{"id":3380,"date":"2017-08-16T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rumbletalk.com\/blog\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2021-06-15T07:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T07:53:26","slug":"chatting-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumbletalk.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/08\/16\/chatting-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatting on the Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking beyond the big screen for a moment, we\u2019re all familiar with the common and often ubiquitous ways that chat and messaging services are used today. From technical support from our ISP and sales pitches from car dealers to booking assistance from travel agents, more and more businesses and industries are making use of this service daily.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s innovate.<\/p>\n

Screen, Screen, Screen<\/h2>\n

South by Southwest is a ten-day conference\/music festival\/game expo that lets professionals and consumers see what\u2019s coming soon in entertainment, technology, and more. Over seventy thousand people attend its keynote speeches and panels each year.<\/p>\n

The Consumer Electronics Show focuses on the edges of science and technology. With keynote speakers covering topics from healthcare technology to protecting privacy, over one hundred and twenty thousand people attended the conference in 2017. It generated over one hundred million online interactions.<\/p>\n

Concerts, music festivals, TED conferences, and political rallies all draw thousands of people to one place, some for days at a time. They demonstrate or discuss, educate or entertain. But what do they all have in common?<\/p>\n

They all have a big screen! Truly massive, larger-than-you-may-realize screens help the crowd see who\u2019s speaking or performing. Often times they serve other functions too. Some events attempt to make use of social media as a way to communicate with the crowd and display the messages. But it\u2019s not always effective.<\/p>\n

Failures to Communicate<\/h2>\n

For example, many social media platforms have their own methods of interacting directly with accounts or events. This can cause confusion to those present. There are also delays due to various technical reasons that can prevent time-sensitive questions or messages from reaching the screen in time.<\/p>\n

Many conferences now provide various methods of virtual attendance. It allows a person or persons to view the information live from wherever is convenient. Again, media platforms are utilized at times to try and let those virtual attendees participate in events as though physically present. But, again, the method can fall short.<\/p>\n

These platforms are open and widely-used. But if they\u2019re ineffective, what\u2019s an alternative? Instead of something broad, think of an enclosed, contained system specific to that event, speaker, or performer. It would need to be a specific type of system, though, to meet the most needs and offer the best options. What do we mean?<\/p>\n

Establishing an Uplink<\/h2>\n

The ideal solution would counter the problems we\u2019ve identified. It would need to be closed so that it could be quick, simple to prevent confusion, and virtual so that it could be accessed remotely. Simple enough on the surface. A few ideas likely spring to mind right away.<\/p>\n