Dataton Watchout manages the dynamic content displayed on the screens of the Football Museum in Manchester

The National Football Museum in Manchester offers visitors an audiovisual experience supported by its LCD displays and its large widescreen display of 15,9 metre, whose contents are managed by Dataton Watchout.

Multi-magene visualization and presentation software Dataton Watchout is responsible for managing and controlling the content of LCD screens and curved equipment, pillar of the projections offered at the National Football Museum in Manchester.

The National Football Museum in Manchester reopened in July 2012 and since then it has become one of the biggest attractions of this British city. This football mecca moved from Deepdale Stadium to a modern location installed in the Urbis building, in front of the Anglican Cathedral. Fans have six floors where one of the largest collections of works of art is exhibited, objects, photographs and temporary exhibitions dedicated to this sport.

It is an interactive museum that offers an audiovisual experience and makes a historical tour of the great milestones of English football with special mention for the great international figures. It also challenges visitors to put their knowledge about this sport into practice with different activities in which they can participate in the Football Plus section..

For the new opening, the National Football Museum in Manchester has had the integrator DJ Willrich (DJW) and the support of Mirage Associates to make this visual and interactive experience possible.

DJW was hired to design, integrate and program the audiovisual system, including the complete lighting design, electrical installation and audiovisual wiring. For its part, the Centre Screen Productions has been in charge of creating the multimedia contents for the project. David Willrich of DJW, Explains, “the National Football Museum wanted a fully interactive experience to give visitors an idea of what it feels like to be one of football's biggest stars., from feeling the pressure to score a penalty to the joy of lifting the cup from the winners or testing his skills as a commentator."

DJ Willrich has deployed the Dataton Watchout multimagen visualization and presentation software with which it is possible to manage and control the content displayed on the LCD screens installed in the Milestones gallery, in a room full of light and sound.

likewise, has also been part in the realization of the projection Our Beautiful Game, "an immersive film that makes a retrospective of the life of English football, “says Paul Kucharski, director of the Centre Screen Productions. here, Watchout is used to project the images, inside a special room, on a curved screen of 15,9 metre. “Watchout allows images to be mixed on a large screen and this sport can be shown in a powerful and surprising way”, adds David Willrich.

Aerial curved display

In the Hall of Fame of the National Football Museum in Manchester extends an aerial screen of Messagemaker that throughout its 30 meters long shows the latest display technologies.

This curved display is custom-made and comprises a U-shaped mesh structure suspended from thin wire to provide a semi-transparent display that appears to float in the air..

The aerodynamic look of the display is the result of extensive research and innovative design. The curve is formed from a series of straight lengths that have been precisely designed to achieve a smooth fit. Generating the information for this screen is simple, as well as its update, thanks to a PC-based interface.

Other articles on Dataton