Event Technology: Animatronics

Every June, Ubisoft and many of the world’s largest video game companies participate in an exclusive E3 press event during which they reveal new games and other content that will contribute to their success in the coming year. Having escaped the threat of takeover from Vivendi, Ubisoft leveraged the 2018 event to proclaim its independence, […]

THE SETUP: The Ranger is a beloved Ford truck that rolled off the assembly line in 2011. So when the brand hit the North American International Auto Show to introduce its redesigned 2019 model, it wanted to rekindle the adventurous spirit that the vehicles—and their drivers—are known for. With a media briefing on its auto […]

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: TOTO created a showroom of private bathrooms featuring its Washlet product, an electronic bidet, where attendees learned about its features from an animated holographic character by the name of “Shizukun.” Triggered by a motion and door-sensor system when the consumer entered the bathroom, the story told by the childlike blue […]

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: The entire exterior of Munchkin’s exhibit was wrapped in vacuum-formed panels featuring LED video tiles—100 feet of them—that showcased an adaptation of its animated campaign film “Miracles.” Portions of the film, which interprets the world through a child’s imagination, along with animated animals that are featured on the cups, were […]

WHY THE JUDGES LOVE IT: This one was a show-stopper. The conference’s super-wide screen spanned 460 feet and featured 2,050 panoramic LED panels, curved elements to enhance the dimension and motion of the design, and an LED band overhead that ran the width of room. The screen configuration allowed for two days of speaker walk-on […]