Dynamic Professional Development Deserves Dynamic Promotion August 28, 2017 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix Companies that offer professional development will get a better range of applicants, and applicants today are starting to require this before they will seriously consider a company. New digital tools already exist to make this a more interesting, varied and cost-effective experience. More access to more information has led to …
Clever Virtual Curtains Used Ahead Of Monster LED Board Reveal August 23, 2017 by Super User Maybe other companies have done this … dunno … but thought this is a pretty clever way to set up a reveal of a new LED spectacular sign. A monster wraparound LED board at 20 Times Square switches on this evening, and the manufacturer behind it, SNA Displays, has content that shows virtual curtains, which …
TransitScreen Adds Bolt-On Nearby Service To Connect People To Closest Lattes August 22, 2017 by Super User Washington, DC-based TransitScreen has built up a business tapping into and visualizing real-time mass transport and ride share data to pass along organized, easily digested information to people in buildings and public spaces. They’ve now added a new bolt-on feature that makes sense – information and directions to nearby services. Here’s the pitch: Your building …
Weed-Focused Digital OOH Network Sparks Up In Marijuana Dispensaries August 22, 2017 by Super User The digital out of home business model that sees network operators put screens in retail venues for free, making the investment back through advertising sales, has a long history of failure. But it can work, usually when the content is focused and the potential advertisers – like pharmas – have limited options to reach consumers. …
Projects: Projection-Mapped Video Table Powerfully Illustrates Nazi Looting August 16, 2017 by Super User This is a 3D projection-mapped video table that illustrates the expropriation of Jewish property during the Third Reich in Berlin, the centerpiece of an exhibit at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York. The Stolen Heart Video Map is the feature element of “Stolen Heart: The Theft of Jewish Property in Berlin’s Historic Center, 1933–1945.” The …
Video: Coca-Cola’s Morphing Times Square LED Board August 11, 2017 by Super User Here’s a different video looking at that morphing 3D robotic display Coca-Cola has switched on this week in Times Square.
Projects: Coca Cola Switches On World First Robotic 3D LED Board In Times Square August 10, 2017 by Super User Coca-Cola has had a big sign in NYC’s Times Square for a century, and this week the global brand turned on a new iconic sign billed as the world’s first 3D robotic LED billboard. It has 1,715 moving and 245 static LED cubes, with an overall visual footprint of 240 square meters, which in non-metric terms, is …
Startup Uses Sensors, AI To Drive Real-Time Lineup Dashboards For Sports And Entertainment Venues August 10, 2017 by Super User A Detroit-based startup called Waittime has developed a data-driven, multi-screen platform aimed at improving the fan experience at sports and entertainment venues, by telling people where the washroom and concession lines are shorter. The company installs sensors in venue concourses, with the data they spit out interpreted using artificial intelligence to determine wait times. The …
HTML5 Can Be Rocket Fuel For Interactive Retail Digital Signage August 10, 2017 by Samuel Mekonen Guest Post: Michal Lisewski, Merixstudio Let’s imagine a family’s trip to the local shopping mall, and how web technologies and screens make that visit entertaining and worthwhile. The family pulls up to the parking garage entry, and sensors over parking stalls are driving a dynamic screen that’s telling arriving motorists levels 1 and 2 are …
Projects: Cruise Ship Sets Sail With Experiential Video Wall August 9, 2017 by Super User Cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas took its first voyage in 201g with an experiential video wall on its main esplanade, using nine different pieces of themed, reactive content. The permanent 8’ x 20’ digital art wall reacts to each person passing by, and can be controlled through gestural interactivity. It …
