The Daktronics Experience

The Daktronics Experience

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The Daktronics Experience episodes

  • 54 - Daktronics Event Production Offerings with Steve Ackermann
    Justin and Matt are joined by Steve Ackermann, Daktronics supervisor of event production, to talk about everything that Daktronics provides relating to event production. This includes producing the events, helping hire and staff production crews, additional services, how they share ideas, and even what they are doing during these uncertain times.
    Contact Steve: 608-556-1641 or [email protected]
    University of Georgia Video: https://youtu.be/XhADX-_wBCA
    Daktronics Event Production Website: daktronics.com/eventproduction
    24 min
  • 53 - Display Image Quality and Contrast with Shannon Mutschelknaus
    To talk about image quality, Justin and Matt are joined once again by Shannon Mutschelknaus, Engineering Manager for Daktronics Laboratory Services Group. He shares information on contrast ratios, why contrast is important, how to test for it and much more.
    LED vs Projection Tech Note: https://p.widencdn.net/d2d8ri/TECHNOTE_LED-vs-Projection
    Brightness and Contrast Tech Note: https://p.widencdn.net/0fbt1f/TECHNOTE_Brightness-and-Contrast-Differentiators-In-Outdoor-LED-Video
    Light leakage definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_leak
    31 min
  • 52 - Breaking into the Military Market with Jim Vasgaard
    Justin and Matt recently sat down with Jim Vasgaard, National Sales Manager of Spectacular Projects for Daktronics, to hear more about our video wall applications and how they are perfect for the military niche including command centers, conference rooms and other areas. Jim is leading our efforts in this area with our narrow pixel pitch products, how they’re compliant for these applications, their operational requirements and more.
    Daktronics LED Video Walls: www.daktronics.com/videowalls
    Military Niche Brochure: https://p.widencdn.net/ywljuy/BROCHURE_Military-and-Government-High-Resolution-LED-Displays
    28 min
  • 51 - Women Leaders in College Sports with Patti Phillips
    In celebration of International Women’s Day, Justin and Matt sat down with Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports, to talk about their organization and their goals. Patti shares her journey to becoming CEO of the organization, changing their name, their move to Kansas City, their annual conference and so much more.
    The 40th Anniversary of Women Leaders in College Sports: https://40th.womenleadersincollegesports.org/
    Learn and Lift Leadership Series Videos
    Member Circles
    Women Leaders Performance Institute
    30 min
  • 50 - Data Studio Baseball with Tony Kuck
    To talk about the integration of statistics for baseball with our systems, Justin and Matt sat down with Tony Kuck, Daktronics Product Manager for Live Events Show Control. The conversation covers the new Data Studio Baseball offering for MLB and MiLB, the new data available to the sport, how teams can use that information to tell a story for their fans and more.
    MLB Package Overview
    MiLB Package Overview
    41 min
  • 49 - Preparing for 2020 Baseball Season with Dustin Culhane
    Ahead of baseball season, Justin and Matt are joined by Dustin Culhane, Daktronics account service manager, to talk about getting everything ready for the season. He talks about preparations from a team’s perspective as well as from Daktronics' perspective, the checks our services team performs, display washing, preparing content and more. He even shares what happens when he attends a baseball game as a fan. (Hint: a Daktronics employee always notices the video displays.)
    Texas Rangers project: https://www.daktronics.com/news/Pages/Texas-Rangers-Introducing-Nine-LED-Displays.aspx
    Cincinnati Reds project: https://blog.daktronics.com/2019/12/04/cincinnati-reds-first-to-install-all-hdr-system/
    Chicago Cubs display washing video: https://www.facebook.com/Daktronics/videos/10154157074024434/ 
    MySupport - set up an account and request display washing: www.daktronics.com/mysupport
    25 min
  • 48 - Diving Into Professional Baseball with New York Mets’ Tim Gunkel
    What’s going on behind the scenes of professional baseball? During our Baseball User Group in Brookings, SD, Matt sat down with Tim Gunkel, Executive Director of Ballpark Technology and Procurement for the New York Mets, to find out. He shared his experience in baseball, how his team is focusing on the fan experience and what activities they employ, and his thoughts on the user group where teams are actively sharing ideas and learning from one another.
    New York Mets project photo: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/photos/details?pn=WP-19900&cid=137135
    What’s new in baseball blog: https://blog.daktronics.com/2020/03/06/6-things-to-know-for-the-2020-mlb-season/
    46 min
  • 47 - Integrated Systems Europe 2020 with Jason Melby

    As Daktronics prepares to exhibit at Integrated Systems Europe 2020 in Amsterdam, Jason Melby joins Justin and Matt to talk about the show. Jason works in International Marketing for Daktronics and covers our presence at the show, what we’re bringing to our stand, his favorite parts of the show and more, including interesting technology that he’s seen in recent years.

    • Daktronics Webpage for ISE: daktronics.com/ise
  • Daktronics ISE News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/Pages/Daktronics-Showing-New-High-Brightness-Chip-On-Board-Product-at-ISE-2020.aspx
    • 19 min
  • 46 - A Conversation About the National Sports Forum with Ron Seaver
    We were joined by the founder and president of the National Sports Forum, Ron Seaver, to talk about the event's conception and its evolution over the years. Ron talks about the struggles in the early years of NSF and his perseverance because of his belief in what the forum stood for. We also talked about the upcoming forum in Atlanta, what attendees can expect and covered the Daktronics breakout session “Cater to your fans in a new way: Social Experiences from Street-to-Seat” on Monday, February 10th.
    • National Sports Forum Website (featuring the Daktronics countdown clock)
  • NSF 2020 Agenda
  • 2018 NSF Corporate & Industry Survey Form
  • Daktronics Breakout Session: "Cater to Your Fans in a New Way: Social Experience From Street-to-Seat"
    • Date: Monday, February 10, 2020
  • Time: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
  • Moderator: Brent Stevens - National Sales Manager; Professional Sports, Daktronics
  • Panelists:
    • Scott Jenkins - General Manager; Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AMB Sports + Entertainment
  • Michael Drake - Senior VP Corporate Partnerships and Premium Sales, Atlanta Hawks
  • Mike Money - Assistant AD/Marketing & Fan Experience, Clemson University
    • 47 min
  • 45 - The Lifetime of LEDs with Shannon Mutschelknaus

    To talk about the lifetime of LEDs, Shannon Mutschelknaus, engineering manager of Daktronics Laboratory Services Group, joins Matt and Justin to share his knowledge on the topic. The conversation goes into the 100,000-hour expectation, how LEDs are tested, what causes LEDs to fail and even the longest-lasting light bulb that’s still lighting up a fire station in California.

    • 100,000-hour myth article: https://www.machinedesign.com/news/article/21815599/100000hour-leds-just-not-true
  • The Centennial Light in California: https://www.centennialbulb.org/

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    28 min

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