What types of AV technology do companies use? What are the challenges of managing such large-scale productions? How might AV technologies, as well as how they are applied in music videos and live events, need to evolve and adapt in a post-Covid environment? And what innovations and trends can we…
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A foundation for remote performances
The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses and institutions to reorganise how they operate. For the majority, this meant a move to remote operations or having most staff work from home. It also applied to schools and colleges, which pushed the boundaries of video conferencing technology to enable full online lectures…
Courting the new generation
Since its formation in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, City has been teaching students in London for over a century. Close to the West End its students enjoy being on the doorstep of some of London’s key institutions and landmarks - the Museum of London, St Paul’s Cathedral, the British…
AV is the real star of ‘The Mandalorian’
In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, movie studios scrambled to make film sets socially distant, but with hundreds of staff working on them in close proximity it has taken more than Hollywood magic to do this. Replacing physical scenery with digital visuals is one way to cut staff numbers…
An immersive workspace
What do you get when you merge a next-generation control room with the theatrical technologies of a theme park, a computer games engine, projection mapping, spherical display, touch and more? Challenged to create the world’s most innovative workspace for UAE technology company, Alef Education, immersive entertainment pioneer seeper created a…
Virtual recognition
Although our usual celebrity host – this year TV fixture and comedy Marmite Rich Hall – supported an eclectic mix of laughter, networking and celebration only the AV industry can provide, expectations of what our own event could deliver in exceptionally different conditions raised the bar somewhat at the tail…
Electric experience
Bringing people together through immersive gameplay is at the core of a new tech-focused attraction. The brainchild of Will Dean, the founder of the Tough Mudder endurance event series, and David Spindler, who conceived the idea of the Tough Mudder Bootcamp franchise, Electric Gamebox combines projection mapping, touch technology, motion…
Holographic revolution
Advanced interactive holographic technology has enabled a singer-songwriter to appear as a live hologram in front of an audience in a venue located miles away from the studio in which he was performing. The innovation, developed by Musion - the company behind the holograms of Michael Jackson at the 2014…
Extending reality
The Eurosport Cube is a live presentation studio that brings together a variety of technologies to create an interactive mixed-reality set. First introduced for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where it won awards for originality and ingenuity, the Cube was sent back to the drawing board for an enhanced…
Transforming La Scala
Organised by Italian fashion body, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and sustainability consultancy, Eco Age, the Green Carpet Fashion Awards (GCFA) traditionally presents a star-studded celebration of sustainability in the fashion industry during Milan’s Fashion Week. This year, the Awards’ ethos of togetherness was upheld with a revolutionary show designed…