Over the summer, ten digital signs were installed across all three campuses to promote upcoming events/programs specific to the undergraduate, graduate and law school communities. They display current events in a constantly updated stream, updated in real-time.
The funding for the system was provided by the President’s Strategic Initiative. Celestino Limas championed it; Michael Ford led it; and many kudos go to Facilities, IMS and IT staff who put all the hardware together, ahead of schedule. Read more about the history.
The events originate from our web content management system LiveWhale. The events are like any other event in LiveWhale except that they must be geo-tagged (Place this on a Map) to a destination within Portland. The system updates seamlessly and in real-time to the displays. Learn more about getting your events displayed.
The digital screens display 30 current events in a sequential rotation. Each event has pertinent event information such as the title, location and summary as well as optional items like a photo. All events have a short link for more information and QR Code for smart phones. The links take you to the event in the originating group’s website.
This is the beta version of this system, so look for future updates. We’d love to hear your feedback and ideas!
The code for the system was written by David W. McKelvey using cutting-edge technologies. If you’re technically inclined, you might read about how it works.