Projects: Projected Messi Runs The Streets Of Barcelona August 21, 2014 by Super User I’ve seen references to this as projection mapping, but that implies the visuals are being precisely tuned to the the dimensions and contours of a structure. That’s not in play here, but it is nonetheless very clever and effective. To celebrate the return of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona for the new …
Projects: Interactive At SF 49ers’ New Stadium August 21, 2014 by Super User The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers have moved into the new Levi’s Stadium, which has all the expensive bells and whistles that seem to be inherent in monster sports facilities these days. Among the attractions in this $1.2 billion facility is a museum about the storied franchise, and an attached education center that has a set of …
Projects: Tim Hortons Concept Store Includes Tabletop Interactive August 15, 2014 by Super User Here’s a video from a trade show last month in which the iconic Canadian coffee chain – which sells 8 of every 10 cups of coffee up here – showed what a store “could” look like one day. Too much white plastic for me, but I did like the stab at tabletop interactive ordering stations. …
Projects: Nike’s House Of Mamba Lights Up Shanghai Hoops August 15, 2014 by Super User When I first saw this video and read the descriptions, I couldn’t figure out how or why it was being described as an LED floor – because it looks like the basketball court was projection mapped. But after watching it a few times, I realized, no, it’s a very big tiled HD-LED floor. You can …
Halifax Adopts Region-Wide Digital Signage Program August 14, 2014 by Super User PEI’s ScreenScape Networks has for years now been advocating the value of content sharing across a broad, community-wide networking, running off their web-centric publishing and management platform. They’ve had some success in vertical markets like bars and restaurants, but now they’ve got a showcase client for the notion – the regional government for Eastern Canada’s …
Projects: Brilliant Interactive Video Wall At Performance Court, Ottawa August 1, 2014 by Super User This is a brilliant video wall execution in a new office block in Ottawa, Canada’s national capital. The project was put together by Cineplex Digital Solutions, with Arsenal Media doing the creative and Dynamix and RPV doing the supply and installation. The 26 foot high by 21.5 foot wide wall used 72 Barco LED tiles …
Projects: Smoke Signals Go Up At Saskatchewan Casinos July 31, 2014 by Super User The Saskatchewan wing of the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation has raised Smoke Signals at five of its casinos across the province. The vaguely teepee-shaped digital fixtures, dubbed Smoke Signals, are 12.5-feet tall by 14.5 feet around. The display presents video and ticker content designed to engage patrons and increase message retention with the goal of repeat sales. …
Projects: Gloriously Stupid Wait Terminal Screen At Toronto Airport July 30, 2014 by Super User This is a screen in the wait area of the pain-in-the-ass ferry terminal at Billy Bishop Airport, on an island just off downtown Toronto. The scary thing is, someone would have put this up, turned it on, and thought to his or her self, “Nailed it!” This features a 24-hour cable news feeds that already …
Projects: Siemens UK Uses Screens For Internal Comms July 29, 2014 by Super User The UK offices of Siemens, the huge engineering and technology services company, are now using digital signage to improve the delivery of their internal communications. Eclipse Digital Media put the project together and uses ONELAN as the management and playback platform. Eclipse says it “carried out a period of consultancy with Siemens to establish the goals …
Projects: Aerva Driving Outdoor Digital Way Down Under July 23, 2014 by Super User Boston-based Aerva is working with a New Zealand reseller, nGage, on a deal that’s now powering outdoor digital screens for the media firm APN Outdoor. There will be five screens up around Auckland by the end of this month. Reports Aerva: In addition, Aerva’s AerWave software will also power APN Outdoor’s digital plinths and video …
