Instruction, Research and Digital Signage
Five separate Hiperwall-powered video walls and distributed visualization systems fulfill various purposes on campus from security to research.
Details
Challenge
lemson University had used large-format individual monitors in the past, but they presented limitations when attempting to have a large group see the content at the same time. The university determined that a video wall system was needed, and learned about the ease of set up, industry-leading resolution and flexibility of content management offered by Hiperwall. “At Clemson University, our attitude and approach to technology is to always be open to new and innovative possibilities that may be brought to us by emerging technologies,” said Barbara Weaver, Deputy Director of Cyber Infrastructure Technology Integration (CITI). “We were excited to purchase Hiperwall and put its capabilities to the test.”Solution
In 2013, Clemson University purchased a 2 x 4 Hiperwall video wall system comprised of 55” NEC ultra-narrow bezel displays for the entrance of the university library. The video wall system proved to be easier to use than the university’s existing video wall systems. As a result, four months later Clemson University purchased two more video walls, a 3 x 5 video wall with 46” NEC ultra-narrow bezel displays for the university library’s Brown Digital Resource Lab, and a 2 x 3 video wall of 55” NEC ultra-narrow bezel displays (with the addition of two, 1 x 1, 70” displays that are located next to and incorporated into the video wall system) to create the new Social Media Listening Center (SMLC). In 2015, a fourth video wall system was added, a 2 x 3 wall of 55” NEC ultra-narrow bezel displays to create the university’s CCIT Security Operations Center (SOC). Also part of the SOC is a single 80” NEC E series display and an 8500 Lumen Panasonic projector with an ultra-short throw lens. Both are part of the Hiperwall system, but like the SMLC are located physically separate from the 2 x 6 array. The projector illuminates a wall of electro transparent glass that is used in a SOC viewing room. It is a “now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t” effect. A fifth Hiperwall video wall system, a 2 x 3 wall with 46” NEC ultra-narrow bezel displays, was purchased two months later in 2015 for the new CITI Creative Research Technology Lab.
“Hiperwall’s resolution really makes a difference,” said Barbara Weaver, Deputy Director of CITI for Clemson University. “It’s a very important part.”
Clemson University’s Social Media Listening Center
Clemson University’s Security Operations Center
Clemson University’s CITI Creative Technology Research Lab
Challenge
Clemson University had used large-format, individual monitors to display information but research applications and high-resolution content, and the need for more versatile ways to display that content, were demanding larger display technology. It was time to evaluate video wall technology.
Solution
In 2013, after researching various video wall options, Clemson University purchased and installed its first Hiperwall video wall system. Hiperwall proved easy to install and use, and it offered the highest resolution available. The university purchased two more Hiperwall video walls that same year. In 2015, two additional Hiperwall video walls were added, for a total of five.
Results
Clemson University has found Hiperwall, a software-based video wall system, to have significant advantages over individual displays. Hiperwall can display information to a large group of people at once. It is flexible, ease-to-use and has far superior resolution capabilities compared to other solutions. Hiperwall enables users to study high-resolution content without losing clarity. It simply “gets the job done” for five separate uses on campus: digital signage in Cooper Library, instruction in the Brown Digital Resource Lab (DRL), research in the CCIT Security Operations Center and the CITI Creative Technology Research Lab, and communication projects in the Social Media Listening Center.
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| University Library |
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| Brown Digital Resource Lab |
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| Social Media Listening Center |
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| CCIT Security Operations Center |
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| CITI Creative Research Technology Lab |
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“Flexibility is Hiperwall’s greatest attribute. If you need to make an ad hoc change to the content on the wall—“bang”—it’s up. There are many uses for video walls on our campus. Hiperwall gets the job done.”
Chuck Heck, Manager of Clemson University’s AV Systems Design and Engineering department.
Clemson University’s Hiperwall video wall system located just inside entrance of the university library provides dynamic and instantly changeable information for students and faculty, and serves as an impressive welcome sign for visitors and guests.
Hiperwall, Inc. is a leading company in video wall software and distributed visualization technology.