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Experiential technology is an essential medium for delivering a client's vision in attractions and museum spaces. Collaboration between experience, creative content, exhibit and technical system designers is crucial to bringing the vision to reality. Jeremy Lee, Design Consultant and Joel Zink, Technical...
Storytelling is part of the human experience. There’s a reason everyone keeps telling stories—they considerably impact how people interpret their lives. In the modern world of storytelling,...
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) annual meeting focuses on 'Social and Community Impact' through People, Power, Plant and Possibility. As the introduction to the event states, "Museums are vital...
Today’s performance audio landscapes are dominated by immersive artificial soundscapes, directional audio and other advanced sound systems. These innovative solutions build on the pioneering...
Johnson Controls' OpenBlue Innovation Center - Milwaukee is an engaging, interactive environment showcasing the company's smart building technologies. Leveraging virtual reality, RFID technology,...
From museums to transportation hubs, retail outlets to commercial buildings, advanced motion sensing technology is revolutionizing interactive experiences in various spaces and destinations. Motion...
Audiovisual (AV) systems are no longer standalone solutions. They form part of a converged networked infrastructure, making cyber security an essential consideration for AV deployments. This article...
Storytelling is part of the human experience. There’s a reason everyone keeps telling stories—they considerably impact how people interpret their lives. In the modern world of storytelling,...
From museums to transportation hubs, retail outlets to commercial buildings, advanced motion sensing technology is revolutionizing interactive experiences in various spaces and destinations. Motion...
Spatial computing is a term that has gained a higher profile since Apple introduced its Vision Pro augmented reality headset with the phrase “Welcome to the era of spatial computing”. But what is...
Modern, tech-savvy travelers expect airports to provide a seamless, consistent welcoming experience from arrival to boarding and terminal departure. Experiential technology in airport terminals has...
As transportation operators invest in new or upgraded facilities to enhance passenger experience, they are also seeking new ways to increase revenue and achieve an improved return on their...
'Passenger experience' is the new mantra for airport industry executives and 'passengers-first' is the must-have phrase in customer communications. But what's the reality? Are airport operators...
In today's airport landscape the significance of enhancing passenger experience cannot be overstated. Not only does it play a crucial role in boosting revenue but it also holds immense potential for...
When Gartner cites the metaverse as one of its top strategic technology trends for 2023, the technology has to be taken seriously. Indeed, according to forecasters, it looks like big business for...
An executive briefing center or customer experience space is essential for building and strengthening relationships with your customers or prospects. So, how important is a customer experience space...
In an earlier blog, Dark Rides – The Next Generation – Part 1, we explained the importance of upgrading dark rides to meet increasing visitor expectations and explored the three key trends –...
Dark rides have been an important and popular attraction in theme parks for generations, but now experiential technology is taking them in exciting new directions — and the new generation of rides...
Casinos have been at the epicenter of experience for decades. Walking into one, visitors will encounter so many stimuli—lights, sound, smells and more. While their appeal is certainly the gaming and...
Travel and tourism took major hits during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it’s roaring back to life with guests ready to experience all that hospitality has to offer. Meet travelers where they...
The ‘big themes’ of this year’s ISE event highlight one critical factor – the workplace experience matters, not just to employees but also to visiting customers as they engage with the company....
The modern hospitality environment has evolved significantly in the past few years. It was already moving in a new direction with the growing experience economy. Then a pandemic hit, crippling the...
Almost every commercial space you encounter has elements of the physical and digital worlds. The merging of these can create exciting and engaging experiences, and the casino and gaming industry has...
Capturing stories is a large part of the work we do on experiential design projects. Each place has a unique narrative, delivered to guests in innovative ways. With every installation comes the...
Technology has changed how we live, work and interact with the world around us. As a result, we can even create new worlds and experiences. This innovation led to the debut of immersive experiences,...
When you think about eco-friendly architectural design, you likely think about green building initiatives. Many components go into this construct—material sustainability, efficient use of resources...
We’ve examined the ways technology, particularly artificial intelligence and augmented and extended reality, might play key parts in the world’s collective march toward reopening and what’s likely to...
The challenges left in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as they relate to the ways in which we design and construct the places where we live, work and play, will continue to demand...
Exceptional projects demand an exceptional team. When engaging an audio visual (AV) solutions provider with so many companies out there… how do you choose? From design, to procurement, commissioning...
Widespread COVID-19 vaccination might be on the horizon, but “normal” life is still months away – and many precautions borne of this global crisis will likely persist for years to come, if not...
It’s never been more critical that healthcare providers have solutions that enable them to provide safe, confident care to patients – care that also needs to give those patients peace of mind during...
As the global reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is still much uncertainty surrounding when and how public spaces will become truly safe once again. Visitors have begun...
The dark ride, which offers guests a unique experience and immerses them in a world much larger than the space they’re actually in through the use of technology, lighting, audio and more, may seem...
The theme park and themed entertainment industry has been a model of technological innovation in recent years. Themed entertainment uses technology to enhance and support narrative and immerse...
The pace of technological innovation is staggering. Themed entertainment and theme parks are primed to take advantage of these advances, with extended reality solutions, projection, advanced audio...
As the global reopening marches on in the wake of the COVID-19, the themed entertainment industry is primed to leverage the power of technology to return to pre-pandemic levels of growth and visitor...
The places where we live, work and play don’t always have doors, for one, or distinct “lobbies” – but that doesn’t mean that attention to detail shouldn’t be given to the first impression a space and...
The AV Awards annually recognize the “outstanding achievements of individuals, companies, projects and technology across the AV, events and production sectors” – and three Electrosonic projects have...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the concern surrounding workplace safety has centered on employees’ peace of mind and comfort and on maintaining productivity despite protective...
In the first blog in this series, we explained how innovative technology can help leisure operators reopen and run their facilities safely as lockdown begins to ease. Now, with restrictions easing...
As the global pandemic shows signs of easing, theme parks and other leisure facilities around the world are beginning to reopen, although on a limited scale. However, this doesn’t mean that it’s time...
There’s been much said about how offices might look as the world’s reopening and efforts to achieve a “new normal” march forward, and it’s a certainty that technology will play a critical role in...
Electrosonic is no stranger to recognition for spectacular museum projects. In fact, in 2019, the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre took home the Best Museum Project of the Year award from the...
There’s no other way to say it – the $3.4 billion MGM COTAI resort in Macau, China is likely the most awe-inspiring and innovative integrated experience the world has ever known. It features the...
With some of the world’s biggest companies – including Amazon, Microsoft, Google and many others – extending work-from-home policies or contemplating a permanent shift to remote work, one key...
We’ve highlighted how the digital workplace will likely be forever altered in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus and the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic. It’s clear that this period of...
Effectively coping with – and ultimately resolving – crisis situations often requires swift action from essential personnel. Unfortunately, during times of uncertainty, fear, panic and confusion can...
Stepping into a casino is no longer about heading straight for the craps table – the entire experience has evolved alongside the technology and experience-centric modern landscape. Today’s casino...
At its core, architecture is a creative field – architects seek to create stunning and lasting spaces, and that process can feel like an extremely personal one. However, architects shouldn’t let this...
As audiovisual technology marches forward, some of the world’s most iconic and historic places are being swept into the current. There’s a common desire to maintain these powerful spaces, but also to...
Sports stadiums have a formidable rival: high-def, flat-panel TVs. After all, why pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a stadium seat—where you can easily miss a play or a call—when you can...
The need for security impacts everyone. And, unfortunately, unmonitored access points can quickly lead to a costly data breach. The massive Target breach from a few years ago was the result of an...
If you pay even the slightest amount of attention to technology trends, you already know that the hype around 5G is rapidly gaining steam. The question is what does the eventual movement from current...
Each time we hit a new decade, it is always fun and often rewarding to take a look in the rearview mirror to see how the company has progressed. The past 10 years represent a decade of significant...
Do you have a project on the horizon? Is your goal to captivate your audience? In the spirit of the holidays, we have created a wish list of the qualities a company should consider when selecting an...
Over the last ten years, Electrosonic has had the opportunity to work on a wide array of projects. Projects that stretch across global borders, serving numerous industries and leveraging a wide array...
Customer expectations are at an all-time high at a time when the digital realm has provided consumers have significantly more choices and added control. As a result, consumers are actively seeking...
Each time we seemingly reach a plateau where it seems like technology evolution is slowing down, an innovation enters the landscape, often kicking off an entirely new wave of product iterations....
Being able to conquer the biggest, most complex audiovisual (AV) projects requires expertise that comes from dealing with diverse experiences. The type of diverse experiences that only happen when a...
Much like today’s consumers, building owners have high expectations. They want far more out of their investments as they build new spaces and renovate existing environments. A key driver? The...
While there is no universal best screen for every application, selecting the wrong surface can create problems, including poor image quality or viewing difficulties for part of the audience.
Fictional or factual, the world of espionage has a way of captivating people. In part, the intrigue has to do with the mystique of carrying on the façade of being someone else. However, the hidden...
As the experience economy continues to mature and evolve, it is has become increasingly more important to embrace creative and meaningful ways to visually interact with team members and customers....
It’s not every day that you can be involved in delivering the world’s largest anything. That is part of what makes the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre so unique and intriguing. Designed and...
There are a lot of lessons to learn from the past. However, keeping people actively engaged can be challenging. As many museums have learned, the proper (and creative) use of audiovisual (AV)...
The cloud-based as-a-service market has been one of the fastest growing sectors over the past 5 years. So much so that it’s estimated that organizations will spend $94.8 billion on these cloud-based...
We have talked in detail about the significant role that interactive audiovisual deployments can have as guests engage and ultimately embrace the immersive experience. What we haven’t discussed is...
Much like the Oscars for the motion picture industry, the annual AV Awards is in place to recognize the most phenomenal audiovisual (AV) deployments around the world as well as the organizations...
When properly leveraged, audiovisual (AV) technology is at the core of most highly effective collaboration and communications efforts in today’s digital world. After all, AV technology has the...
We are in the beginning stages of a true revolution – the extended reality revolution. Although some components have been around for a handful of years, the current level of maturity, understanding...
In today’s digital economy, how businesses leverage technology is often a key differentiator. While various technologies play a role in fueling this evolving environment properly deploy audiovisual...
With all of the exciting audiovisual (AV) technology on display at InfoComm 2019, the potential to creatively address new applications is exhilarating. Each year top vendors and a few up-and-coming...
Zoos and aquariums have an intriguing capability to attract guests of all ages. One of the reasons for the lasting appeal is their unique ability to offer guests the opportunity to at least...
Revitalizing the control room environment is a great way for oil and gas businesses with a host of remote offshore operations to truly capitalize on improved communications and networking...
Today, architects, designers, main contractors and other key stakeholders are being asked to integrate thoughtful audiovisual(AV) designs into their project designs in order to create better...
We all have a story to tell. It’s what helps separate us from our competition.
For the past 55 years, Electrosonic has operated behind the scenes, with a proven record of helping our clients realize truly immersive experiences. Electrosonic creates innovative experiences by...
While much of the magic in Vegas has a lot to do with smoke, mirrors and illusion, the technology that was on display Electrosonic’s first Fusion Lite event was all about possibilities.
From first appearances, wayfinding may seem quite self-explanatory. And, unfortunately as a result, wayfinding often ends up becoming an afterthought as a building projects come to completion and...
As we discussed in last week’s post, every successful audiovisual deployment starts with gaining a clear understanding of the application. After all, understanding the application helps build the...
We get it! Audiovisual deployments, by nature, can be flashy. And, because of the potential outcomes associated with a successful AV deployment, it’s easy to let excitement get in the way of...
Public facing organizations have come under almost constant attack in recent years. According to the Data Breach Investigations Report, published annually by Verizon, there were 22,788 security...
A variety of expertise is required when constructing a new building that incorporates an immersive experience. Technical design services may not be the first need that comes to mind. However,...
There’s a lot of talk these days about the progressive corporation’s efforts to make the office space more employee-friendly, more home-like. The goal is to help employees not only be more efficient...
A video wall provides a powerful opportunity to attract attention. While the price point for direct-view LED walls is decreasing, they still represent a significant investment of time and money....
You’ve seen them in hotel lobbies, at the mall, in theme parks, and at sporting venues. Video walls are almost everywhere. Thanks to a decreasing price point, companies are recognizing more...
Choosing the correct video conferencing solution goes well beyond negotiating a good deal. Successfully deploying a video conferencing solution means assessing equipment capabilities, addressing...
There is a big difference between AV technology and a truly integrated experience. To understand the difference, we spoke to industry insider Chris Conte, Electrosonic’s Vice President of New...
I attended the recent InfoComm show in June, meeting with many of our customers, partners, and prospects. A theme I heard from some in the industry was concern that the show had become a magnet for...
Companies are continually adopting new technologies to improve communication and foster collaboration amongst employees. One of those technologies is the interactive display. Originally used in...
The concept that technology is disruptive is yielding to a new interpretation. Technology is transformative--it has become so integrated into the consumer’s daily life that it now plays a pivotal...
The digital economy has undeniably put a new emphasis on the importance of the customer experience. As such, expectations have never been higher. But at the same time, the ability to dazzle has never...
