Moment Factory will launch a projection-mapping show in Paris this autumn. Aura Invalides, which has taken two years to create and will open at Les Invalides on 22 September, will transform the venue, which hosts the tomb of France's former emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, into an AV spectacle each night. The…
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Cyviz to upgrade immersive suite at Microsoft tech centre
Cyviz has won a contract to upgrade a Microsoft Technology Center at Microsoft’s headquarters in the Netherlands. A revamped HoloSuite experience centre will allow customers to explore Microsoft technologies and solutions including Teams, Surface and HoloLens in a 360° fully immersive experience. Cyviz chief executive Espen Gylvik said: “Cyviz has a…
Midwich Group acquires Spanish broadcast distributor
Earpro & ESS, the Spanish distribution arm of Midwich Group, has acquired Video Digital. Video Digital is a Barcelona-based distributor of pro AV equipment in Spain and Portugal which established a strong position in the broadcast market by working with a range of leading companies, including Blackmagic Design. The management…
Crisis management centre equipped with Sony Crystal LED
A crisis management centre in Turkey is using Sony Crystal LED with a 1.26mm pixel pitch to monitor information on natural, technological and man-made disasters. AKOM – which opened in Istanbul in 2000, 16 months after an earthquake killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey – is the control centre…
The corporate XR stage with room for 180 in the audience
Dutch HR services provider Randstad recently opened an immersive experience centre at its HQ in Diemen, close to Amsterdam. Up to 180 visitors can comfortably fit into the experience centre on site at the Randstad HQ, with the possibility of adding a virtually unlimited number of online viewers. Dutch AV…
LANG AG names new supervisory board to replace founders
A new supervisory board has been established at LANG AG, after the founding generation of directors stood down. The new supervisory board of six members will be chaired by Florian Rotberg, managing director of invidis consulting, with Christina Lang-Winter, headmaster of the Kettelerschule, Bonn, as deputy chair. Other active board…
Interactive Space Invaders game turns cities into ARcades
Space Invaders: World Defense, which combines AR and 3D gameplay, launched in cities across the world on 18 July. Games company TAITO has utilised the ARCore Geospatial API and Streetscape Geometry API to create an interactive experience that adapts to players’ locations, nearby landmarks, the time and weather conditions. Marking…
ISE 2024 to to host Latin American AV summit in Barcelona
ISE is to organise a Latin American AV summit which will take place alongside the trade show in Barcelona at the end of January 2024. The summit was announced in Brussels by Integrated Systems Events managing director Mike Blackman. Speaking to Barcelona's Vanguardia newspaper, Blackman said that ISE was betting…
The ski lodge with almost 300 4K Philips MediaSuite TVs
The new SkiStar Lodge Hundfjället, in Sweden, has installed 286 50" 4K Philips MediaSuite TVs. The property, which is in the village of Sälen and has 153 rooms and apartments, turned to Nonius and PPDS to create and deliver a tailored AV solution. A key factor in the hotel's choice…
Back of the net for Kramer’s streaming and control solutions
Kramer's AVoIP streaming and control solutions are providing real-time data and 4K video navigation systems for a Swedish fishing boat. The Carmona was seeking a reliable system that could be viewed from multiple locations across the vessel and remotely, with no latency, to help it navigate and identify suitable fishing…