Digital Signage Expo (DSE) interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), today announced the independently judged winners of its Apex & Content Awards for 2014 at its 5th Annual Awards Dinner, sponsored this year by the Digital Signage Federation and Peerless-AV.

Apex Awards
This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards were presented to winners in 11 categories from a field of more than 100 entrants:

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

•     Gold – Crayola Experience, Nominated by GestureTek Systems Inc.
•     Silver – Freedom Hall, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Nominated by Barco
•     Bronze – Basic Fit, Nominated by Scala

 Business, Industry & Government

•     Gold – GE Digital Energy, Nominated by Advanced
•     Silver – HP Enterprise Services Briefing Center – The Experience, Nominated by AMS Pictures
•     Bronze – Christie Digital Systems, Nominated by Arsenal Media & RP Visual Solutions

Education & Healthcare

•     Gold – Queensland University of Technology’s The Cube, Nominated by MultiTouch Ltd.
•     Silver – RealityDeck at Stony Brook University, Nominated by Gefen
•     Bronze – County of Midland – Centennial Library, Nominated by Array Interactive

Event Venues

•     Gold – Samsung Turkey, Nominated by Dreambox Visual Communications
•     Silver – Seattle Mariners – Safeco Field, Nominated by ANC Sports Enterprises
•     Bronze – Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club, Nominated by Westbury National Show Systems Ltd.

Food & Beverage

• Gold – Juicy’s, Nominated by WAND Corp.
• Silver – State Street Financial, Nominated by Sodexo
• Bronze – Church’s Chicken Int’l, Nominated by WAND Corp.

Hospitality

• Gold – The Queen Mary, Nominated by Insteo
• Silver – MGM Properties, Nominated by NEC Display Solutions
• Bronze – Boulder Station Hotel & Casino, Nominated by BrightSign
• Interactive Self-Service
• Gold – Umajin, Nominated by Intel Corp.
• Silver – Heidi.com, Nominated by Intel Corp.
• Bronze – Garrett Popcorn Shops, Nominated by elevate DIGITAL

Professional & Personal Services

• Gold – Scotiabank, Nominated by Cineplex Digital Solutions
• Silver – Banamex Citi Group, Nominated by SSL Digital
• Bronze – DNB, Nominated by Scala

Public Spaces

• Gold – BMW i: A Window Into the Near Future, Nominated by kbs + Spies & Assassins
• Silver – Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Nominated by tkm9
• Bronze – Kazakhstan Telecom/A1 Productions, Nominated by Arsenal Media

Retail

• Gold – Adidas, Nominated by The Integer Group
• Silver – Holt Renfrew, Nominated by Gridcast Media
• Bronze – Digicel Group, Nominated by T1Visions Inc.

Transportation

• Gold – Show Media Executive Transportation Network/Blackberry Campaign, Nominated by Show Media
• Silver – CBS Outdoor, Nominated by MRI (Manufacturing Resources International)
• Bronze – Boston Logan International Airport, Nominated by Four Winds Interactive

Apex Award of the Year

• BMW i: A Window Into the Near Future, Nominated by kbs + Spies & Assassins

Content Awards: This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Content Awards were presented to winners in 11 different categories from a field of nearly 90 entrants:

Award Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

• Gold – Niles Creative Group, for content created for Freedom Hall, George W. Bush Presidential Center
• Silver – Unified Field Inc., for content created for Space Shuttle Atlantis Digital Interactives
• Bronze – GestureTek Systems Inc., for content created for Crayola Experience – Art Alive!

Business, Industry & Government

• Gold – Materials & Methods, for content created for Interactive Art Video Wall at SECU
• Silver – Arsenal Media, for content created for Christie Cypress Lobby
• Bronze – AMS Pictures – Creative Strategy, for content created for HP Enterprise Services – Innovation Story

Education & Healthcare

• Gold – Go2 Productions, for content created for Simon Fraser University
• Silver – Second Story Interactive Studios, for content created for The Emerging Issues Commons: Connections Experience & The Pulse
• Bronze – Visix Inc., for content created for Western Iowa Tech Community College

Event Venues

• Gold – Arsenal Media, for content created for Montréal Congress Center
• Silver – Dreambox Visual Communications, for content created for Samsung Smart TV Launch – 3D Video Mapping
• Bronze – Array Interactive, for content created for San Francisco Giants @Cafe Social Media Headquarters

Food & Beverage

• Gold – Equalize Advertising Solutions, for content created for Pear Street Bistro
• Silver – ARAMARK Sports Entertainment & Allure Global, for content created for M&T Stadium – Optimized Digital Menuboards

Hospitality

• Gold – Insteo, for content created for The Queen Mary
• Silver – Digital Kitchen, for content created for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Multi-platform

• Gold – MaxMedia, for content created for AT&T Store of the Future
• Silver – Young & Rubicam, for content created for DrinkUp
• Bronze – Seenspire, for content created for Seenspire Content Feeds

Professional & Personal Services

• Gold – Motion Ads, for content created for BBVA – Bancomer
• Silver – SSL Digital, for content created for Banamex Virtual Hostess
• Bronze – Wells Fargo Digital Signage Team & Gilmore Group, for content created for Wells Fargo In-Store Digital Signage Network

Public Spaces

• Gold – kbs + Spies & Assassins, for content created for BMW i: A Window Into the Near Future
• Silver – Dreambox Visual Communications, for content created for Samsung S4 Launch – 3D Video Mapping
• Bronze – Pearl Media & Go2 Productions, for content created for LoopNet

Retail

• Gold – MaxMedia, for content created for AT&T Michigan Avenue Flagship Store Lifestyle Walls
• Silver – SSL Digital, for content created for Palacio de Hierro
• Bronze – Seenspire, for content created for Hummel Product Launch – In-Store Experience

Transportation

• Gold – Pearl Media, for content created for LifeTime’s Witches of East End Program at Columbus Circle Subway
• Silver – Seenspire, for content created for Eindhoven Airport – Branded Content Channel
• Bronze – Art of Context, for content created for Boston Logan International Airport

Content Award of the Year

• kbs + Spies & Assassins, for content created for BMW i: A Window Into the Near Future