AVIXA has announced the finalists for the AV Experience Awards, a program that recognises the innovative integration of content, space and AV technology used to enrich experiences.

The winners will be announced in June and will join a virtual panel discussion during InfoComm 2020 Connected on 16 June to talk about the challenges and triumphs of their projects.

“We are extremely impressed by the diverse range of AV projects that were submitted from across the globe. From Brazil to Qatar, we saw projects from more than 20 countries,” AVIXA chief marketing officer Dan Goldstein says.

“AV professionals are applying technology in imaginative ways to entertain, educate and inspire people. We’re proud to honor these displays of creativity and the mark they’re leaving on the world.”

The AV Experience Awards finalists are:

Best Dynamic Art Experience celebrates AV as art – whether it is to amaze, create a cultural centerpiece, energise people, reinvigorate a functional space or display information in a stimulating way.

• DATA GATE: NASA AI Astronomical Sculpture, Nanjing, China, Ouchhh
• Poetic Ai: The World’s Biggest AI Exhibition, Paris, France, Ouchhh
• Sviatovid: Tours globally, BARTKRESA studio
• DATALAND: The LINQ Hotel + Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada, McCann Systems

Best Collaborative Experience celebrates applications of AV that bring people together via technology when they cannot be together in person.

• Baker Hall 136A, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University
• Itau Customer Experience Center, São Paulo, Brazil, KVM Informática
• Klarman Hall at Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, Idibri

Best Individualised Experience highlights applications where technology creates personalised experiences.

• Yogi Berra Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, Tritech Communications
• VMware Discovery Center, Palo Alto, California, Downstream
• Edel-Optics Digital Retail Stores, Hamburg, Germany, Edel-Optics

Best Immersive Experience recognises illusionary or simulated environments that envelope individuals into a multisensory experience.

• Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark, Audio-Visuelt Centrum A/S
• Underground Town of Osówka, Sierpnica, Poland, Projekt Multimedia sp. z o.o.
• Statue of Liberty Museum, New York, New York, ESI Design

Best Flexible Space Experience highlights AV applications that create spaces that are constantly changing, adaptable, and facilitating the activities that happen within them.

• Amazon HYD Café, Hyderabad, India, Amazon
• Kutztown University’s SMASH and Agency Showcase, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kutztown University
• Qatar University’s Sports and Events Complex, Doha, Qatar, TechnoQ
• The Newsroom at City, London, England, City, University of London

Best In-Person Experience recognises when AV is used strategically to motivate potential attendees to get out into the real world to experience something they can’t see, do, or feel anywhere else.

• DATA GATE: NASA AI Astronomical Sculpture, Nanjing, China, Ouchhh
• Poetic Ai: The World’s Biggest AI Exhibition, Paris, France, Ouchhh
• Topgolf, More than 50 locations across the U.S. and U.K., LG Business Solutions