D4 Creative Group and Folio Museums and Environments Deliver Innovative Interactive Exhibit to West Virginia University.Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 D4 Creative Partners with Folio (1) Text management software for the professional reference publishing market from Fast Search & Transfer, Oslo, Norway and Boston, MA (www.fastsearch.com). Known as FAST Folio since its acquisition in 2004 from NextPage, Inc. Museums and Environments have delivered a highly creative interactive exhibit for the new West Virginia University West Virginia University, mainly at Morgantown; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est. and opened 1867 as an agricultural college, renamed 1868. Visitor Resource Center. D4 Creative's interactive division, iD4, which includes Michael Gartner Michael Gartner (born October 25, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American journalist and businessman. He is also President of the Iowa Board of Regents. He is a graduate of Carleton College and the New York University School of Law. , Karen Craig, Vince Marie, Rich Laverick and Jen Palbusa developed two different types of interactive "Reading Walls" and "Tilty Tables" to enhance the exhibit environment that Folio designed and fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: . The first Reading Wall, called "Knowledge, Spirit, Strength" is composed of three thirteen-foot walls in the main room. Stretched along each wall is a collage of students representing all the activities on and off campus. Mounted on roller-tracks, each wall has a large, flat screen monitor that can be moved back and forth along the length of each wall. The monitor rolls over the printed collage. As the visitor slides the monitor, it displays various graphics, animations, video and information about university accomplishments, activities and experiences. The second Reading Wall is called "Profiles of Greatness." This wall is located on a thirteen-foot wall in the main entrance lobby of the Visitor's Center. The content in this interactive wall focuses on the extraordinary accomplishments of many West Virginia University graduates from Rhodes Scholars Rhodes scholar n. A student who holds a scholarship established by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that permits attendance at Oxford University for a period of two or three years. Rhodes scholarship n. , sports icons, donors, actors, scientists, writers, business people, and more. The Tilty Tables are two four-foot round tables that allow the user to discover and explore both of the WVU WVU West Virginia University WVU Love You campuses. By moving the table, the user "drives" through a projected virtual campus, which is actually a large digital satellite image. As the user discovers a building, an image showing that building with corresponding information appears. Karen Craig, Project Manager, said: "It was great to watch visitors interact with the exhibits for the first time, to see how excited they got when the walls came to life. People were immediately engaged when they realized that the slightest movement of the wall would bring on new animated information. The walls brought an entirely new dimension to information that used to be delivered via static exhibits or brochures." Kurt Shore, President of D4, upon seeing the exhibit, said, "this unique exhibit satisfies on so many levels. It's exciting, it's compelling, it informs, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , it exemplifies the excellence that the West Virginia University stands for." D4 Creative worked closely with the WVU staff and Folio to gather all the materials and develop designs that were consistent with the facility design and that would appeal to the potential new WVU students. Folio's team included: Rob Steel, Marcie Seibert, Mike Geigel, Charles Hordis and Frank Nave. Visit: http://www.d4creative.com/news/readingwall/ to see photos of the exhibit. About D4 Creative Group D4 Creative Group is a full-service advertising and integrated communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. specializing in high-caliber solutions for a wide range of clients. In addition to strategic print, broadcast, direct response, branding, interactive and full-scale, in-house digital recording and editing capabilities, D4 provides specialized expertise in the telecommunications industry. The company has patented its own unique products designed to extend the marketing impact of its clients through the latest wireless technology. Founded in 1990, D4 Creative Group is headquartered in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Please visit www.d4creative.com About Folio A leading designer and fabricator fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: of custom exhibits, museum exhibits and environments, Folio provides worldwide dimensional branding solutions and full service tradeshow management to its clients. Folio is dedicated to serving its clients, employees, partners and the communities in which they do business, while expressing their stories to the world through numerous creative forms. Folio's headquarters is located in Boston with additional facilities in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and Philadelphia. For more information on the services of Folio, please visit www.thefoliogroup.com. |
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