The State Of Themed Entertainment
October 31, 2005
School has started back up for the Fall, and the themed entertainment conference time has begun. The middle of September found us in Birmingham, England for the International Leisure Industry Week (LIW). The end of September found us in Maastricht,
Way to Go! Federated Department Stores Receives Retailer of the Year Award
September 1, 2005
Congratulations go to Federated Department Stores (Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s) for receiving the “VM+SD/Peter Glen Retailer of the Year” award at the International Design Conference in Chicago, September 21-23. Honored as a “master of department store reinvention”, Federated embraces change and is
Assessing Environmental Impacts – Air Quality
September 1, 2005
Often times when the noise quality is affected, so too is the air quality. For example, when a sound wall is built to reduce traffic noise, that same sound wall can “trap” vehicle emissions, and have a derogatory impact on
Avocent Announces Wireless Media Streamer
September 1, 2005
*Avocent Corporation, a leading supplier of connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers and financial institutions worldwide, announced their new wireless media streamer at InfoCOMM. The Avocent Emerge WMS1000 wireless media streamer broadcasts high quality, full motion streaming video
Wireless Projection
September 1, 2005
Several clients are asking about wireless projection and if it should be included in the design of their facility. Wireless projection can be done in different ways. The first and most common method is where the laptop and projector communicate
Technology Master Plan
September 1, 2005
We are seeing increasing interest among University campuses to develop master plans for their technology classrooms. For example, North Carolina State University established a Classroom Standards document some time ago but needed assistance formalizing a set of general guidelines into
Devil In The Details
July 18, 2005
Let’s look at the word “submittal.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language’s third definition of submittal is: to commit (something) to the consideration or judgment of another. From a consultant’s point of view, submittals are printed documents or
Mall of America Tycoon Video Game
July 1, 2005
Imagine our surprise when we found out one of our projects, Camp Snoopy at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN is the cornerstone of a new “Tycoon” video game. For those of you not up on the latest and
Technology in Universities
July 1, 2005
The use of audiovisual technology within the university setting is finally catching up with the corporate world. As new buildings are funded and older buildings renovated, the learning environment is being enhanced though the use of technology. Technology is no
Video-conference With Your Cell Phone??
July 1, 2005
It seems that Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone did not set the bar high enough. Nor did AT&T’s Videophone demonstration at the 1964 World’s Fair. Soon, we will be able to video-conference between our mobile phones. Demonstrated earlier this year in