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Bubble Wrap: How Eurovision Monitors Covid Risk at Events

CIO

The Eurovision Song Contest, by the way, is the world’s largest live music event, organized each year in May by the local organizer and the European Broadcasting Union. A New Normal: Bubble-Up for Safety at Live Events with Flockey. Social Distancing App Shows Transmission Rates in Real Time. So, how does it work?

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The platform that allows Royal Opera House CTO to stream events into homes

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Royal Opera House goes digital In 2019 and 2020, ROH put on 146 performances and participatory events front of house, with 12 productions screened at cinemas and drive-in sites, and 71 productions broadcast across radio, television and streaming services. But the show did go on.

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Event Booking Software: Supporting Venue Management

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The events industry is actively recovering after the painful pandemic collapse. Despite the emergence of virtual and hybrid event types, the number of both leisure and corporate in-person events is growing rapidly. So, by 2028, the global events industry value is expected to reach $1,553 billion, up from $1,135 in 2019.

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Managing CEO expectations is this year’s Priority No. 1

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If we aren’t, they’ll want Tony Stark’s ability to conjure up high-tech solutions by gesticulating into a 3D touch interface while arguing with the AI that ran the Iron Man’s lab. As a simplistic example of what mixed reality (MR) has to offer, imagine you attend an industry event that includes a cocktail party on its agenda.

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LiveKit co-founder believes the metaverse needs open infrastructure

TechCrunch

In fact, one large social media company approached him about using his app for its 1,000-person company, but was concerned about security using Agora. However, the challenge is how to move the data around quickly over the internet and have an infrastructure that works for cameras, microphones and 3D objects.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO

For example, Decentraland offers the ability to monetize your creativity, vote as a virtual citizen, participate in events, play games, and so on. Make an offer (if the plot is still available) and make it yours with content, get tickets to events, make ownership exchanges using nonfungible tokens, and more.

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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

With Emperia, brands can put on live events with hosts that walk them through a virtual space, or customize exhibits and displays with 3D models and images of real-world inventory. It integrates with existing e-commerce and stock management software, tracking demographics, store activity and purchases.

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