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Stetson U hangs digital signage in campus art gallery

Stetson University recently chose Videotel's VP71 industrial digital signage media players to showcase student video work in the Hand Art Center, the campus art gallery, according to an announcement from Videotel.

August 7, 2015

Stetson University recently chose Videotel's VP71 industrial digital signage media players to showcase student video work in the Hand Art Center, the campus art gallery, according to an announcement from Videotel.

The VP71 industrial digital signage player is designed for rugged durability and hands-off functionality, and Videotel says it can be used in a variety of ways to display any media content from photos to videos, with or without sound. Even in a power failure, the VP71 will automatically resume playback when power is restored.

Associate Professor Nathan Wolleck, chair of the Department of Creative Arts, was dissatisfied with the department's previous method of displaying student video work. The department would use computers and play videos on a long continuous loop. Visitors to the gallery had no control over the presentation of content. The computer played on, whether any guests were there to watch or not. So, working with his Creative Arts department, Wolleck paired Videotel's VP71 industrial media player with Videotel's IPM Interplay Module and with LED buttons to create a sleek, interactive display of student work. According to Wolleck, "The VP71 just sat neatly behind the flat screen on the wall. The resulting video theater felt right at home in the gallery. Now, visitors control the flow of content and the player sits quietly during the idle moments when there are no visitors."