"The DIGI Awards recognises the service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, thereby furthering the digital signage industry as a whole. The Judges Choice Award winner impressed the team of experienced judges for its innovative use of technology and mass audience engagement, in a way that went beyond normal 'digital signage'," said David Keene, executive editor at NewBay Media's Digital Signage Magazine, and chairman of the Judges Committee for the DIGI Awards.
Vivid Sydney is an 18-day festival of light, music and ideas - the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting a record 1.43 million attendees in 2014.
Now in its seventh year, Vivid Sydney is and owned and managed by Destination New South Wales (NSW), the State Government's tourism and major events agency.
Play Me! from Danny Rose incorporated visual and interactive elements through a series of massive 'musical sculptures. Each 'sculpture' represents a family of musical instruments, which the audience 'played' in real-time just using hands and body. The audience member is able to change colour, light shape and sound in front of festival-goers.
High definition projectors provided by video experts, TDC - Technical Direction Company were used to project content onto the façade of Customs House, Sydney.
(Jim Evans)
