Out of all the newer technologies that have been developed over the last 20 years, large screen LED displays surely rank among the most fascinating and influential across many market areas. Nevil Bounds shines a light on the success story of LED displays.
LED: From display niche to leader in large screen visualization
By Nevil Bounds 13. September 2018
Temaer: video quality, LED, wow-factor, visitor experience, tradeshows
Get Inspired! Light & Mapping festivals around the world
By Jacquie McHale 30. August 2018
Light festivals have their roots in religious and cultural beliefs, as people celebrated the end of the darkest time of the year and the return of lighter, longer days. Nowadays, festivals are often synonymous with artistry on a grand scale, showcasing innovative lighting sculptures, contemporary music and stunning projection-mapping on architectural icons. As the nights draw in (at least here in Scandinavia), why not immerse yourself in the outdoor magic of a light festival and get inspired?
Temaer: wow-factor, visitor experience, mapping, inspiration, light festival
AV at trade shows – hit or miss?
By Nevil Bounds 23. August 2018
Today, we have the best possible equipment and techniques for video, sound and lighting. So why is it that AV at trade shows still manages to miss the target on occasion? Nevil Bounds muses on AV and its pitfalls on the show floor.
Temaer: wow-factor, lighting, visitor experience, tradeshows
Interview: Events, highlights & planning, UAE
By Jacquie McHale 9. August 2018
Terry Miranda is the CEO and creative lead at UAE-based Lighthouse Productions. Originally specialising in lighting design, the company has evolved to become one of the region's leading production design companies, offering turnkey event solutions on a giant scale. We talked to Terry about recent projects, lighting design and the key to a great event.
Temaer: wow-factor, visitor experience, entertainment technology, video pro, mapping, inspiration, uae
Interview: Event challenges, highlights & planning
By Jacquie McHale 26. July 2018
A visual technologist and entertainment designer, Lalindra Amarasekara is dedicated to delivering remarkable experiences to audiences. As the co-founder of award-winning Cyber Illusions (Pvt) Ltd, he has been involved in many high-profile events both in both Sri Lanka and abroad. We touched base with Lalindra to talk about events – recent highlights, planning tips and biggest challenges to date. Read on…
Temaer: wow-factor, visitor experience, entertainment technology, essentials, video pro, mapping, inspiration
Five (more) examples of creative projection mapping
By Jacquie McHale 19. July 2018
More mapping… We've listed a further five applications showing how projection mapping can effectively transform just about anything, whether it’s spacecraft, signs, sports arenas or a 600 year-old landmark!
Temaer: wow-factor, multi-display, visitor experience, mapping, inspiration
Five examples of creative projection mapping
By Jacquie McHale 28. June 2018
For many people, mapping is synonymous with architectural projection, bringing buildings to life. In this short piece, we highlight five other projection applications, some old and some new. Go map…
Temaer: wow-factor, multi-display, visitor experience, mapping
What is projection mapping?
By Adrian Pennington 7. June 2018
Video mapping, projection mapping, 3D mapping, spatial augmented reality or plain old mapping, the technology has plenty of names but the effect can be summed up in a single word: wow! We take a quick look at what it is and when to use it.
Temaer: projection mapping, augmented reality, wow-factor, audience engagement, video, visitor experience
What is Dante?
By Nevil Bounds 31. May 2018
Network audio solutions have been around for many years now, but here’s one that seems to be gaining more traction than most. Dante has been adopted by many vendors who wish to include this kind of interface with their systems, either as fully integrated ones or standalone solutions.
Temaer: multi-channel audio, low latency audio, audio interface, visitor experience, dante
Control systems have evolved incredibly over the last 40 years or so, but how do you get the best out of them and make them really effective?
Temaer: audience engagement, lighting, visitor experience, GUI, control