IDMPO is committed to match innovative services to key demand drivers, and has brought together a handful of demand drivers who will anchor the growth of IDM services. A good number of our projects have been selected for implementation in national agendas such as the National Day Parade, Youth Olympic Games and the National Heritage Board.

If you’re interested to showcase your IDM projects in the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, email priscilla_liu@mda.gov.sg for more information. Meanwhile, here are some projects you can look forward to in this year’s National Day Parade.

PGK Media

Wish Singapore, a user-centric, digital content delivery platform that will be deployed for the first time during this year’s National Day Parade.

An artist rendering shows PGK Media’s Wish Singapore interactive, cylindrical digital billboard floating on Marina Bay during the National Day Parade celebrations.

According to the company, Wish Singapore will take the form of a giant floating digital wall on the waters of Marina Bay, a world-first and the largest ever built in Singapore. During the National Day celebrations, this immersive digital canvas will display Singaporean’s wishes and dedications from all around the world.

Developed and operated by PGK Media in co-operation with the IDM R&D Program Office, Wish Singapore is an integral part of the ADMe Network, an advanced distribution platform composed of wireless out-of-home digital video walls capable of receiving rich media and live content in real time.

According to the company, discussions also are underway for ADMe and Wish Singapore to support the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and other key events in Brazil and Dubai.

Metaversum

Metaversum, developer of Twinity, the world’s first mirror world – a virtual world made of real people and real places announced that Twinity is an official sponsor of Singapore’s National Day Parade 2009. This year, Singapore fans can celebrate their national holiday at Marina Bay, in the Heartlands, and from anywhere in the world in Orchard Virtual, Twinity.

Singapore is Twinity’s second international capital and follows hot on the heels of virtual Berlin. The first district to open is the area around Orchard Road (Orchard Virtual), the retail and entertainment hub of downtown Singapore.

Twinity’s NDP celebration will be open to all for free and will showcase Singapore to a worldwide audience. Visitors to Twinity on National Day will see a multimedia extravaganza, featuring integrated web, audio, video, and photo collections, an interactive quiz, themed virtual items, and a dance party. Other exciting events and appearances will be announced soon.

Come together @ Orchard Virtual: Get a sneak peak of virtual Singapore now and get ready for the biggest day in the Singaporean calendar. Sign up to Twinity at www.twinity.com/en/singapore and be one of the first to explore orchard virtual Singapore and bring the city to life, even before the official opening.

ServTouch ETI

ServTouch ETI will be providing ‘live’ webcast of eight selected celebrations in Singapore’s heartlands. This footage will also be beamed back to the Float @ Marina Bay during the Pledge Moment, allowing one to see Singaporeans around the island taking the Pledge in unison.

Singaporeans local and abroad with internet connection can also enjoy the celebrations by accessing http://www.ndpeeps.com/live_webcast.html.

G Element

G Element is developing a 3D Marina Bay Presenter system using their GermaniumWeb platform ( www.germanium3d.com) to aid the NDP2009 Committee in providing a unified presentation and visualization of (1) points of interest, and (2) camera views in the vicinity and in-building premises of the Marina Bay Area. The featured solution integrates CCTV camera feeds with 3D buildings and their interiors to provide integrated and concurrent situation awareness. The integration is bi-directional, enabling the user to both receive a selected camera feed in the 3D scene and control the camera’s PTZ parameters within the same view. To learn more, please visit www.germanium3d.com/applications.

G Element is also working with the NDP Command and Control group to implement a 3D solution for the Command Centre. The use of 3D offers vast benefits in terms of planning, control and decision making. G Element have linked up numerous live CCTV cameras to placemarks in GermaniumWeb and also integrated pan-tilt-zoom control for the cameras. The linking of live CCTV feed to an interactive 3D interior/exterior environment showcases the use of the GermaniumWeb API to create novel and robust web applications for operational use.

Qala

Qala’s primary contribution is the deployment Security Cameras and set up of NDP Security & Operations Centre. These are for use by the NDP 09 committee and Singapore Police Force.

IDM in YOG

Singapore will be hosting the first Youth Olympic Games from 14 to 26 August 2010. It will receive some 3,600 athletes and 800 officials from 205 National Olympic Committees, along with estimated 800 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators.
Want to see your IDM projects play a part in the upcoming YOG? Please email priscilla_liu@mda.gov.sg for further information.