CYTAKA World Cyber Championship Scenic Fabrication
Fabricating A Championship Environment Under Tight Deadlines
The CYTAKA World Cyber Championship required Evolution Scenic to deliver a visually distinctive temporary environment in Dubai within an exceptionally compressed programme. The project included a custom stage, branded scenic elements, custom podiums, lightbox signage and other bespoke fabricated features. Evolution Scenic's project page confirms that the scenic installation had less than one day available for build-up.
The challenge was therefore not simply to fabricate individual scenic components, but to create a coordinated environment that could be installed rapidly while maintaining a consistent visual identity. The finished installation combined physical scenic construction with large-format LED screens, creating a stage environment where digital content and fabricated structures worked together.
Turning Championship Branding Into Scenic Construction
A significant part of the project involved translating the CYTAKA visual identity into physical scenic structures. MDF cladding was used across the fabricated elements, providing a clean surface for the printed championship graphics and sponsor branding.
This treatment was applied to scenic walls, bespoke props and the large photo-op structure.
The photo-op provided one of the clearest examples of the fabrication approach. Its nested rectangular frames created a series of progressively smaller openings, producing depth and perspective within a freestanding scenic structure. Rather than functioning as a simple printed backdrop, the photo-op became a three-dimensional piece of temporary architecture.
Building The Stage Environment
The main stage incorporated custom fabricated platforms and podium structures alongside large LED screens. The fabricated elements established the physical geometry of the competition environment, while the LED screens provided the large digital surfaces required for the production.
The combination created a layered stage composition, with physical scenic structures positioned in front of and around the digital display surfaces. This relationship between scenic construction and LED technology allowed the stage to retain physical depth while supporting changing digital content.
MDF Fabrication And Printed Graphics
MDF was used as the cladding material across key fabricated scenic elements. The material provided the substrate for printed graphics carrying the CYTAKA identity, championship artwork and sponsor branding. Using printed graphics directly across fabricated scenic surfaces allowed individual components to maintain a consistent visual language. The same approach continued across the photo-op, branded scenic walls and bespoke props, ensuring that the scenic package read as one coordinated environment.
Integrating LED Display Technology
The main stage incorporated multiple LED display surfaces alongside the custom scenic fabrication. The screens provided the principal digital backdrop, while the fabricated stage platforms, podiums and surrounding scenic structures created the physical architecture of the installation. This required the scenic package to be conceived as part of a wider production environment rather than as isolated decorative elements. The finished stage demonstrates how fabricated scenic surfaces can frame and complement digital content while providing physical depth that cannot be achieved through screens alone.
Delivering Within Less Than One Day
The installation programme was one of the defining constraints of the project. Evolution Scenic completed the scenic build-up in less than one day, requiring the fabricated components to be prepared for rapid installation and accurate assembly. For a project involving a custom stage, branded scenic walls, a large photo-op, podiums, lightbox signage and LED integration, the available site time left little tolerance for extensive fabrication work or corrective finishing.
This makes the relationship between workshop preparation and site execution particularly important. Components needed to be fabricated, finished and graphically treated before installation so that the site programme could concentrate on assembly and integration.
Creating A Complete Temporary Scenic Environment
The finished CYTAKA installation brought together multiple areas of Evolution Scenic's capability.
Custom stage fabrication established the main physical environment. MDF-clad structures provided the surfaces for printed championship graphics. Bespoke podiums and props added dimensional scenic elements, while the photo-op created a prominent freestanding architectural feature.
Large LED screens were integrated into the stage to provide the digital component of the environment. Together, these elements transformed the championship branding into a complete temporary scenic installation. The project demonstrates the value of combining scenic fabrication, graphic application and technical integration when a production requires a strong physical environment within a very limited installation period.
