Blackout provides rigging services to Microgaming
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The Microgaming stand and bar designed and produced by event.live had a daily change in set design to encourage repeat footfall and stand out from the visually competitive surrounding stands. The final day of the show engaged delegates with a castle-themed bar, utilising Blackout’s rigging expertise to suspend a number of chandeliers from one half of the truss grid above the bar to surround guests with in-keeping decor, whilst being entertained by professional sandcastle sculptors organised by Microgaming.
Tim Searle, Blackout’s project manager and his six-strong crew, over the course of three days, supplied and installed 300m of black Prolyte H40v truss forming a rectangular grid from which over 430 kinetic lights were hung above the immersive exhibition stand. The 24m x 20m grid featured a double-layered truss perimeter, onto which 135sq.m of black sharkstooth gauze was attached creating an aerial perimeter of the exhibition stand below. An additional 480sq.m of black gauze was installed across the top of the truss grid, forming a dark ceiling layer. Blackout’s crew supplied 28 1 tonne hoists in order to winch the extensive installation into place above the stand.
Tim Searle comments: “In addition to the rigging work for event.live on the Microgaming stand inside ExCeL, our additional team of four installed a Microgaming sign onto the side of the Sunborn London moored in the famous Docklands, capturing the attention of arriving delegates at the venue.”
James Dale, managing director of event.live adds: “The Microgaming stand was designed and produced in-house by event.live to reflect the high quality products and services that Microgaming delivers to its global customer base on a daily basis. The kinetic lighting feature played a big role in the overall stand experience, designed to capture the crowds’ attention and push the boundaries from a technical point of view.”
(Jim Evans)
