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VMware’s Virtual Conference Boasts Content Channels, Gamification and XR
For VMworld 2020, VMware pivoted to digital. Armed with 900 sessions, the brand designed a seven-channel video viewer organized by category that allowed attendees to see current content, preview future content, access information about all channel sessions and engage in interactive Q&As. There were also curated playlists, deep dives into content, a points-based gamification element,...
Cisco Live app helps make things more personal
WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: Cisco’s premier customer event, Cisco Live, features everything from product announcements to 1,500-plus technical training sessions. What the conference doesn’t offer, however, is printed signage, making the Cisco Live app the only way to navigate the event. In 2018, Cisco leveraged a new app design to deliver more personalized experiences....
HPE App Helps Attendees ‘Discover’ Relevant Content
If you’re going to name a flagship event “Discover,” you need enough content, networking and sponsorships to live up to the name—and an easy way to navigate it. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) provided both at its semiannual open forum business conference thanks to a mobile event app and a record-setting 1,500 proximity beacons spread across...
South by Southwest App Leverages 1,000 Venue-Wide Beacons
If you’ve ever been to the South by Southwest Interactive, Film and Music Festival, you know that navigating its 6,000 official events amid tens of thousands of attendees can create an overwhelming FOMO effect. To make the massive event feel smaller and more communal, organizers leveraged the event’s proprietary app, the SXSW GO Mobile Guide,...