Ten outstanding AV freelancers have named as winners of the inaugural AV Freelancer Awards, organised by JacobsMassey. The winners were announced at a gala presentation ceremony at the Congress Centre, London on Friday last week. Supporting the awards were headline sponsor IET Venues and IET.tv and category sponsors AV Magazine,…
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Newly formed AVPM Group names Mark Tildesley director
Mark Tildesley has joined the board of the newly formed AVPM Group as a director. Tildesley was formerly enterprise sales director for EMEA at Clevertouch. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades with Maverick, a TD SYNNEX company, working with leading brands to shape the emerging market for collaboration…
Inside the Royal College of Music’s new simulation lab
͏A Meyer Sound Constellation system has been installed in a new Performance Laboratory at London's Royal College of Music (RCM). The facility combines acoustic simulation technology with the visual graphics engines that drive the latest video games to create two fully immersive performance simulation facilities to aid the training of students.…
SP keeps Lux Machina on track at esports championship
Lux Machina Consulting has implemented Stage Precision’s SP software into its workflow for the production of Riot Game’s League of Legends World Championship esports competition in South Korea. For the project, the virtual production (VP) specialist deployed several different tracking solutions, including an inside-out optical tracking data system via Mo-Sys,…
ISE to sponsor immersive light arts festival in Barcelona
ISE will be sponsoring the Llum BCN’24 light arts festival for the third year running. The fusion of artistry and technology will illuminate the streets of Barcelona's Poblenou neighbourhood from 2-4 February. Among Llum BCN'24's 46 light installations will be 13 created by international and local artists and 17 by architecture and design schools based in Barcelona.…
Thousands of Spanish taxis equipped with Contacta loops
Three thousand taxis in the Spanish capital of Madrid are now hearing accessible, thanks to a major installation programme of hearing loops. Legislation took effect in Spain in 2020, which stated that every new taxi in the city must have a loop system fitted. The project is being overseen by…
Immersive journey brings Europe’s heaviest waterfall to life
Located in northern Switzerland, the Rheinfall is the most powerful waterfall in Europe by average flow rate and attracts thousands of visitors each year. The Rhyality Immersive Art Hall, located directly above the falls inside a redeveloped industrial complex, seeks to share this experience by offering an immersive journey that…
Barcelona’s L’illa Mall added to ISE programme of Tech Tours
ISE has added Barcelona's L'illa Mall to its programme of Tech Tours, organised in partnership with the Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya. The first mall built in Barcelona, which has an annual footfall of 16 million visitors and is recognised as one of the city's premier shopping destinations, revealed its renovated space…
Inside Pixel Artworks’ extraordinary Lighthouse workspace
Pixel Artworks Lighthouse is an extraordinary workplace in Farringdon, London that’s designed to inspire and amplify creativity. The new cutting-edge office space boasts a sleek, modern design that’s engaging and spectacular. The office also features an immersive LED room and interactive LED screens from Dynamo LED Displays, designed to elevate…
First European university to host lectures by Proto hologram
Loughborough University is set to become the first higher education institution in Europe to host guest lecturers in a Proto holographic display booth. The technology will be formally introduced into the curriculum in 2025 after a year of experimentation, according to the Guardian website. The university plans to bring in…