Busy Mike Blackman accepts award as Hypervsn hologram

Mike Blackman, managing director of Integrated System Events, has picked up an award in Barcelona as a 3D hologram.

Blackman, who was prebooked to speak at a conference 7,000km away in Oman, appeared using Hypervsn Full Body Live Streaming.

The Hypervsn solution is an advance on pre-recorded videos which don’t allow award recipients to interact with their audience.

Blackman’s Talent Award was given to him by the Talent Knowledge Congress, an international forum about talent and knowledge management organised by the Impulsa Talentum Foundation.

Also honoured with an award was Barcelona-born Federico Mayor Zaragoza, ex-director of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Blackman commented: “It was very disappointing for me not to be able to attend this year’s Talent and Knowledge congress in Barcelona due to a previous commitment to attend the UFI Conference in Oman. After the success of appearing as a 3D image at the entrance to this year’s ISE show, the possibility of appearing live with Hypervsn’s full body live streaming solution was not only novel, but also highly innovative.

“The organisers of the Talent and Knowledge Congress were more than pleased with the result and I was happy to be there thanks to technology, if not in person.”

The holographic solution was produced by Hypervsn partners Publigrama in Spain and DESSCo in Oman.