Show Networks

Presented at The Eleventh HOPE (2016), July 22, 2016, 1 p.m. (60 minutes)

Behind the scenes on most any large entertainment production today - from an arena spectacle to a theme park dark ride, from a concert tour to a Broadway stage - you will find Ethernet switches, cat 5 cables, and IP addresses all playing a critical role carrying a variety of control protocols that make these sophisticated shows possible. In this talk, <a href="https://xi.hope.net/speakers.html#John Huntington">John Huntington</a>, author of <em>Show Networks and Control Systems,</em> will give an overview of the ways that networks are used on shows, and why and how we use equipment from traditional IT applications. In addition, applications from real shows will be featured, including a detailed exploration of the sophisticated control network for the Gravesend Inn haunted attraction.

Presenters:

• John Huntington
  John Huntington is a professor of entertainment technology at New York City College of Technology (Citytech/CUNY) and also works as an entertainment technology and show control systems consultant, author, and sound designer/engineer. He blogs about entertainment technology at www.controlgeek.net, chases tornadoes in his spare time, and sells photos on www.johnhuntington.photography.

Links:

• https://xi.hope.net/schedule.html#-show-networks- (Conference Schedule)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) Show Networks.srt (subtitles)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) Show Networks.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pB9yNwWlIA

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