle-Vision 360, but, in fact, every stage of its production required bespoke designs custom-fabricated for just this application. And making it work required not only an unprecedented audio system, but a completely new capture platform built from the sensor up, a pair of nearly impossible lenses and an array of other new technologies.