Projects: Toronto’s Casa Loma Projection-Mapped For Halloween Attraction October 10, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Toronto landmark Case Loma, a Gothic Revival-style house that looks like it could be used for a Canadian version of Downton Abbey, has been transformed this month as a projection mapping surface for a Halloween attraction. It is part of Legends of Horror, an immersive theatrical experience that will take guests more than 1.5 kms …
Digital Trends Showcase Touts Possibilities For Sensor-Driven Video Walls October 7, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’ve been aware of the Digital Trends Showcase that’s been running for a few years now in Toronto, but schedules have never allowed me to go see what it was all about. This year was different, for a couple of reasons: 1 – I wasn’t already set to be somewhere else; 2 – It was in …
New York Digital Signage Week Takes Shape September 14, 2016 by Dave Haynes If you also read DailyDOOH from the UK, you will have already read endless bits about what’s been dubbed New York Digital Signage Week. If you don’t, here’s what’s up with the now annual gathering of the clans. There are several events Oct. 24-28, from cocktail parties and open houses to conferences – set around Manhattan. One …
Four Winds Previews Next Month’s Forward Conference In Denver August 17, 2016 by Dave Haynes Four Winds Interactive is holding what will be its second, now annual educational conference next month in Denver, and has released the agenda and overall plans for the Sept. 21-23 event. I went last year and thought, for a first stab at it, the event was quite good and useful both in terms of the …
Enter The AV Nerd Nonagon On 9/9 August 16, 2016 by Dave Haynes This looks and reads like a hardcore pro AV nerdfest – a networking and education event next month in Anaheim with the call to action of traveling to the 9th dimension at the NitWit Nonagon. Ummm … OK??? I asked, and organizer Randy Pagnan of RP Visuals explained that Nit references a common measure of …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Florian Rotberg, Invidis August 3, 2016 by Dave Haynes This week I’m speaking with Florian Rotberg, the managing director at the Munich-based digital signage consulting and events firm Invidis. Florian talks about the background of his company, and his impressions of the global digital signage market. Rotberg goes into detail about the differences between the North American and European/EMEA market, and the challenges American and …
Projects: Turning Stone Casino Makes Digital Part Of Guest Experience July 27, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’m outside of Syracuse, NY for part of this week, hanging out at Seneca Data’s annual Partner Connect conference, held at a casino resort. First time at the conference, which is really well packaged and executed – something that probably makes sense because the Syracuse-based pro computing solutions company is populated by persnickety engineers and …
Projects: Virtual X-Ray Scans Mazda 3 At Trade Show July 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes A Colombian company came up with a very clever idea for showing what’s under the hood, and more, of a new Mazda 3, for a marketing show in Bogota. Vinilo Lab put a 65-inch display panel on a track that slid along the front of the car display, creating the effect that the monitor was scanning …
Digital Signage Federation Hangout Update – July 2016 July 22, 2016 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Ryan Cahoy, Rise Vision, on behalf of the DSF Education Committee Want to hear from your peers in digital signage and keep up with the latest trends without the sales job? Check out the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) free Google Hangout series, featuring DSF member experts sharing their thoughts and views on a variety of …
Digital Trends Showcase Moves Down Road To The Falls For 2016 July 21, 2016 by Dave Haynes The guys who do the annual Digital Trends Showcase in Toronto – which has run each fall for the last few years – have moved on down the highway to Niagara Falls, Ontario for this year’s event. The event – which I’ve not been to for various scheduling or traffic avoidance reasons – puts several …
