Article

A look at the best of the best in kiosks, screenmedia

Annual DSA Industry Excellence Awards honor the best kiosk, mobile and digital signage deployments across all verticals.

March 19, 2014

The Digital Screenmedia Association recently lauded the best digital signage, mobile and self-service kiosk technology deployments across all vertical market segments with the announcement of its annual DSA Industry Excellence Awards.

The awards covered a wide spectrum, ranging from educational digital signage kiosks in a children's park to self-service kiosks in airports and appliance stores.

"This was truly one of the best sets of entries we have ever seen," DSA executive director Paul Flanigan said in announcing the awards. "We received entries from all over the world, including Denmark, Australia, Taiwan, Dubai and Canada, as well as outstanding entries from the United States. So many of these winners are branching out beyond one channel of consumer engagement, many using two or three channels, including digital signage, mobile and kiosks. It's clear that multichannel interactivity is beginning to dominate the experience in every vertical."

The 2014 winners are listed below; included in some instances are videos or photos of the award-winning solutions (There wasn't space enough to include videos or pictures for all of them, but you can see more at the DSA website):

Best Travel/Hospitality Self-Service/Interactive Kiosk
Project: New York City MTA On-the-Go Kiosk
Client: New York Metropolitan Transit Authority
Submitted by: Control Group and Comark

Best Corporate Communications Digital Signage
Project: Four Winds Enterprise Interactive Experience
Client: Four Winds Interactive
Submitted by: Four Winds Interactive

Best Corporate Communications Self-Service/Interactive Kiosk
Project: Performance Court Video Wall
Client: Morguard
Submitted by: Cineplex Digital Solutions

Best Cultural Digital Signage
Project: Dallas Arboretum — Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden
Client: Dallas Arboretum
Submitted by: Reflect Systems and The Old State

Best Digital Out-of-Home Digital Signage
Project: HTC Interactive DOOH Campaign
Client: HTC
Submitted by: Aerva Inc.

Best Entertainment/Gaming Digital Signage
Project: Art Alive Crayola Experience by GestureTek
Client: Crayola Experience
Submitted by: GestureTek

Best Financial Services Digital Signage
Project: Jyske Bank TV
Client: Jyske Bank
Submitted by: Scala Inc.

Best Health Care Self-Service/Interactive Kiosk
Project: Digital Wayfinding Solution for Gold Coast University Hospital
Client: Command Australia
Submitted By: 22 Miles Inc.

Best Government/Education/Non-Profit Digital Signage
Project: Montréal Convention Centre
Client: Palais des Congrès de Montréal (Montréal Convention Centre)
Submitted by: Arsenal Media Inc.

Best Health Care Digital Signage
Project: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Client: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Submitted by: ComQi Inc.

Best Retail Digital Signage
Project: TELUS Digital Signage — SportChek West Edmonton Mall
Client: FGL Sports Ltd.
Submitted by: TELUS

Best Retail Digital Self-Service/Interactive Kiosk
Project: The Home Depot Appliance Finder
Client: Home Depot
Submitted by: Image Manufacturing Group

Best Travel/Hospitality Self-Service/Interactive Kiosk
Project: New York City MTA On-the-Go Kiosk
Client: New York Metropolitan Transit Authority
Submitted by: Control Group and Comark

Best Screenmedia Integration Award
Project: @Café Social Media Headquarters
Client: San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball Club
Submitted by: Array Interactive

Best Travel/Hospitality Digital Signage
Project: Interactive wayfinding: Navigating a path to success at Dubai Airports
Client: Dubai Airports
Submitted by: NCR Corp.