Improved Means for Communication Could Provide Display Business Opportunity

LAST YEAR, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC LED TO SEVERAL MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY. It affected industry, education, and professional personal lives around the world. The pandemic also has changed face of meetings conferences, making in-person gatherings difficult if not impossible in some instances. Keeping this mind, we surveyed attendees after Display Week 2021. Many respondents appreciated benefits a virtual event—with record attendance (>10,200)—but at same time, many said they would prefer to have an event 2022. After almost two years struggling against Covid-19, number new cases is finally decreasing areas. In hopes that trend will continue, plan hold 2022 onsite San Jose, CA, May 8–13. We continue monitor situation coming months take all necessary actions ensure conference successful event. meantime, though, what learned from pandemic? I suppose part answer depends on your occupation responsibilities. my case, life without commuting been productive. Communication via video sometimes challenge, but it provides participants with greater focus—shortening length because minimized socialization—and emphasis agendas. Video conferencing took adjustment, throughout months, familiarity working remotely become more comfortable accepted. are good tool for information sharing poor mind sharing. This focus can provide business opportunity display industry. Through displays, people see interlocutor's cannot experience or share environment. might be lack visual fidelity resolution color difference between 2D 3D. There several aspects, as increase fidelity, feel If make better connected through reality, could change style everyone across globe. Along line, previous issues ID, envisioned displays’ roles shift family entertainment equipment human-computer interfaces. Advanced human-to-human interfaces eliminate regional differences enhance networking experiences should added. 2022, planning related special topics hyper-realistic displays. exciting dream about world enabled by such state-of-the-art believe scientists engineers use our creativity, capacity improve human significantly. So, attend hear ideas potential Takatoshi Tsujimura president Society Information Display. He reached [email protected].