Month: April 2023

The Out-of-Home Entertainment industry is a barometer of many trending technologies and applications. While the media is only just waking up to the opportunities and concerns of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), the application of this and the other aspects of “Big Data” has already been felt in the entertainment sector, as we chart now.  Understanding the Language While many people are more familiar with the term Artificial Intelligence (AI), the reality of the revolution we are seeing explode into the public domain is regarding AI research that has achieved “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI) – the ability of specialized programming to achieve intellectual tasks, surpassing the capabilities of humans trying to achieve the same. And just to make the definition process even more complicated, social media giant Meta has championed adoption of their own interpretation, with “Generative Artificial Intelligence” (GAI) tool […]

The big gathering for the North American amusement trade charted both the post-global lockdown landscape, and the evolution of the amusement and entertainment scene. After a busy few weeks, with European, Indian, and Dubai amusement trade events and summits, there was a chance for the industry to shine in Las Vegas. Amusement Expo International 2023 (AEI’23) The trade event, that now represents an eclectic mix of what the organizers listed as Amusements, Music, Games & ATMs, Billiard & Home Leisure, Virtual Reality, Bulk Vending, Laser Tag, and Professional Service Providers & Suppliers, supported four-co-located trade events in one – for the first time. The varied mix of disparate trade sectors had been combined through the AAMA and AMOA, along with for the twenty years with the National Bulk Vending Association (NVBA), and with the Laser Tag Convention. Also, for the […]