Kirsten Nelson
Kirsten Nelson has written about audio, video and experience design in all its permutations for more than 20 years. As a writer and content developer for AVIXA, Kirsten connects stories, people and technology through a variety of media. She also directs program content for the TIDE Conference and Technology Innovation Stage at InfoComm. For three years, she also created conversations around emerging media and experiential design at InfoComm's Center Stage. Prior to that, Kirsten was the editor of SCN magazine for 17 years.
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Podcast: What Does Hospitality Sound Like Now?
TIDE Generator Host Kirsten Nelson discusses how music and sound are reframing this moment in hospitality with guests Pablo Henderson, Vice President of Marketing for Equinox Hotels and Anida Gurlit, Creative Director of Music Design for Mood Media.
Podcast: Can we use technology to make events more human?
The events and experiential marketing industries have arrived at a new phase in this dramatic and painful pause on in-person gatherings. We are learning a lot, and as we settle in for the long-haul with remote life and a gradual return to in-person events, we have an opportunity to completely reimagine the way we connect.
Podcast: Reshaping the classroom experience
For years flexible learning spaces have undergone rapid evolutions to accommodate new styles of learning. AV technology is at the center of these changes both as the impetus to create more interactive classroom experiences and as a reflection of the tools and knowledge sources central to learning.
Podcast: So You Want to Be Diverse
In this episode, we pose a very real question for the AV and experience design industry: “So You Want to be Diverse… Now What?”
Podcast: Transcending Technology to Create Narrative
When we hear the word interactive, it’s easy to immediately think about technology, or the way we interface with it. But interactivity begins with humans, and is in fact an extension of the gestures, spontaneity and engagement we use to gather an understanding of the world around us.
Podcast: Human Factors in Workplace Design
We have all learned how to work in new ways during the pandemic. By now, each individual has had time to consider what they miss about the old way of working, and what they have embraced about these socially distant times. The reactions are as varied as the types of people who share the workplace.
Peloton Sprints Into Immersive Video Content With New Tread Studio
Peloton, which created an entirely new way to participate in spin classes with its lushly produced interactive in-home workouts, has now brought a completely integrated experience to the running world.
A Multipurpose Stadium Upgrades for a Better Show in Lucas Oil Plaza
The technology upgrades maintained the original exhibit design for the space, with screen refreshes throughout.
Podcast: How Museums Are Creating a New Narrative
One of the reasons we will return to public spaces is the search for a fuller sense of engagement. Remote life has us confined to separate and disembodied existences, communicating with each other primarily through the limited rectangles of video screens, in public spaces even the currents of air in outdoor spaces might provide new narrative information.
Envisioning the Future: Experiential Workspace Case Study
VisionLoft blends the historic charm of the property’s livery stable past with the sleek and intuitive innovation of modern audiovisual and collaborative technologies.
Going the Extra Mile for the Yard House Dining Experience
Crystal-clear sound at rock club levels and quality was one of the key atmospheric elements of Yard House when it opened in Long Beach, California back in 1996.
Legacy Records Restaurant Elevates Dining With Carefully Curated Music and Acoustics
The meticulously designed new restaurant mingles precisely curated music and the luxury of proper acoustics to craft an atmosphere that feels comfortable and vibrant at the same time.
Must-See at Center Stage: How Heather Shaw Creates Mega-Star Production Designs for Mariah Carey and Kendrick Lamar
Place yourself for a moment in that most glorious of design phases, the one at the very start of a project, when just about anything is possible.
Podcast: Getting Creative with Technology and Personal Branding on Social Media
While networking remains relegated to mostly remote and virtual means these days, our on-screen personas matter even more. And as professional colleagues get a glimpse of each other’s personal lives in video meetings, it might be the perfect time to think about working on your branding.
A Venue Built to Redefine a Neighborhood With an Engaging Architectural Video Experience
Lower Manhattan's Pier 17, once home to the mall at South Street Seaport, has all the makings of an experience designer’s dream.
Morton Salt Adds More Flavor to its Live-Streamed Quarterly Meetings
Morton Salt is innovating the ways it connects with team members across numerous international offices, mining facilities and partner manufacturers during global quarterly meetings, which invigorate audiences with increasingly tech-enabled interactive and dynamic productions.
Action Busts Through the Bowl at the Wells Fargo Center
The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia immerses visitors in video experiences from the front door to the top of the concourse. It's like "being inside an aquarium, with a flow of content all around you."
Tuning the Technology and Acoustics at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
The facility moves behind-the-scenes efforts to center stage, prompting enhanced collaboration among departments and providing new ways to invite the community to enjoy the dazzling creative output of a uniquely talented student body.
Notre Dame Enrolls IP Flexibility for the Modern Media Era
Firmly established in the league of historic academic and athletic icons, Notre Dame University also enjoys the coveted modern-era distinction of breaking new ground with cross-platform content creation.
Super Bowl Sound is a Fan Favorite
A year before the lights went up on Timberlake, work began on the live sound setup for his performance and the game-day audio.