MAD INSIGHTS
From traditional AV to a foundation that can evolve
Choose the system around the experience and its future requirements. For an existing installation, QuickSilver establishes the foundation before selected AV++ capabilities are added.
THE PRACTICAL QUESTION
Dependable fundamentals belong in every project.
Playback, routing, switching, timing, control, synchronization, projection, displays and audio remain essential. A visitor needs clear sound and a coherent interaction; an operator needs predictable startup, control and recovery. Mad continues to design and deliver traditional AV where it suits the project.
When a venue needs personal, multilingual or adaptive behavior, the design also needs the computing capacity, interfaces, content and operating rules that support those functions. The useful question is what the project should be able to do now and what changes it should prepare for.
THE COMPUTING FOUNDATION
QuickSilver comes before the AV++ additions.
QuickSilver® uses standard computing architecture for software-based playback, control and integration. The selected configuration is engineered around the site, media, network and operating needs.
The transition begins with a QuickSilver® retrofit of the existing playback and control infrastructure. Suitable peripherals can remain after assessment. Selected AV++® capabilities are then added to that QuickSilver foundation, with the content and integration each one requires.
A new QuickSilver installation can also begin with dependable baseline functions. Additional capabilities are selected when the brief, content and engineering support them; there is no requirement to deploy the entire family on opening day.
TECHNICAL DETAILDifferent roles in a connected system.
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| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mad Intelligence™ | The overarching continuing-engineering architecture: retain purpose, connect capabilities and use evidence to guide permitted responses. |
| WorldModel™ | Context, permissions and governed coordination, defined by the current ten-layer and eleven-policy architecture. |
| AV++® | The family of capabilities for personal, multilingual, accessible and interactive experiences. |
| QuickSilver® | The standard-compute playback, control and integration foundation on which selected AV++ capabilities are added. |
| Mad Hatter™ | DSP, soundscape and rendering capabilities, with separately identified development in acoustic measurement, adaptation and spatial delivery. |
PLAN THE NEXT CAPABILITY
A software foundation keeps options open.
Standard computer architecture lets the system benefit from advances in compute, storage, networking and software. That provides a practical route for integrating technologies that do not yet exist, as well as current AV++ capabilities.
Future compatibility still needs engineering. A new function may need more processing capacity, a new sensor, a licensed interface, additional content or updated network provision. The useful promise is an architecture that can be extended and maintained, with the necessary work identified.
TECHNICAL DETAILAssess what stays and what changes.
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- Inventory projectors, displays, loudspeakers, controls, media and connected systems.
- Check signal formats, control interfaces, performance and physical condition before retaining equipment.
- Define the QuickSilver playback, control and compute scope, including power, network and service access.
- Plan the transition, recovery procedures and acceptance tests.
- Identify each proposed AV++ addition and the extra content, interfaces or engineering it requires.
CAPABILITY STATUS
Read the evidence at the level of the function.
Evaluate each proposed addition at the level of the function you need. A completed installation, a working demonstration and an architectural description provide different evidence. The project scope identifies the configured implementation, further engineering and acceptance tests needed for that function.
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