Create a virtual celebrity photo opportunity with Air Graffiti Dallas’s new augmented reality technology. The new system, which launches this summer, is intended for brands that are looking for ways to leverage their celebrity endorsement contracts. Air Graffiti Dallas shoots a brief video of the celebrity in advance, for example, walking into the shot, waving, or bouncing a ball. At the live event, fans stand in a designated photo area, and the video of the celebrity is virtually added to the image. Guests receive copies of the images, which can include sponsor branding, to share via email, text, or social media.
Photoboxx is a social media printing station for parties and events. When guests post their photos to Twitter or Instagram using a designated hashtag, the Photoboxx printer automatically prints a hard copy. Hosts can customize the background color of the prints and also add graphics or logos. They can also choose whether to display or hide information such as username, profile image, and comments. After the event, Photoboxx provides a report on hashtag usage, impressions, and reach.
The SloMo Lounge from Air Graffiti Dallas turns four seconds of video into a 30-second slow-motion playback. The system uses a high-speed, high-definition camera to record guests interacting with one another and with quirky props so the playback can reveal funny facial expressions. Guests receive a copy of the video, and they can select stills from it to print on site; all the content is shareable via email, text message, or social media. The activation can be set up in a 10- by 10-foot area and can be done with a plain white, black, or green screen backdrop.
Add a splash of bright colors to event photos with the Neon Video Booth from Foto Master. Guests stand in front of a dark backdrop and use an LED spray can or pen to create virtual doodles. A camera in front of the guests uses an algorithm to detect and track the LED light. The resulting image of guests and their artwork can be saved as a video or turned into photos, GIFs, or flip books, all with brand logos and messages. Hosts can choose the color and size of the neon pen.
Bored of traditional theater- or classroom-style room setups? Designing a arrangement with an assortment of furniture "is an ideal way to provide flexibility and choices for attendees’ different personalities," says Michele Wilde, the resort's director of conference services and event sales.
Comfort is a priority, especially during lengthy meetings, Wilde says. Offering multiple seating options can keep attendees engaged and also suit different personalities.
A threesided set up gives attendees a sense of proximity to the speakers.
Quartz also experimented with seating. In the front of the room there were couches reserved for V.I.P. guests, and in the back of the room there was a row of high-top tables where laptop users could work.
Bags that attendees received at registration had various charts taken from Quartz stories that could serve as conversation starters.
Q&A sessions with speakers continued in a designated space outside of the ballroom. The move allowed more intimate access to speakers.
Quartz encourages its sponsors to bring unusual and engaging activations to its events. One example was a fully functional mini planetarium from Qualcomm.
Not every event wants to meet at a hotel. Variety and WWD chose Smashbox Studios for a different feel.
An unexpected addition to the stage was a DJ booth.
Before lunch and the presentation, guests gathered in a sponsor activation area. Its design had a look consistent with the main room, with the same color palette and furniture rentals.
Uber partnered with Perrier and Hotel Indigo Lower East Side to host the second concert in its #UberSummerSeries on July 18 at the hotel's rooftop Mr. Purple in New York. The event decor included branded Uber beach balls.
Brand partner Perrier activated a GIF photo booth that included can and bottle props.
The Out in the Streets festival took place July 16 and 17 at the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, Queens. The music, food, and arts event featured a live art piece created with festival attendees' recycled beer cans by street artist Leon Reid IV.
The 10th edition of BizBash Live: The Expo Los Angeles took place July 13 at the California Market Center. Glo Cone showcased its LED cone stick with illuminated cotton candy. The company's product is available nationally for a variety of events; candy is not included.Â
The 11th annual Pitchfork Music Festival took place July 15 to 17 at Chicago's Union Park. The Pitchfork Review activated a colorful bus on festival grounds. Guests could lounge inside the bus, which featured folding chairs, pillows, and grass-green carpeting.
Clif Bar's lounge featured a section where guests could watch audio engineers from Mobile Vinyl Recorders make vinyl records. Based in Seattle, the company uses vintage disc-cutting lathes to create records in real time.
Miami Swim Week took place July 14 to 19. Italian brewing company Peroni hosted a lawn at the Escape Miami event, which took place at the Sagamore Hotel. The festival-like atmosphere included floor pillows and lawn games.
SwimMiami, which took place at the W South Beach, featured an ice sculpture that encased several of sponsor Bobble's colorful water bottles.
To celebrate World Emoji Day and its latest global campaign, Pepsi hosted the "Love: From Cave to Keyboard, Imagined by Pepsi" pop-up exhibit on July 14 at 433 Broadway at Howard in New York. Designed by Zoe Productions, the step-and-repeat featured an array of PepsiMoji faces, accented by the Pepsi logo.
Guests could create their own heart-shaped smoke signals by pressing down on the interactive station.
