Archive - Documentation for retired TelaSocial - archive of FISL 2013 OSS conference screens powered by Tela Social

The TelaSocial project hired by FISL OSS conference to display the realtime event information using TV appliances. The following gallery attempts to document the experience showcased at the 14th International Free Software Forum (FISL) in Porto Alegre, 2013, one of the largest open-source software events in the world. The project provided digital signage experience to the attendants, to provide awareness about event information in real-time, mainly the display of the lectures happening across the 18 rooms, last-minute updates, and social media interactions using Twitter and Instagram data-sources. The following photos offer a visual reference to the TelaSocial implementation during FISL 2013.

Gallery

The following TV appliance shows a real-time display of 18 different rooms, lectures programming information, using data source from Google Calendar, presenting using a calendar view:

A vertical display layout showing the top header element displaying the conference information. The calendar view in real time showing the 18 different rooms, calendar, programming of lectures. At the bottom a double column layout on the left displaying news, Instagram on the right, Twitter and at the bottom the weather information and supporting organizations:

A horizontal panel displays the 18-room calendar view of all lectures at the end of the event. Next to the scrolling calendar, a photo of the sign encourages attendees with "See You in 2014," fostering engagement for the next edition:

The Linux and GNU project mascot next to TelaSocial screen:

TelaSocial booth:

Raspberry PI which had linux-based OSS with a boot to Tela Social, Mozilla-based technology:

Booth of Tela Social and brochures: