Good Afternoon - Some of this can be affected by the architect and what they deem aesthetically pleasing...
When our theater was built in our fine and performing arts center 12 years ago, the architect was against us putting access points on the wall due to aesthetics. We ended up putting on AP in our projection booth and one backstage in one of the wings. Our theater was originally slated to be used for all purposes (performances, concerts, lectures, conference presentations, admissions Open Houses, etc) so it really could have used a lot more connectivity than what we could put in the theater. Three years ago, we upgraded the APs in the fine and performing arts center and, with new leadership at the college, added three more access points to support more connections. Our theater has 560 seats, and we did have a conference that we streamed video plus had public wifi available and we seem to be fine with connectivity. If you can do it and not get pushback from the architect, I'd recommend you build it into your plans for having availability day one. (then you can sit in the back of the theater and watch all the parents with their smart phones raising them up and see the sea of phone screens as they record their kids' performances...because it will happen when you eventually rent out the space...) Ron Loneker, Jr. Director, IT Special Projects College of Saint Elizabeth Mahoney Library 2 Convent Road Morristown, NJ 07960 Phone: 973-290-4229 e-mail: [email protected] On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 12:44 PM Bull, Mary <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I’m wondering if anyone here has dealt with a decision on wireless in the > theaters, concert halls, or recital halls on their campus. We have a new > arts complex coming on line in the next two years and there’s no clear > direction from faculty on whether wireless for the audience is desirable. > The previous main theater, and other currently used theaters on campus, > did/do not have full connectivity for the audience (just a few aps tacked > on the walls that were useless when the room was full). Facilities planning > is favorable toward building it in, so I’d prefer that too, especially > since it would be much harder or impossible to install if the faculty > changes their mind in a few years once the building is complete. However, > I’m not sure whether there is really an expectation from the audience that > they should have wifi when they attend a show or concert. > > > > Has anyone dealt with this on their campus? What influenced your choice? > > > > Mary Bull > > William and Mary > > 757-221-2491 > > [email protected] > > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire > community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the > message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. > Additional participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community > ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
