The Daktronics Experience

Esports' rising popularity is highlighted by some major installations in Saudi Arabia. To hear more about how Savvy Gaming Group is covering walls in LED displays, Justin and Matt talk with Tyler Husby, project manager, and Chaker Joanne, field service engineer, both covering the Middle East region for Daktronics. We talk about two projects in depth, the displays and how they use them, and how they set up the future for the egaming marketplace.

Links:

• The Zone News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-delivers-immersive-environment-at-e-games-vov-the-zone
• Riyadh Front Mall News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-delivers-seamless-video-wall-for-electronic-gaming-infrastructure-company-s-riyadh-front-mall-esports-location
• Daktronics Narrow Pixel Pitch Webpage: daktronics.com/npp

The trend of sportsbooks and huge LED video screens is continuing to heat up, so Matt and Justin sat down with Keith Nichols, Owners Rep at DKNQ, to hear how he’s integrated dvLED technology in these and other spaces. Keith also shares how he got started in the casino technology industry, aspects of implementation and the back end of designing these spaces using LED technology.  

• In-person interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hBodhu93cqY 

When details are critical and information needs to be as accurate as possible, Daktronics delivers. Justin and Matt are joined by Tye Dato, AV Channel Sales, and Phil Reyes, Senior Director of Government Systems and Channel Management, to hear about the company’s approach to government and military clients. They cover everything from the detailed level of assembly to installation, service and support.

Links:

• Daktronics Military and Government Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/transportation/government-and-military
• Daktronics Narrow Pixel Pitch Webpage: www.daktronics.com/npp

Do you ever wonder what happens behind the scenes of a video wall installation? To hear those details, Justin and Matt are joined by Kyle Kempf, CTS-I Director of Commercial Audio Video for ImageNet Consulting. He shares all about ImageNet, how they started working with Daktronics, a recent install in Texas and much more.

• Daktronics LED Video Wall Webpage: www.daktronics.com/videowalls 
• ImageNet Consulting Website: imagenetconsulting.com
• ImageNet’s AV Solutions Webpage: https://imagenetconsulting.com/products/audio-visual-solutions/
• Kyle’s Email: Kkempf@imagenet.com

The experience surrounding sports is ever-expanding, most recently into casinos and venues with sportsbooks. To hear more about this and trends within these applications, Justin and Matt visit with Josh Francois, managing director, and James Roehrl, sales representative, both in the Spectaculars division at Daktronics. They discuss the massive LED walls that are being installed along with creative implementations of direct-view LED technology and much more.

What will you see when you visit Daktronics Corporate Headquarters in Brookings, SD? Justin and Matt sat down with Jim Vasgaard, Daktronics national sales manager for spectacular projects, to hear his experiences of hosting multiple tours of the factory and showroom in recent months.

• Daktronics Showroom Webpage with Visit Sign-Up Form: daktronics.com/showroom

Offices, entryways and lobbies, boardrooms, and other spaces on corporate campuses are stepping up their audiovisual presentations. To hear about those applications from an AV integrator perspective, Justin and Matt are joined by Paul Kelley, Sales Engineer with DGI Communications. He also talks about a recent project at PTC’s corporate offices as well as their VR tool that helps visualize an installation before it happens.

• DGI Communications Website: https://www.dgicommunications.com/
• PTC Project News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/ptc-elevates-corporate-experience-center-with-daktronics-led-video-walls-through-dgi-communications-partnership

When clarity matters for critical decision making, your video technology is extremely important. Nobody knows that better than those Inside the Joint Medical Operations Center (JMOC), as well as John Sublett, Director of Federal Sales for Crown Point Systems, and Andrew Stone, Program Manager for Solute. They join Justin and Matt to talk about the narrow pixel pitch project for the JMOC, their experiences with Daktronics and more.

• Crown Point Systems website: https://www.crownpointsystems.com/ 
• Solute website: https://solute.us/ 

Capturing people’s attention as they pass by is one aspect while entertaining them while inside is another. To hear how LED displays play a part in both aspects, Justin and Matt talk with James Fuchsel, Sign Consultant for La Crosse Sign Group; Alan Harper, Executive Account Manager for AVI Systems; and Chris Ebben, Attractions Director for Wilderness Resort.

• La Crosse Sign Group Website: https://www.lacrossesign.com/
• AVI Systems Website: https://www.avisystems.com/
• Wilderness Resort Website: https://www.wildernessresort.com/

Daktronics works with AV Integrators to help bring LED technology into larger projects such as buildings and architecture or designated spaces therein. To learn more about how that happens, Justin and Matt are joined by Automation Arts Owner and President Shaun Trudell and Vice President Ron Moore. We cover the partnership between our companies, recent projects we’ve worked on together and more.

• Automation Arts Website: https://automationarts.com/