Event Technology 2025-2026 by Jonathan Sibley

The Rise of AI in Events: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping the Industry

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How AI Is Transforming The Event Planning Space One Conversation At A Time

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BBC Click - AI: What Next?

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Click explores some of the many ways that AI is changing the world around us and asks where it goes from here

Navigating Venue and Event Management in the AI Era

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AI facial recognition: Campaigners and MPs call for ban

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Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘23) - Responsible AI

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Navigating AI Ethics in Events Management

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'Journalists are feeding the AI hype machine'

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The Best Hybrid Event Examples of 2020s

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Event Scotland Resources: Planning & Managing Virtual Events

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Masson and Solaris (2021) - Hybrid is Now

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Half of future B2B events will be completely virtual and “pandemic-proof”, finds LinkedIn research

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Parry (2021)

Are Minecraft Livestreams the Future of Music Festivals?

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Trend watch 2021: The Virtual Experience Economy

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Music industry turns to livestreaming to boost revenue...

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Consider whether this article could link to any academic references about the importance of profitability and the application of events technology...

What Zoom fatigue? Pandemic virtual concerts may have changed live music forever

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Twitch reduces workforce, lays off 400 employees

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Consider using data/statistics relating to virtual event platforms/streaming platforms reducing the size of thier workforce as a way of demonstrating a reduction in the popularity of this type of service. This could be a challenge in relaiton to the use of this technology within events.

Glastonbury: Emily Eavis says she is 'so sorry' after technical issues derail live-stream

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YouTubers Turned To Virtual Events At The Height Of The Pandemic. It Appears They Are Here To Stay.

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Virtual Events: 50 Free Resources

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50 free resources to help you plan for and successfully execute your next virtual event.

Teaching Microsoft employees healthy hybrid meeting habits with Minecraft

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Art School Live

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Art School Live YouTube Channel

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Why you need mixed reality at your next event...

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9 reasons why event websites are crucial...

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Free Stock Photos/Images that can bet used within your website!

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Free Image Resource

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Images from this site could be used on your website...

Flickr: Free Image Website

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Images from this site could be used on your website...

Chai (No Date:online)

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Is 3D or CAD Event Software Best for Your Planning Business?

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...students should also include a short description as to why the use of CAD software is beneficial for events management professionals.

Utilising CAD (Computer Assisted Design) For Music Festival Sites.

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A benefits of using CAD...

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Venue Twin

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The interactive 3D digital twin of your venue.

Virtual Tours

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Virtual tours allow university students, staff and the wider public access to museums, galleries and heritage sites in Greater Manchester from wherever they are in the world.

Preevue

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Bespoke browser-based event visualization solution

LinkedIn Resource: Learning SketchUp Free

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YouTube Resource: Getting Started with SketchUp Free

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Twin Motion

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Free - for anyone wanting to enhance thier CAD Skills...

Digital Twin Venue Example: Principality Stadium Cardiff

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5 Reasons Why You Should Use Video for Your Event

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The benefits of using video for events...

How To Shoot An Event Video: Shooting + Editing Tips!

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How to Make a Marketing Video Using Stock Footage

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PowerPoint Animation Tutorial Kinetic Typography

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8 Reasons To Use Video Marketing for Your Event.

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"Nowadays, one of the best ways to attract customers and sell tickets online is by using video marketing for your event"

50 Ideas Using Video to Market and Improve Events...

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Which ones could you use for your Live Event?

Flex Media - Why Video?

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2018 State of Social Video: Marketer Trends

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State of Media and Entertainment on Mobile

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How A Video Marketing Strategy Will Supercharge Your Event...

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20 Event Planning Video Tips and Ideas: Awesome Strategies that Build Buzz

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Caramuru (2022) - Why The Events Industry Needs Technology To Grow

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WAIDA (2018) - Event Technology: The Ultimate Guide for 2023

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Holub (No Date) - Experts Predict EventTrends

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How Event Technology Will Benefit Your Events

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Fletcher (2021) - Trend watch 2022: The Virtual Experience Economy

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The Future of In-Person Events: Integrating Technology for Enhanced Engagement

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Disney and Epic Games to Create Expansive and Open Games and Entertainment Universe Connected to Fortnite

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In addition to being a world-class games experience and interoperating with Fortnite, the new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, shop and engage...

What does Fortnite's Travis Scott event reveal about the future of entertainment?

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After Eminem, Fortnite Should Aim For Another Huge Concert

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Roblox targets older audiences with dedicated 17+ experiences

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Social gaming platform is hugely popular with younger users.

Virtual Reality And Gaming—The Future Of Events

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The future of the events industry? Gaming advances into AR and VR paving the way for project ‘Metaverse’.

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Gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021, by age group and gender

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Esports: How can they keep growing in 2023?

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Olympic Esports...

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Fortnite added to Olympic Esports Week lineup...

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Advice for aspiring esports event managers

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Meet the gamers competing in the UK's first live Fortnite tournament...

Elvis Evolution: Presley to be brought to life using AI for new immersive show

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The rise of ‘synthetic humans’ and ‘synthetic resurrection’ continues with holographic Elvis.

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Simulators, AI commentary and Fortnite… what Wimbledon’s sponsors have planned for the 2023 championships

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Whitney to Elvis: Holograms that have brought stars back to life

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Abba and Tupac in the metaverse: how digital avatars could be the bankable future of band touring...

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Abba and Tupac in the metaverse: how digital avatars could be the bankable future of band touring

Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl's avatar

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Vodafone 5G gives visually impaired tennis fans world-first experience

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Theatres tempt new audiences with virtual reality...

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Here’s what it’s like watching an NBA game courtside

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Future Vision: Peering Into Apple’s AI And AR Game Plan For The Vision Pro In The Era Of Spatial Computing

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Snapchat Is Bringing AR To Live Nation Concerts

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Netflix's immersive LA zombie apocalypse...

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Netflix created Viva Las Vengeance, an immersive, virtual reality experience set in a zombie-infested Las Vegas.

Event strategy: what is an immersive event anyway?

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Magic Leap reveals new AR headset and fresh funding

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ABB Robotics WebAR Experience

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An example of AR in Events...

Accenture acquires 60,000 Oculus Quest 2 headsets for training

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Pikmin Bloom: Why Pokémon Go creators are working with Nintendo again

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EA says NFTs are part of the future of games industry

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Creative-Tech Fuelled Campaigns

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How Augmented Reality Revolutionizes Music Festivals...

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She was studying during the lockdown. Then she fell into a virtual world...

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Baron, (2021) - Top 6 Biggest Challenges to Implementing AR Technology.

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The Power of Events - News

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Search industry publications via Power of Events news for examples of practice and written content about event technology.

Academic Phrasebank

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The 21st century meeting and event technologies : powerful tools for better planning, marketing and evaluation

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A key textbook that includes lots of useful information that can be used to create your event technology reflection...

Impact of ICTs on Event Management and Marketing

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A brand new book which includes some useful insights that could support aspects of the blog!

How do I access Mintel via the MMU Library Website?

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Is the future of online events in the metaverse?

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Apparently, it's the next big thing. What is the metaverse?

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Facebook to hire 10,000 in EU to work on metaverse

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Also See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59083601

Facebook's metaverse plans labelled as 'dystopian' and 'a bad idea'

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Podscast: #1086: Anne McKinnon on the Ristband Music Platform going into Alpha, Pixel Streaming, & the Future of Musical Experiences

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The Metaverse: What it might be and who's going to make it

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Could the metaverse perfect our imperfect world

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Explaining the Metaverse

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Who are the top metaverse companies? (in 2022)

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Nearly 7 million people have visited Nike’s metaverse store (October 2021 - March 2022)

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Events in the Metaverse

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Everything you always wanted to know about the metaverse...But were afraid to ask.

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Meta Struggles to Gain Traction With Its Own Metaverse Meetings

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How the metaverse will impact the events industry

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‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?

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Metaverse Advice & Inspo via hundo

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Events in Virtual Worlds...

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Can VR influencers save the metaverse?

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'Record breaking' 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says

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Adobe Firefly - Text to Image

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How tech has changed the face of events

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Next-Gen Sound: Unveiling the Future of Music Experiences!

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The Slate at Warwick Conferences

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The use of CAD to create a promotional venue video.

Social Tables: This is What a Great Event Looks Like

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OnePlan - The Ultimate Event Planning Platform

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Venue Twin Overview

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Keep kids off Roblox if you're worried, its CEO tells parents

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Apple unveils immersive concert experience with Metallica for Apple Vision Pro

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Viral Apple dance creator sues Roblox over its use in the game

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Manchester City launch StickerBook Challenge on Roblox

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The Conversation Example Article

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The writing style of the event technology reflection/blog should be similar to that included on The Conversation; however your submission must include correctly formatted in-text citations and a complete reference list.

LinkedIn Learning: Writing a Compelling Blog Post

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41 Engaging Examples of the Best Headlines to Rally Your Audience

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Using Titles Effectively on Blogs

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No more copyright

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A useful website to reduce any concerns in relation to the use of images on your website.

CAD & Minecraft

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“Notch* hasn’t just built a game. He’s tricked 40million people into learning to use a CAD program.” – Cody Sumter, MIT MediaLab

Example Art School Live Website

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This website has been created to provide an example of what the assessment should include/should look like.

GiveVision to enhance matchday experience for visually impaired fans

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Warehouse Project Promo Film

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Stream GM - Welcome to The Yard

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Announcing Fyre Festival

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Fyre Festival - ShutterStock Example

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Adobe Stock

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Access copyright free images via Adobe - using your student account.

Artlist.io: Generative AI Tool - Video & Image Creation

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Leonardo.ai: Generative AI Tool - Video and Image Creation

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ElevenLabs: Generative AI Audio - consider for video script.

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The Pitch: Could the Next Billion Dollar Sport Start on Roblox?

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Week 1 Event Technology Seminar

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These seminar slides include important information about the assessment.

Week 1 Event Technology Lecture

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