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The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions.

In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.

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The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions.

In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.

    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - IBGMP

    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - IBGMP

    Recorded March 8, 2024
    More and more AVoIP systems are being sold because more and more AVoIP systems are getting specified into new projects.  It’s an amazing coincidence!  We cover an article from Commercial Integrator about how commercial integrators see AVoIP.  
    Then in part 27 of our 213 part series on how we organize our AV systems into buckets, tiers, levels, types, packages, etc., we finally get out of our level 1 and into level 2… sorta.  If nothing else, it’s highly informative for AVSF internally because several of us are making adjustments based on the feedback from the rest of the panel. 
    Finally, people are wearing Apple goggles to the movies!  Well, they are, but that’s not the point of this social media post that proposes burning down all movie theaters and staying at home to watch TV in your goggles.  Which has been a real thing for a decade or more.  /shrug

    News article: https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/research/chronicling-av-over-ip-revolution-avoip-dd-24
    Apple Vision Pro is better than the movies:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1b4ijnt/saw_dune_2_in_true_imax_was_disappointed/
    Or just wear Apple Vision Pro to the movies:
    https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1765213788855218681
     
    Alternate show titles:
    That’s probably the wrong word You’re not doing what you’re speaking Pie chart circle chart I don’t have to think as a designer We do a lot of weird stuff It’s the worst room ever It’s better than the 14 year old system that’s there now Taj Mahal of classrooms We’re above remotes Secret wireless island The experience is better when I isolate myself from all other humans  
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    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
     
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
     
    Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support

    • 1 hr 4 min
    AV SuperFriends: On Topic - The Plan was Flawless

    AV SuperFriends: On Topic - The Plan was Flawless

    Recorded (and streamed live) on February 16, 2016
    This month’s topic is “rethinking spaces” so we decided to discuss projects that we’ve completed recently that we wish we’d approached differently.  Marc hates microphones, Chris hates complexity, Justin hates how the AV services are marketed on campus, Jamie hates treating rooms as clones of one another, and Larry hates blanket approaches (and single monitors on lecterns).  
    We stream live on the 3rd Friday every month and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com 
    Alternate show titles:
    Ninja stars If you’re not going to do it right, don’t do it at all Demanding higher quality That’s not what I mean by kit We’ve stopped giving everybody everything They didn’t need that thing to begin with   
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    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
    Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support

    • 29 min
    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - We can go lower

    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - We can go lower

    Recorded February 23, 2024
    While planning the episode, we couldn’t decide between a news story on VR or a news story on holograms, so we decided to cover them both.  Hint: they’re not real
    Then we continue our discussion of how we each stratify and organize the different types of systems we commonly deploy on our campuses.  It’s just as messy as you’d think with us all declaring confidently we have rigid systems in place and nevermind all the exceptions. 
    News articles discussed:
    https://www.installation-international.com/case-studies/world-leading-vr-teaching-facility-opens-at-the-university-of-nottingham
    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/teaching-learning/2024/02/23/holograms-begin-beaming-classrooms
     
    Alternate show titles:
    They’re just things in the wrong places
    It just rolls
    A content feed from an appliance
    Are we ready for positive town?
    HDMI Spigot
    Force them into a button panel
     Put that right into the projector
    You hear that sh*t, too
    Don’t ask stupid questions
    Dinosaur chicken combination
    I do get a new screen; it is not 21:9
    That’s the line in the sand
    Wheel of torture
    Cuttle Huddy
    That thing’s freakin’ huge!



    ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀
    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
     
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing
     
    Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support

    • 1 hr 15 min
    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Legacy End of Life

    AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Legacy End of Life

    Recorded February 9, 2024
    Did y’all know ISE was just last week?  That means we’re obligated to talk about it at least one more time for the news, so we have an article that identifies three trends from ISE that we’ll see again at InfoComm.  Two of them are nothingburgers, but the third… so close, but yet so far.  
    Then we dive deep into how we structure our AV systems and room types.  Do they all fit neatly into three or four categories (hint: nope!) or are we all over the road?  Marc confidently declares he has only three types of systems (but then immediately identifies exceptions), Larry also notes the level of support in the nomenclature, Jamie uses human-readable names, Chris boxed himself in too early and is suffering the consequences, and Justin does his own thing because Kentucky!  This is just the first segment in a series, so yell at your car stereo along with us!
    And finally, some/most/all of us will be at the NWMET Conference in Oregon in March, so we hope you’ll consider joining us there!
    News article: https://www.avnetwork.com/news/ise-2024-3-trends-that-will-extend-to-infocomm-2024
    NWMET Conference: https://www.nwmet.org 
    Alternate show titles:
    Hot Desking You give me everything or I don’t want any of it Have it all or don’t do it at all If it’s not some common shit I don’t want to look at it If it’s Sharepoint, it’s worse This is the new language Finger Lickin’ Good We’re that dumb If you call, we instal Kentucky Control System All that sh*t you use all the time Catch-all custom bucket Package Town ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀
    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing

    • 1 hr 15 min
    AV SuperFriends: On Topic - BYOD is an AV Rodent

    AV SuperFriends: On Topic - BYOD is an AV Rodent

    Recorded January 19, 2024
    Our topic for February is “things just won’t go away” or “things that keep coming back year after year” like Groundhog Day.  We’ve each selected items that we all hope might see their shadow and disappear for a while.  BYOD, VR, terrible marketing, wireless sharing, and more.  We’re also testing some format changes to On Topic to keep the show shorter and LIVE on various platforms, so look for those unannounced live streams on the socials.
    Alternate titles:
    I was thinking about this hard I still can’t stop Bad marketing This is why people strap goggles to their head to visit the zoo It kinda fluctuates in and out  This is why people think holograms exist Bring Your Own Goggles  
    ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀
    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
     
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing

    • 27 min
    AVSF: Live! from ISE 2024 (not really)

    AVSF: Live! from ISE 2024 (not really)

    Recorded Feb 02, 2024
    LIVE from ISE! 
    Well, not really, but given some of the other coverage from Barcelona, it’s still more timely and more in depth from 5,000 miles away.  This is our take on the news from ISE this week.  In true AVSF style, this discussion is spicy, yet reasonable, as we review the new products, the coverage, the people, and the show itself.  
     
    ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀
    ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com
    ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends
    ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends
    ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com
    ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss
    Individual Twitter links:
    ► Chris Dechter: @cdechter
    ► Jamie Rinehart: @avsfjamie
    ► Marc Cholewycynzski: @avdiplomat
    ► Rachel Bradshaw: @tempurity
    ► Larry Darling: @lsdarling1
    ► Justin Rexing: @justinrexing

    • 19 min

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