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How virtual production stages and LED volumes revolutionized filmmaking, plus Samsung makes major investment in semiconductor unit.
Butler University to build esports facility designed by Populous, plus the increased adoption of AR/VR and the implications for privacy and legislation.
A look at the tech behind the Tokyo Olympics 8K stream, plus an immersive exhibit based on Claude Monet’s art opens in Toronto.
The Tokyo Olympics showcase socially-distant AV technology, Fisk University unveils 5G-powered VR laboratory for biology students.
LA Rams unveil 4K Infinty Screen, plus $28m esports arena coming to Cedar Park in Ohio and UCF uses holograms for healthcare education.
Tokyo Olympics will broadcast all events in 4K and some in 8K, Canton OH Pro Football Hall of Fame esports complex will open in 2022.
ISTELive 21 tracks post-pandemic classroom AV trends, Brooklyn opens esports venue BrookLAN, Belong to open 100s of esports facilities in the US.
NJ invests $200K to build esports hub in Atlantic City, plus how school districts are reimagining the post-pandemic classroom.
St. Clair College to host Canada’s first varsity esports program, how 5G will affect VR in esports and how COVID-19 boosted ed tech adoption.
The benefits of speech-to-text technology in school classrooms, plus what the pandemic taught us about the promise and peril of life lived online.