Digital Signage

A collection of perpetual beta apps displaying art and content on screens.

Version 2 is the current version of the system. It utilizes MVC, Entity Framework, WebAPI/REST, AngularJS and SignalR for real-time, bi-directional communication. The player is a windows forms executable that uses a full-screen chromium window.

Version 2 has a few apps, namely:

The Commons Art Project, a multi-channel slideshow displaying the wikimedia "pictures of the day".

Trainspotting , showing real-time arrival data, advisories, train locations and time tables for the New York City Subway.

Tap Station , showing a listing of beers on tap with varying fonts, colors, and with multi-screen dynamic pagination.

An assortment of art apps , adopted from JS1K and others.

Version 1 ran from 2009 - 2013. It used MVC with jQuery, Entity Framework, WebAPI/REST and a utilized polling architecture. The signage player was a windows forms executable that launched a verision of Firefox 3 running a custom plugin.

Demonstration and description of the system, October 2015.

Iron Tap, PDX
The Iron Tap Station in Portland, Oregon utilized the system to display a list of craft beers on tap.
Multi Channel View
Each screen runs an independent web view. The prototype is running views from the Commons Art Project in this example.
Block View
A server clock updates simultaneously across all views.
Signage Computer
Screens are run by low-powered computers that can be mounted if needed. Any x86 computer running the latest version of windows can run the media player software.
Multi Channel View
Real-time train arrivals for each of the Union Square platforms, and a combined list for the entire complex.
Multi Channel View
Real-time train arrivals for the Fulton Street complex.
Multi Channel View
Real-time train arrivals for the stations closest to home.
Junius St, Dallas, TX
Version 1 running on Junius St, Dallas TX, December of 2009.