{"id":4253149,"date":"2021-06-30T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/case\/pushing-the-boundaries-of-virtual-with-a-next-level-digital-event\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T12:00:00","slug":"pushing-the-boundaries-of-virtual-with-a-next-level-digital-event","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-uki\/case\/pushing-the-boundaries-of-virtual-with-a-next-level-digital-event\/","title":{"rendered":"A next-level virtual digital event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\n\t\tIt can feel impossible to capture the spirit and energy of physical events and translate that into a digital experience. For years, employees have gathered by the water cooler or gone on company outings together. But that is no longer possible. Virtual calls have replaced our daily coffee meetings, and although they help are an important communication tool, many people find them draining. This makes hosting digital events difficult, as you miss the experience and magic of the physical experience. And to be honest, they simply get boring.\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\n\t\tThis was the challenge that we faced for our own flagship annual event: DEPT\u00ae Festival, a recent winner of the Dutch \u201cGolden Giraffe\u201d award for the best brand event. Over the last five years, what was once a small gathering had transformed into the industry festival of the year, hosting thousands of visitors from around the globe for three full days of inspiration on the future of creativity, data, and technology. However, COVID-19 forced us to re-imagine our flagship event.\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\tOur challenge was to fit three days worth of activities and inspiration into three hours while making it feel like it all lasted only three minutes. To do this, we decided to create a next-level virtual experience full of energy, a little crazy and above all personal. And that\u2019s why we reimaged the physical experience and transformed it into a virtual one by building an interactive, 3D festival map which supported 15 stages across which more than 35 presentations took place.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t