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less than 25 new garments
have found a new home at the
Newbridge Museum of Style Icons
with key pieces including dresses
and gowns worn by Rita
Hayworth, Jayne Mansfield and
Maureen O'Hara. MMID
was commissioned to design and
produce two interactive exhibits
presenting the new garments.
Two media rich multi-touch screen
presentations allow
visitors to browse collections
with their fingers by sliding
images and media pieces on the
screen. In addition, MMID also
installed coloured spotlights
to highlight some of the key
exhibits and recreate that Hollywood
glitz. See
one of the screens in action
here.
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Lough Key Forest and Activity
Park near Boyle, Co. Roscommon
has been using MMID RSF PortaDaps
audio guide devices for over 5 years
now for the interpretation of their
Tree Canopy Walk, 19th Century Servant
Tunnels and Moylurg Tower. The audio
tour has been so successful that our
customer has recently added an additional
batch of devices to their collection
to cater for their growing
visitor numbers.
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holographic Neolithic farmer projection
is proving to be quite an
attraction at the Irish National
Heritage Park with great
reports coming from visitors of all
ages. If you haven't seen it yet a
visit to the Heritage Park is well
worth the effort on a sunny afternoon.
There you will see a number of other
interactive exhibits produced by MMID
as well as hear an entertaining audio
tour and walk through the
time travel tunnel which
we have recently completed.
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| A
major leading Medical Devices manufacturer
in the South East has recently commissioned
MMID to design an Interactive
Performance Dashboard for
the factory floor. Three gauges give
staff an indication of where the production
currently stands in relation to daily
and monthly targets at different stages
of the manufacturing and packaging
process. This interactive dashboard
is updated through the company intranet
which has also been revamped by MMID
for the occasion.
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| Nenagh
Heritage Centre is located
in two stone Georgian buildings which
were built in 1840-1842 as the Governor's
house and gatehouse of an extensive
gaol. Exhibitions in the museum
include the gaol complex model, a
recreated schoolroom, a recreated
bar and grocery shop and the museum
of rural life, where you
can see a collection of old implements
used in daily life in rural Ireland.
MMID recently supplied the visitor
centre with interactive audio players,
motion sensors and speakers to help
bring the attraction to life.
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are busy too at CPD College, our sister
company, gearing up for this summer's
teacher courses. This year
28 courses are on offer and
we're busy producing engaging
and interactive content.
The courses which run during the summer
months consist of 5 four hour modules
and provide numerous 'take home' resources
to use for the school year ahead.
Learn more at primaryteachers.cpdcollege.com
MMID has also produced a series of
3 virtual seminars targeted
at schools wishing to upskill their
whole staff in priority areas during
their 'Croke Park Hours'. The seminars
are delivered on DVD and on-line at
schoolseminars.cpdcollege.com
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MMID
has been developing learning
and heritage interactive multimedia
content for over 10 years now
and has been deploying its solutions
through every technology imaginable
- from early days dial-up internet
to mobile broadband networks,
CD-Rom, bespoke interactive
installations, hand-held audio
guides to the very latest iPhone.
MMID is proud to build on its
experience and now brings to
its customer a range of rugged
multimedia guide products.
The devices consist of a visitor-proof
casing and a choice of platforms
including iOS (iPhone or iPod
touch (left)), Android (HTC
phone (middle)) or Windows Mobile
(Fujitsu PDA (right)) depending
on project requirements. The
system comes with a charging
rack and content management
software to update
and manage multimedia content
as well as publishing tours
to the internet for easy download
(iTunes Store, websites,
Android Marketplace).
Full visitors statistics are
provided and the interface can
be either map-based and/or menu-based
with manual or automatic
triggers included as standard
(GPS, QR codes, Infra-Red, Camera
for augmented reality etc).
Demo devices and live tours
are available on request. Please
click here for a demo video
of a Waterford city GPS-triggered
walking tour.
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Continuing on our mobile phone theme
MMID is currently developing a mobile
web application for its sister
company CPD College. The app which
is currently in Beta version
allows CPD College's student to access
information about courses,
login to their account
to view their course completion status
and watch additional video
resources pertinent to their
course. The application behaves as
a native application on iPhone and
can also be viewed as a regular web
page on other smart phones. To see
it in action point your smart phone
to cpdcollege.com/mobile
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ManageMentor is one of the
Continuous Professional Development
programmes currently offered by CPD
College. This exciting programme is
a world class training resource
for managers and for emerging
& experienced leaders. The powerful
solution delivers on demand performance
support, enhances formal learning
and scales peer-to-peer learning,
all in the context of your business.
MMID recently re-developed its course
page to make navigation and
access as straight-forward as possible.
The result is a very aesthetically
pleasing user interface which now
also include 'at-a-glance' tips and
live streams from Harvard Business
Publishing. Check
out http://managementexcellence.cpdcollege.com
for more information
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| Work
is nearing completion at the National
Heritage Park, Ferrycarrig, Wexford.
The thatchers are currently finishing
off roofing at the Neolithic
Farmhouse which is to house our unique
holographic video projection of a
Neolithic Farmer caught by
surprise by unsuspecting visitors,
in two weeks time. Works will also
complete at the Viking Village where
a new boat shed has been built over
the last couple of weeks. More on
this very soon.
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A
visit to the Irish National
Heritage Park is like no
other you can imagine. Surprises await
around every turn as you explore 35
acres of this remarkable heritage
trail. From campsite to Ringfort,
from mill to Fulacht Fiadh, from Crannog
to Viking house, every activity is
an unexpected adventure into 9000
years. As part of the Park's current
re-development MMID is working on
a number of interactive installations
at the site.
The
latest addition to the site is a stunning
realistic figure of an Abbot and his
cat realised for us by our
London sculptors who had also sculpted
the craftsman at Newbridge Silverware.
Also new at the Heritage Park is the
inclusion of six new European
languages to our hugely
successful audio tour led
by fictional legendary character Tuan
McCarroll. The audio tour
can be downloaded in its
entirety on the Irish
National Heritage Park website
in the language of your choice so
bring along your iPod or mobile phone
for your next visit.
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developments are currently underway
on site including an amazing
interactive projection at the Neolithic
farmhouse (left) and an
interactive peep-hole in the
Viking Village. An interactive video
screen mounted behind a specially made
door will provide the support for this
rather surprising visitor attraction.
Indeed, the unsuspecting visitor will
be able to spy into the Viking Bar unnoticed,
or so he thought... until one of the
rowdy Vikings spots the intruder and
takes action. See
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Knock Shrine Museum recently
contracted MMID to provide a scalable interactive
audio solution for its temporary exhibitions
to complement its mobile audio tour already
in place. MMID offered a cost-effective
and flexible solution based around
solid-state audio players, handsets and
push buttons. The audio content can be updated
easily via SD cards and interactivity can
be programmed by the staff on-site at the
click of a button to suit the requirements
of the current exhibition. More
info on the hardware solutions we offer
to museums and visitor centres can be found
here.
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so many high profile visitors gracing us
with their presence at the moment one Royal
visit that you might have missed is that
of Princess of Monaco to be, Charlene
Wittstock, to the Newbridge
Museum of Style Icons where she
viewed garments and accessories belonging
to her predecessor, Grace Kelly. To celebrate
the occasion, MMID produced two
innovative video projections using original
Pathé vintage footage of Princess
Grace and Prince Rainier's Royal visit to
Ireland almost 50 years ago. The
two projections can still be seen at the
Museum which is well worth a visit if you're
passing by. Check out http://www.newbridgesilverware.com
for opening times. The museum is open 7
days and entry is free.
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of our time over the last couple of months
has been spent on Heritage projects but
every now and again some of our corporate
work is worth highlighting too. This time
it's the turn of Sleepyhedz - a
children's headboads company based
in Waterford for which MMID designed an
eCommerce website with a content managing
system (CMS) allowing its owner
to add products as they become available.
Visit
www.sleepyhedz.ie for more info.
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Silverware recently received the visit of
its key USA reseller. For the occasion MMID
was asked to re-edit the existing promotional
video to suit their American audience and
leave them with a lasting impression. MMID
enrolled the services of American Voice-Over
artist Matt Baker known for his work with
the Discovery Channel to assist in delivering
a powerful movie trailer-style introduction.
The audio was mastered in cinematic style
for maximum impact. The
resulting movie can be seen here.
As well as being projected at the event,
the video was converted to the American
NTSC standard by MMID and given to the resellers
as a limited edition DVD
together with their information pack.
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The installations at Lifetime Lab -Cork's
Old Waterworks - are now complete. MMID
designed, produced and installed a series
of graphic displays with integrated
push-buttons connected to large-scale
LCD screens located in the Boiler
House and Steam Engine Room.
The movies depict an employee of the old
waterworks and his colleague played by actors
in costumes. The characters tell the visitors
how it was like to work there at the time
and describe some of the key restored elements
which can be seen here. The
videos can be seen in full here.
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| You
may recall the mobile audio tour
we developed for the Irish National Heritage
Park, or the crank-up interactive
audio points we installed there
recently. Well the both the audio guides
and the fixed audio points have informed
and entertained many a visitor since including
RTE Nationwide's Michael
Ryan who visited the park a short time ago.
The programme will be airing tonight
7th of February at 7pm on RTÉ
ONE. Tune in to learn more about this wonderful
attraction that brings its visitors through
9000 years of history with life-size replicas
of the dwellings our ancestors called home
over the centuries. You
can also watch the programme on RTÉ's
interactive player here from tomorrow on.
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sister company CPD College is
delighted to announce that it has been appointed
as the approved Irish partner of
Harvard Business Publishing for
the distribution of the world renowned Harvard
ManageMentor suite of online courses.
Harvard ManageMentor is a suite of 44 online
business modules designed to help managers
and leaders gain competency on specific
topics. It is built on the knowledge and
experience of world class experts and includes
video insights, case studies, real world
practice, useful tools and much more. The
Harvard ManageMentor suite of courses will
be relevant to all professionals in Ireland
with CPD requirements. It is also a
powerful training resource for
anyone interested in building their knowledge
and skills in business and management. More
info at http://managementexcellence.cpdcollege.com
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Also
new in the CPD College course catalogue
is 50 Lessons, an exciting on-line
professional development resource for
managers consisting of over 1200 digital
lessons to choose from. Each lesson is given
by a proven business leader through engaging
video interviews of 3-5 minutes in duration.
Business leaders include Michael
Dell (DELL Computers), Anita
Roddick (The Body Shop International)
and Robert Herbold (Microsoft
Corporation). More info at http://50lessons.cpdcollege.com
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| Global
phenomenon and superstar Michael Flatley
is the latest personality to be represented
at the Newbridge Silverware Museum
of Style Icons. On October 29th
Michael Flatley officially opened
the exclusive exhibition spanning
20 years of his career. For the occasion,
MMID produced a series of video
clips which were individually colourised
and airbrushed before being projected on
two of the walls at the museum with stunning
results.
MMID also extended the existing audio
tour to include the Michael Flatley
costumes. TV3's 'Exposé'
were there to capture the day and
the
programme is available to play on demand
here
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Lab at Cork's old waterworks on
the banks of the river Lee is one of the
city's most striking buildings but also
houses one of the country's most
innovative exhibitions centered
around water and the environment. Also in
the buildings are the finely restored boiler
room and steam engine.
The story of the steam engine and what
working at the waterworks was like at the
time is told by one of the workers 'Tommy'
played by a local actor and filmed in High
Definition. MMID is currently building
interactive button panels connected to graphic
displays and large LED screens which
will be installed on location to make the
original waterworks come to life.
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| Dataworks
is one of Ireland's leading bespoke software
development companies. Following the development
of Dataworks' website by MMID, we were asked
to design the graphical user interface
of one of their software systems, developed
for one of their customers.
The application, which is designed to schedule
and report on controlled explosions in quarries,
features easily identifiable icons in-keeping
with the company's corporate image and large
enough to be used on-site with a tablet
PC.
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Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford
has recently installed three u-turn devices
supplied by MMID and loaded with a captivating
narrative recorded and produce by MMID that
will thrill visitors - old and young.
Since the mobile audio tour and
u-turn units have been put in place
at the Heritage Park, there has been a dramatic
improvement in the visitors satisfaction
ratings.
The U Turn panel is a unique self powered
and weather resistant digital sound store
designed to fit within a panel or sign board.
Visitors choose a message using the selector
dial (up to eight message slots are available)
and simply turn the handle to hear the message.
Usually, just a few turns are required to
play the whole message; and once the message
starts to play the visitor can just relax,
listen and enjoy.
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College, our sister company, is
proud to present a new range of PRINCE2
courses for professionals designed
to give candidates the knowledge and understanding
of PRINCE2 that they need to be able to
act as an informed member of a project management
team using the PRINCE2 method within a project
environment supporting PRINCE2.
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments)
is a process-based method for effective
project management. The method is a de facto
standard used extensively by the UK Government
and is widely recognised and used in the
private sector, both in the UK and internationally.
In addition to the PRINCE2 courses, CPD
College offers Continuous Professional
Development courses for solicitors, primary
teachers and many other professionals
seeking to improve their skills. The courses
are highly interactive and delivered on-line
which allows participants to study
at their own pace from the comfort of their
home or office. Visit http://www.cpdcollege.com
for more information.
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innovative RSF PortaDap audio tour
device has been in use at Knock
Shrine Museum for a year now and has proven
to be a very successful self-guided tour
option from both a visitor and a management's
perspective. So much so that the Museum
is now expanding its fleet of devices
to serve a larger number of visitors as
the current devices, victim of their success,
are in constant rotation. What is stunning
about the RSF PortaDap device is that even
after 12 months of heavy use the AA batteries
powering the audio guides have only needed
to be changed once! This is quite unique
and makes it the lowest maintenance device
in the industry. If you haven't been to
Knock Museum yet we would highly recommend
a visit to this inspirational place of pilgrimage
which sees in excess of half a million visitors
a year. You can also see
a preview of the multilingual audio tour
developed by MMID here.

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additional audio points have been added
at the Museum of Style Icon to cater for
the Michael Jackson and Princess
Grace exhibits. The audio narrative
developed by MMID and read by Waterford
broadcaster Nichola Beresford describes
some of the key items on display. Music
and sound effects further immerse the visitor
into the multiple and colourful facets of
the personalities' lives. This brings the
number of narratives at the Museum to twenty
one! The two new audio points are using
'visitor proof' die-cast aluminium handset
with interactive push buttons and are a
child's play to use as demonstrated
here by Malik and Kahla, aged 4 and 6 respectively.
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is no doubt that MMID is carving itself
a strong place in the Irish Heritage Sector.
What started almost accidentally 3 years
ago with MMID's involvement in the design
of DELL Limerick's Customer Experience Centre
has seen MMID's expertise develop
to encompass not only traditional Multimedia
disciplines including audio, video and interactive
production but also more hands-on skills
such as sign-making, props construction
or lighting design. In just 3 years, MMID
has created visitor experiences seen by
over 1 million people in some of Ireland's
leading attractions such as The
Irish National Heritage Park or
The Museum of Style Icons at Newbridge
Silverware . The extent of the
services we offer to the heritage sector
has been compiled
into a 4 page brochure which can now be
downloaded here. Some of our projects
can also be seen in video format here.

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| Tegan
Innovations is a successful purpose-made
equipment builder for the manufacturing
industry - Pharmaceuticals and Medical
Devices in particular - based in
Waterford. Tegan's machines incorporate
the best in robotics and automation and
are used by leading manufacturers worldwide.
MMID was given the task of re-developing
the company's website in a manner that would
demonstrate Tegan's leading-edge
technology and skills visually.
MMID is in the process of creating the new
site which will incorporate video clips
and other multimedia elements. The new website
will be launched shortly at www.tegan.ie
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| Strong
of its success with its range of on-line
summer courses for Irish primary teachers,
MMID sister company CPD College
is proud to announce the expansion of its
programme of on-line Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) courses to Insurance Professionals,
Project Managers and General Managers.
The newly MMID re-designed website at http://www.cpdcollege.com
offers professionals a new way of furthering
their career without leaving the comfort
of their own homes or offices. The new website
has been designed with full social networking
integration in mind and offers students
many ways of interacting with CPD College.
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has just completed the development and installation
of an innovative audio tour for
Newbridge Silverware's Museum of Style Icons.
The Museum showcases garments and memorabilia
belonging to iconic personalities to have
graced planet earth such as Lady Diana,
Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Elvis Presley,
Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe. More on
this exciting project very soon.
The audio tour consists of 13 audio points
placed at strategic locations around the
museum and using cutting-edge audio
technology including hyper-directional
speakers, audio dome, interactive touch
panel, motion triggers and die-cast aluminium
handsets. The use of mixed devices provides
for original and interesting ways of sharing
the museum's stories with its visitors.
The 13 narratives include
sound effects and original music which further
adds to the magical atmosphere of Newbridge's
Museum of Style Icons. Why not visit it
now, the Museum is open 7 days and entry
is free. You
can also click here for a little excerpts
of the narratives we developed.

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| When
Enmed Technologies approached MMID
to develop its new corporate video it was
with a particular challenge in mind. How
to produce a video on limited budget
that would act as a sales tool,
training tool and that would be
so visual that it would not require
to be translated into other languages?
This is exactly what MMID produced. The
SimCair (this is the name of Enmed's flagship
product) mattress is a pressure care medical
mattress or mattress overlay used to reduce
the risk of pressure ulcers development
for bed-ridden patients. The features of
the SimCair were shown in a visual manner
using extreme close-ups reinforced
by a series of animated graphics.
The resulting video has been extremely well
received and is currently used by Enmed
Technologies in their international sales
and training programmes.
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Silverware is Ireland's favourite
cutlery and giftware brand. It's name has
been associated with some of the most prestigious
names from Royalty, Stars of the Silver
Screen to sporting and fashion icons over
the years.
Newbridge Silverware's captivating story
from its beginnings in 1934 to being one
of the most recognised brands in Ireland
is told in a documentary produced by MMID
and incorporating original archive
footage with additional material filmed
on location. The
video can be seen here
The making of a piece of timeless cutlery
is also shown in a video and further explained
in a series of display panels
accompanied by a life-like figure
of one of the company's craftsman. Both
were designed and installed by MMID. Notable
items on display on the MMID designed
plexiglas display system include
the Special Olympic Torch and Newbridge
Cutlery made for the Titanic!
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in June the Enniscorthy Town Audio
Tour developed by MMID links 10
heritage sites, all accessible on foot,
through a captivating story revolving around
one common theme - something to do with
the water we're told. But you'll have to
discover it for yourself (click
here for to hear an extract of the tour)!
The tour, which is available in English,
Irish, German, French and Spanish
uses the revolutionary RSF Porta Dap audio
device which has an autonomy of over 6 months
on two simple AA batteries. This removes
the need of a charging rack and makes it
possible to run a multiple collection/
drop-off system. In Enniscorthy,
visitors can pick up a device at the Tourism
office, 1798 Rebellion Centre and in two
hotels in the town. The tour takes the visitor
on an hour long fascinating walking journey
stepped in history. The narrative is high
in colour with original musical and sound
effects further illustrating the 10 sites.
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| Dataworks
is the leading custom software
development company in the South of Ireland,
providing innovative and intelligent business
process automation solutions since 1995.
MMID was recently asked to re-design Dataworks'
website and give the company a fresh
new look. The result is a clear
and crisp layout with clear messaging
reinforced by a fresh palette of vibrant
yet professional-looking colours. On the
inside, the site is very rich in information
but remains very concise and easy to navigate.
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MMID we always like a good challenge so
when Saudi Electric contacted
us to explore the possibility of converting
their existing printed engineering training
manuals relating to the operation
of their gas power plant into easy
to digest interactive courseware we jumped
on the occasion to demonstrate our skills.
The following example is a proof of concept
developed for Saudi Electric to teach their
engineers the basic principles of
a gas turbine plant. This material
supports their printed literature an can
be seen here.
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visit to the Irish National Heritage
Park is like no other you can imagine.
Surprises await around every turn as you
explore 35 acres of this remarkable heritage
trail.
From campsite to Ringfort, from mill to
Fulacht Fiadh, from Crannog to Viking house
to Norman fortification, every activity
is an unexpected adventure into 9000 years.
MMID was asked recently to design and produce
an audio tour for the park
in view of making it literally come alive
with sound. The tour, which will be launched
shortly, uses a mixture of audio
technologies to reach a maximum number of
visitors. A bluetooth broadcasting
system automatically transfer an
MP3 version of the audio tour to the visitors'
mobile phones while the RSF PortaDap
provides visitors without bluetooth-enabled
mobile phones with a practical alternative.
A series of special high-contrast
keypad devices are also at the disposal
of individuals with visual impairments.
Finally, 3 stand-alone crank-up
outdoors audio players provides
for additional commentaries in key locations.
These outdoor players are vandals resistant
and are ideal for remote locations where
energy supply is an issue. Just crank-up
and listen - great fun for children too.
The narrative is read by legendary character
Tuan Mac Cairill and reinforced by sound
effects and music. Tuan walks the visitor
through an authentic recreation of the history
and heritage of Ireland. Homesteads, places
of ritual, burial modes and long forgotten
remains. Click
here to hear an extract of the audio tour
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building and organisation has Facilities
Management needs which underpin their core
activities. The CSS Group
offers a cost effective services which allows
their clients to concentrate on maximising
the potential of their core business. Customers
include the IDA, ABB, Sisk, FBD and many
more.
MMID developed The CSS Group's new
website with integrated Wordpress content
management system and bespoke
clients reporting system. Using
the system, The CSS Group can create password-protected
clients pages to store their up-to-date
reports securly.
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has just completed the production of the
Knock Museum audio tour.
Made available in seven languages through
easy-to-use portable audio-guide devices,
the audio commentary developed by MMID takes
the visitor through a fascinating walk through
the exhibition.
"We found MMID to be efficient, creative
and easy to work with. The end product is
a system that is perfectly tailored to the
needs of Knock Museum and greatly enhances
the visitor experience. New additions to
the collection can be easily added at any
time which ensures that the system will
have a long life span." Grace Mulqueen,
Knock Museum
At Knock Museum visitors can find
out exactly what happened in Knock
on August 21st 1879 and what Knock
means to the one and a half million pilgrims
who make their way here every year.
To hear excerpts of the audio tour and
see how it all works, please visit the MMID
TV section of our website at http://www.multimedia-instruction.com
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ICONICS is a world leader in industrial
automation based near Boston, USA.
Driven by the ICONICS team, the interactive
video series currently being developed
by MMID is an innovative marketing
tool which will be used by the
company's global sales force and customers.
The aim of the project is to provide existing
and prospective customers with an interactive
information source, specific to their business
needs. Hosted on-line, the solution comprises
of a short introduction after which
the user can tailor the rest of the presentation
on-the-fly based on his/ her role
in the enterprise and the industry in which
she/ he operates.
"Working with Multimedia Instruction
and in particular with Marc Roosli, was
a very positive experience. Their understanding
of not only our marketing needs but also
the needs of our market were outstanding,
and the quality of the piece is beyond our
expectations" - Clive Walton, Managing
Director, ICONICS UK.
For a sneak preview of the solution, have
a look at the Beta version at www.iconics-uk.com/video
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you are a regular reader of our newsletter
you will remember the series of e-learning
modules MMID developed over the last couple
of years to help young people with Down
Syndrome acquire Internet and E-Mail skills.
It is in this capacity MMID was
invited last month to give two Internet
& E-mail workshops to young
adults with Down Syndrome at the occasion
of the 10th World Down Syndrome
Congress hosted by Down Syndrome
Ireland in Dublin.
The theme for the Congress, chosen to stress
the fact that people with Down syndrome
and their families develop right throughout
their lives, was "Lifelong Living and
Learning". MMID was delighted to be
offered the opportunity to share its experience
in this area. The workshops proved to be
very popular with technology being a favourite
with young adults with Down Syndrome.
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sister company CPD College has had
its busiest summer to-date with
its Primary Teachers 'EPV days' programme.
This year, a total of 12 courses
to choose from were run over the Summer
break. The on-line delivery format
proved to be very popular with teachers
nationwide as it allows the flexibility
and freedom to study at their pace from
anywhere,
CPD College is also running on-line Continuous
Professional Development courses for other
professionals such as Solicitors, Childcare
workers, Energy Assessors, Construction
professionals and more. Check out http://www.cpdcollege.com
for more.
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better occasion than the world-exclusive
preview of clothes and furniture from the
screen's most legendary blonde, Marilyn
Monroe to take holographic projection
out of the realms of science fiction and
bring her back to life? MMID recently
took on this very challenge – bringing
science fiction technology to one of Ireland’s
most prestigious venues, Newbridge Silverware's
Museum of style Icons in Newbridge, Co.
Kildare.
Known for her TV ads for Guinness or Pepsi,
London-based Suzie Kennedy - the
world’s top Monroe lookalike
- was flown to Waterford where she was filmed
against a special backdrop. Hollywood style
lighting from the golden era was skillfully
reproduced in the studio and the resulting
footage was edited into a loop for projection
against a patented holographic film applied
to a transparent surface.
The stunning result can be seen at the
Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style
Icons located onsite at the Newbridge
Silverware, Visitor Centre, Newbridge, Co.
Kildare. Open 7 days and entry is free.
www.newbridgesilverware.com.
For a sneak-preview of the footage, visit
our new MMID TV section at www.multimedia-instruction.com
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125 years ago Michael Cusack, Maurice Davin,
John Wyse Power, John McKay, J. K. Bracken,
Joseph O'Ryan and Thomas St. George McCarthy
met in a back room at Hayes'Hotel in Thurles,
County Tipperary and founded what would
later become the world's largest
amateur sporting association -
the GAA. Witness the re-enactment
of this historical meeting and the events
that led to it through the exciting
MMID-produced audio-visual show and installations
located at the restored Cusack family cottage
at The Michael Cusack Centre, Carron, County
Clare. Special events to mark the 125th
anniversary of the Association will be held
in Carron in July. For more about the centre,
visit www.michaelcusack.ie
or visit our new MMID TV section at www.multimedia-instruction.com
to witness the meeting for yourself.
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| Kitesurfing
is Ireland's fastest growing sport and,
if you have seen kitesurfers in action at
your local beach, you'll agree that it is
easy to see why. Gliding on the water at
speeds sometimes reaching 40mph and jumping
above the waves at heights greater than
a 3-storey building, Kitesurfing definitely
comes under the extreme sports category
but is nonetheless accessible and safe with
adequate training.
This is the message qualified BKSA instructor,
Lawrence Boland, wants to bring across at
Ireland's newest Kitesurf School, Kiteskool,
based in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. MMID
developed a suite of marketing materials
including a website, brochure and poster
to help him convey his message. The website
features an integrated weather, wind and
wave height forecasting system to help you
plan your next outing! Book your lesson
on-line at www.kiteskool.com
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At MMID, we have decided to make a large
selection of our video work accessible for
viewing to everyone through our website
at one convenient location - MMID TV. You
know what they say: "a picture is worth
a thousand words". What about
an hour of footage at 25 pictures per second
then? Think of the impact a video
section could to have on your own website.
Click
here, tune in and sit back.
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| If
you thought it's all doom and gloom think
again for there may well be light at the
end of the tunnel. That's right - Want
to create a new visitor attraction?
... Or an audio tour of
your town perhaps?... Or upgrade
your web presence but don't have
the necessary cash flow requirements?
We have been talking to some of our customers
who were faced with just this problem. They
turned to their local enterprise or community
development company for help.
Some of our customers have already availed
of the following local funds so why don't
you?
- The Enterprise Boards' e-commerce initiative,
"Empower", with up to 50% available
to qualifying micro-enterprise projects
for web developments which include an
e-commerce element.
- The LEADER Rural Development Programme
2007-2013. 50-90% assistance for qualifying
tourism-related projects.
Please don't hesitate to contact us today
if you have a project in mind and we'll
help you get in touch with the most relevant
funding agency.
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| MMID
is delighted to announce that following
the success of the computer basics,
internet and e-mail self-paced eLearning
courses commissioned by Down Syndrome
Ireland under the BenefIT scheme (over
3000 free modules downloaded at
dsi.multimedia-instruction.com
to-date), we have been invited to
run a computer skills workshop for young
people with Down Syndrome at the World Congress
2009.
The theme for this year's event, which
will be hosted in Dublin, will be "Lifelong
Living and Learning". This
theme has been chosen to stress the fact
that people with Down Syndrome and their
families develop right throughout their
lives, constantly encountering new experiences
and personal demands, in circumstances that
can be both challenging and fulfilling for
each individual, family and community.
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| The
official Waterford County tourist information
site, waterfordtourism.ie,
has been developed in partnership with Waterford
County Council staff over a 12-month period
and has been featured in our newsletter
before but we thought that the latest addition
to the site deserved a mention.
Everybody in Ireland has heard about the
'sunny south-east' but is it really true?
Is the south-east really sunnier than any
other place in Ireland? Well now
you can find
out for yourself in real-time on the
newly designed site homepage and see
how weather data affects the site's look
and feel!
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| The
Fáilte Ireland Tourism Learning Networks
is a professional development programme
aimed at tourism-based businesses. The programme
is delivered nationwide by local training
providers. MMID has recently completed the
development of a central 'members
only' extranet to support the providers
with a central documents repository
as well as promoting cross-networks
communication. Features include bogging
tools, forum, e-mail news & events notifications
and access to on-line Harvard Business School
publications.
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Due to the changing nature of the global
economy, being proactive and responsive
is more important than ever and digital
media represents the most flexible promotional
support available - its contents
can constantly be updated and tailored to
meet the demands and expectations of its
targeted audience.
One such proactive company, FastForm Research,
is embracing digital promotional material
at all levels - from communication with
its board members to its worldwide distribution
network. FastForm uses digital media to
support an ever-evolving product
in a constantly changing marketplace.
MMID's 48 hours turnaround time
DVD and CD replication services
empowers FastForm in their efforts to provide
quick information dissemination and response.
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| You
might have noticed that our newsletter regularly
features visitor centre projects such as
The DELL focal point, The
Michael Cusack Centre or more recently
Lifetime Labs in Cork.
Whilst some of the highlights will still
be featured on this newsletter, a separate
newsletter with more specific industry and
other project-related news targeted at Museums
and Visitor Centres can now be accessed
on our website at http://www.multimedia-instruction.com/main_pages/museums.htm.
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| Following
on the success of the Internet and e-mail
skills courses developed by MMID for Down
Syndrome Ireland, the organisation has recently
been awarded funding from the office
of the Taoiseach under the BenefIT
scheme to develop a further four
e-learning courses as well as a
web portal to serve as
a repository for the modules.
MMID is currently developing Know your
Computer, Mouse Skills, Keyboard
Skills and Screen Skills.
The four new courses are
aimed at young people with Down Syndrome
and focuses on basic IT skills for the less
experienced. Club DSI,
the new Down Syndrome Ireland youth portal,
will not only give parent, tutors or students
easy access to a total of 11 courses but
will also provide a safe communication platform
for young people with Down Syndrome to interact
with each other. More on this exciting project
in the next issue.
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| MMID
has completed its first project for Cork's
Lifetime lab. The visitor
attraction boasts two large educational
interactive installations. Over
40,000 children have already
used the facility to-date. The first installation
focuses on Waste whilst the second one focuses
on Water. Multimedia Instructional Design
was commissioned to repair and enhance
the current exhibits in making them more
robust and user-friendly. This
is further evidence of the broad range of
skills at MMID. More about Lifetime Lab
at www.lifetimelab.ie
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| John
Treacy was born in Villierstown, County
Waterford, and went on to win a silver medal
in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer
Olympics in Los Angeles. Waterford County
Council is organising a 10 mile
run with the support of the athlete.
MMID was asked to develop an identity
for the event for use across a
variety of media including T-Shirts, Signage,
Print and the web. Waterford County Council
has also officially launched the
Waterford Tourism Website (also
designed by MMID) this month. More about
the John Treacy 10 Mile Classic and Waterford
Tourism at www.waterfordtourism.ie
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has developed five new courses
for this year's series of on-line summer
courses for primary teachers delivered through
CPD College, an MMID subsidiary. The existing
range of courses has also been updated with
many new resources bringing
this summer's range to 12 engaging
courses to choose from. More on
CPD for Primary Teachers on the newly re-designed
CPD
College website.
MMID is also delighted to announce that
following the outstanding success
of the CPD College Jolly Phonics course
for Irish Primary Teachers, Chris
Jolly, Sue Lloyd and the team at Jolly Phonics
are working with MMID to further develop
this course for international delivery.
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all of you looking for a little Christmas
Cheer in this frosty December, MMID has
just completed this year's ESB Christmas
animated e-card. While it doesn't
come with mulled wine you can almost smell
it. A page turner, literally, this 7th edition
features the latest in particle generation
physics with programmatically generated
realistic smoke and snow effects.
Watch
it here.
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| Since
MMID extended its services to visitor centres
and museums in 2006 it is rapidly becoming
a reference in this space. We are pleased
to welcome Lifetime
Lab amongst our customers.
Lifetime Lab is located at the
old Cork City Waterworks which
was responsible for supplying water to the
city of Cork over the past 3 centuries.
It is a unique attraction for visitors of
all ages with a modern interactive
exhibition, themed playground,
beautifully restored buildings and equipment
and scenic views over the River Lee.
MMID has been commissioned in a phased
project to maintain and add to the
existing interactive exhibits which
consist of life-size 'Teletubbies-like'
fantasy machines that Children can interact
with to learn more about waste,
water and our environment.
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College, an MMID subsidiary, has recently
launched a new series of Professional
Development Courses for Solicitors
which may be used for Law Society CPD purposes.
Solicitors in Ireland are required to complete
10 hours of Continuous Professional Development
per annum, two of which may now be completed
on-line from the comfort of their
own home or office with CPD College.
With six engaging courses to choose from
in the area of Law and Management/Professional
Development they will be of great interest
to busy solicitors who can't find time to
travel.
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| Keen
on using the latest social networking
tools to bring its members closer
together and well informed, the Business
Studies Teachers' Association of Ireland
(BSTAI) approached MMID last month with
a view to redevelop its website. MMID decided
to build a solution based on the ever-popular
Wordpress platform, developing and integrating
a suite of custom tools to address the specific
requirements of BSTAI. "Everything
on the site is interlinked. For instance,
when a user writes a new post (news item),
he or she can also decide to display it
in the events calendar
and automatically start a discussion
topic relating to that post in the forum.
Also, members can register to receive automated
notifications by e-mail every time
there are new additions to the site. The
system checks at midnight everyday if there
have been new items added and groups them
together into a nicely formatted e-mail
news digest" says
Marc Roosli, Creative Director at MMID.
The site is due to be launched later this
month. Click
here for a sneak preview.
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it, it's official, MMID has moved
its headquarters. Based in Waterford
since 2000 MMID has moved to Enniscorthy,
County Wexford in an effort to centralise
its operations with subsidiary company CPD
College. Administration in the Enniscorty
office is now headed at headquarters by
Maria Fitzpatrick whilst the design and
development teams will continue working
from their respective bases in Dublin, Waterford
and Longford.
Please note our new address and
phone number:
Multimedia Instructional Design Ltd
Enniscorthy Enterprise & Technology
Centre
Milehouse Road
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Tel: 053-9230344
Fax: 053-9237577
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Education has been supplying teaching resources
to Irish schools for over a decade. Currently
revolutionising the way teachers teach and
children learn, the Interactive Whiteboard
is taking classrooms by storm.
Rainbow Education recently commissioned
MMID to develop a CD-Rom
which explains what an Interactive Whiteboard
is and what it does in an engaging manner.
The CD-Rom features a 3 minute broadcast-quality
advertisement and is packed with
over two hours of concrete teaching
examples easily accessible from
both the CD-Rom and on-line. It is hoped
that the CD-Rom will save Rainbow many hours,
traditionally spent on the road, demonstrating
the Interactive Whiteboard technology.
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| Economic
doom and gloom has cast a long shadow over
the Irish business landscape. And to top
things off, we had the first ever October
budget in the history of our state - maybe
doom and gloom is an understatement!
Never short of ideas, award-winning visual
communication agency Totem
has decided to give their customers the
opportunity to vent their spleen
on the Minister for Finance and some smug
economists this Halloween! Beautifully
illustrated by Totem and developed
by MMID, The Totem Halloween Shooting
Game can be accessed at www.totem-interactive.com/halloween
- best score wins one nights bed and breakfast
in a Deluxe Terrace Room and dinner for
two in the Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore, Co.
Waterford. (MMID customers please refrain
from outscoring Totem customers!)
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is County Waterford's official tourism portal.
An interactive mapping system
developed by MMID based on the ever-popular
Google Map system has recently been added
to this ultimate tourism resource managed
and updated by Waterford County Council.
Click
here and begin exploring The Crystal County.
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Congratulations to FastForm Research,
a long-time MMID customer, who has just
signed a distribution deal with
US firm DJO to sell its Multi Cast
product.
DJO, which is one of the largest medical
device distributors in the United States,
will distribute the Multi Cast product,
which offers an alternative to plaster of
Paris and fibreglass casts, to hospitals
and clinics in the US, Europe and
Japan. "The contract with
DJO offers us an exceptional opportunity
initially to market our first product -
the short arm cast - but DJO's established
channels will also enable us to distribute
our follow-on suite of splinting and orthopaedic
products which are currently in the pipeline,"
said Fastform Research chief executive David
Sheehan.
Time being of the essence in today's global
economy, MMID has added a new secure
media library system to the FastForm
website to give DJO representatives
worldwide access to the training video produced
by MMID last month specifically
for DJO.
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| Concluding
a two year European project in
which MMID has played a central role as
the coordinator and lead partner representatives
from all institutions involved met in Nicosia
(Cyprus) at the end of September in the
context of the Annual Conference
on Innovative Learning Environments.
The multiple intelligence framework for
the design of virtual
classes project was presented to an
audience of international scholars, educators,
policy makers and representatives from the
Ministry of Education and Culture. Ideas
about multiple intelligences and e-learning
were shared and the challenges in using
technology for educational reform discussed.
There are seven institutions involved in
the project with partners from France, Cyprus,
Turkey, the UK and Ireland. Pictured on
the right is MMID Director Frank McNamee
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| Established
in 2001 by Irish business man Denis O’Brien,
Digicel is the largest mobile telecommunications
operator in the Caribbean and a recent new
entrant to the Central American mobile market.
After just seven years of operations the
Digicel
Group has extended its operations
to 23 markets with over 6 million subscribers
in the Caribbean, Central and South America
region and is one of the fastest growing
cellular companies in the world. Digicel's
investment in the region accounts for more
than US$2 billion and directly employs more
than 4,000 people.
MMID recently won the contract
of developing internal material for Digicel
regional managers. "The company recognises
that its staff and management team are largely
responsible for Digicel's success to date"
commented MMID Director Frank McNamee, adding
"Digicel's unique culture is driven
by dynamic entrepreneurial style. We are
pleased to bring our instructional design
expertise to Digicel and help our new customer
in fostering its dynamism".
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multimedia installation at the Michael
Cusack Centre, Carron, County Clare
has received tremendous feedback
from visitors who have seen it
over the last three months.
The centre will be open seven days for
another month until the end of the west
coast tourism season after which it will
be opening periodically during the winter
months.
If you haven't seen the exhibition yet,
here is a chance to see what the fuss is
all about. We have put together a short
'making of' documentary
that covers the concept behind - and the
execution of - this innovative interactive
multimedia visitor experience. Two formats
are available: play
in your browser (sharper) or play
as Windows Media Video (faster).
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on the success of the Learning &
Development Intranet portal developed
by MMID, DELL is planning to expand the
system and bring it to the next level to
cater for the company's ever-growing course
offering. "The unique 3D navigation
has been the key to the success of the portal.
Thanks to an intuitive user interface training-related
information is only one click away for the
80,000 employees worldwide"
said Marc Roosli, Creative Director at MMID;
"we are always looking forward to working
with DELL and thrive on the challenges they
bring us and their vision in implementing
innovative solutions" he added.
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MMID has just completed the new Vicious
Cow website - digital home
of Irish artist Kiki. The site features
an extensive gallery of oil and acrylic
paintings on both canvas and MDF grouped
into collections. More unusual artwork such
as potato prints also find its place in
the aptly named fish & chips collection!
A content management system (CMS)
based on Wordpress allows the artist
to upload new artwork on a regular basis
and keep her fan base updated thanks to
the built-in RSS feeds subscription
and exhibition schedule system.
An e-mail is sent to the subscriber base
anytime a new piece of artwork or upcoming
show is added to the site. The process is
fully automated and doesn't require any
input from the artist. Visitors are also
encouraged to comment on individual artwork.
Comments moderation is also catered for
by the system. An innovative image tagging
system allows the visitor to search the
artwork database intuitively by typing any
keyword - be it a colour, style, medium
or subject - or by using the tag cloud.
MMID has started developing sites based
on the Wordpress technology over a year
ago now and the feedback to-date from companies
of all sizes has been fantastic. Apart from
its obvious strengths in managing
bloggs and other news-related content
, its suitability as a rock-solid
CMS is not to be undermined. Wordpress
really makes content management
a breeze - even for the not so
technical minded.
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teachers have completed their EPV days summer
course with MMID subsidiary CPD
College in great numbers over
the last 3 months. Back in November
by popular demand for one month
only are two CPD on-line courses for primary
teachers - 20 hours to be completed between
November 1st and 31st.
The Jolly Phonics course
examines phonics as a central foundation
in teaching children to read while the
Interactive Whiteboards course
focuses on establishing ICT as a powerful
teaching and integration tool.
Both courses have been the most successful
courses on offer this summer and will continue,
without a doubt, to be of very valuable
resource for teachers looking forward
to bringing newfound expertise to the classroom.
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on the success of DELL's Learning and Development
Framework, which has been live for over
a year now serving 80'000 employees
worldwide, MMID is currently expanding
the system to support DELL's latest models.
An innovative organic animated menu
structure contrasting with the
now famous 3D 1-click menu
developed by MMID is complementing the system
to give access to DELL's ever growing resources
in an intuitive manner.
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revolutionary multimedia experience illustrating
the life and times of the founder of the
GAA has been launched at the Michael Cusack
Centre in Carron, Co. Clare. A unique
mid-air holographic projection,
never seen before in Ireland, features a
floating ghost-like image of Cusack
who greets visitors to the nineteenth century
Burren cottage" Reads an article in
Saturday's Examiner introducing the new
multimedia 'Cusack Experience' launched
last Friday by Dr. Martin Mansergh, TD,
Minister of State with responsibility for
the Office of Public Works and the Arts
- marking the latest phase in a EUR 1.2
million project which has seen the restoration
of the Cusack family cottage and the development
of a new Visitor Centre.
"Although it is a 19th century cottage
set in a superbly beautiful Burren landscape,
we came down in favour of a 21st century
solution for a new generation. We enlisted
the services of Multimedia Instructional
Design from Waterford who have produced
a hi-tech presentation that already
has enthralled those who have seen it.
They have created a bit of magic"
Commented Martin O'Loghlen - Chairman of
the Michael Cusack Centre in an Irish Times
article.
If you are planning a trip to County Clare,
don't miss out on this fascinating
interactive experience. Visit www.michaelcusack.ie
and plan your family day out now.
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College, MMID's on-line college, is
rapidly establishing itself as a
leader in on-line education for professionals.
The current summer courses offering for
Primary Teachers is proving to be an outstanding
success. The interactive nature of the courses
provides teachers with a convenient way
to study from home at their own pace.
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used HoloPro's
patented Holographic Projection Screen technology
to bring Michael Cusack to life in the Classroom
part of the Michael Cusack Centre in Co.
Clare. A special photographic film is illuminated
with a laser beam and a single hologram,
also called a holographic optical element
(HOE), is formed. A HoloPro screen consists
of many thousands of such HOEs and none
is identical with any other on the screen.
Though they all look alike, each one of
them contains different information, namely
from which angle the light is redirected
to the viewer. Consequently, the light of
the projector is optimally redirected from
many thousands of spots. This is the first
time this technology has been used in a
visitor centre in Ireland and the
result is simply stunning.
HoloPro also offers an interactive
version of the technology transforming
this amazing transparent screen into a giant
touch-screen making it ideal for information
points in a wide area of applications.
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| There’s
hardly a person in Ireland who hasn’t
heard of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Such is the popularity of hurling and Gaelic
football that almost every parish has its
own club. It’s an important part of
what it means to be Irish and the games
are now played around the globe. Despite
its iconic status, the story of the founder
of the GAA remains largely untold... until
now.
MMID was commissioned earlier this year
to design & develop a multimedia
experience which would bring to
life the fascinating story of Michael
Cusack.
Set in the very cottage Cusack grew-up
in, the exhibition spans across three rooms.
In the first area, 'The living Quarters',
the visitor is welcomed by Michael Cusack
sitting by the fire. Cusack tells us how
it was like to grow-up in the Burren in
the mid-nineteenth century before prompting
the visitor to bring some turf to the classroom
next door just as he would have done as
a pupil in Carron National School.
In the classroom, Cusack remembers his
life as a pupil and tells us about how he
became a teacher and went on to found his
own academy. Here we discover his passion
for Gaelic Games and follow the captivating
journey which would lead him to the founding
of the GAA in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles in 1884.
The visitor is invited to witness the historical
meeting in the third room which has been
redecorated as Hayes's Commercial Hotel
& Posting Establishment for the occasion.
The meeting is followed by an old newsreel
projection retracing the GAA's history until
today's Croke Park - a testimony to the
founder's vision.
Featuring professional acting talents
powered by cutting-edge holographic
glass and computer control
technology, the project was delivered
in just under three months and is now open
to the public. A unique mid-air holographic
projection, never seen before in
Ireland, will soon be completing
the installation with a floating ghost-like
video of Cusack.
Visit the Michael Cusack Centre's website
at www.michaelcusack.ie
and plan your trip to Carron now.
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| Waterford
County Council recently launched its official
tourism portal for County Waterford.
Designed by MMID, the portal is an integral
part of the new Waterford County Council
website which is managed in-house by the
County Council team through TerminalFour
content management system. The tourism site
is visually attractive
and has its own visual identity
whilst remaining true to the rest of the
County Council site. A unique template
system allows the site administrators to
quickly create micro-sites with a professional
look and feel for current tourism initiatives.
The Sean
Kelly Tour and the Waterford
Festival of Food were the first two
such initiatives to avail of the facility.
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| Bausch
& Lomb Ireland is launching its new
corporate intranet this week. Developed
in the first quarter of this year by MMID
the new Intranet is a platform which encourages
the creation of content by the workforce
for the workforce. Following initial
training sessions in April and May, Bausch
& Lomb employees started adding their
own content to the site.
Essential documents and information can
now be found in a central location but the
company is also making the most of this
innovative system - broadcasting internal
news via B&L Web TV, Bausch & Lomb's
own news channel. International news feeds,
weather forecasts, special staff offers,
competitions, live site calendar and time
zones are displayed along with the user-created
information in a dashboard-type
layout which every user can customise to
his/ her needs.
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| Only
one month has gone by since the launch of
this year's series of DES approved
EPV on-line summer courses by CPD College
(MMID's on-line college platform) and the
take-up has been phenomenal. The Jolly
Phonics course is leading the way, representing
over 60% of the total enrolments.
Jolly Phonics was created by a UK primary
teacher, Sue Lloyd, in 1977, after the realisation
that the whole language approach used in
her classroom was not reaching a small group
of children. As part of an experiment, these
children were taught structured blending
of words. They were taught to listen carefully
to the sounds in the words, identify the
sounds and relate them to the letters. As
a result, these students who were previously
demonstrating difficulty in reading and
writing made significant progress. After
many years of research, Lloyd was encouraged
to compile 'The Phonics Handbook', which
was published in 1992. It was immediately
embraced by teachers worldwide.
Of course CPD College offers other EPV
courses that spread right across the curriculum.
Visit www.cpdcollege.com
for more about our range of on-line Continuous
Professional Development courses.
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Developed by MMID over a two year period,
the VIC-IRL
(Virtual Incubation Centre) has received an
Innovation Award by Wexford
County Enterprise Board at the recent National
Enterprise Awards ceremony. The National Enterprise
Awards were established in 1997 in recognition
of the contribution of small businesses to
the Irish economy. The selection of winners
is based on innovation, profitability and
employment growth.
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It's
no secret that DELL is amongst the most
innovative companies around. DELL's
training portal (EMEA Learning
& Development Framework) designed by
MMID is a great example of how DELL embraces
technology to develop their people.
From the outset, DELL was eager to use
leading-edge design with an exciting multi-layer
3D navigation system so it was no surprise
when DELL looked at how they could leverage
a global mine of information -Wikipedia,
the on-line encyclopedia - to increase their
employees' knowledge. Earlier this month,
MMID implemented an innovative dual
search engine system on the training
portal. Not only can the user search for
any words contained in the site (as you
would expect a traditional search engine
would do), but now he/she can get Wikipedia
search results & definitions all within
the same page. For instance, if a user want's
to know how to deal with stressful situations,
typing "stress" brings back all
courses relating to Stress Management available
to him/her as well as a list of stress-related
topics contained within Wikipedia. Moving
the mouse over a topic displays a short
outline of what is contained in the Wikipedia
entry. Who said the knowledge economy was
only a buzz word?
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CPD
College, a MMID subsidiary, has recently
received FETAC approval
As the national awarding body for further
education and training in Ireland, the Further
Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
gives people the opportunity to gain recognition
for learning in education or training centres,
in the work place and in the community.
Being a FETAC registered provider means
that CPD College is now in a position to
offer an extensive range of accredited courses
which are widely recognised and respected
in the workplace.
Following the highly successful Building
Energy Rating (BER) Assessor course,
MMID is in the process of developing a series
of summer courses aimed at Primary Teachers
which will be made available through CPD
College. CPD College's aim is to bring Continuous
Professional Development (CPD) courses to
professionals in a convenient manner. The
on-line format of the courses is ideal
for people who can't travel or just can't
take the time off. Courses for
more professions will be developed over
the course of this year.
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| MMID
was recently awarded the contract
of designing a new tourism portal for Waterford
County. The portal will be an integral
part of the new Waterford County Council
website which is currently being re-developed
in-house by the County Council team using
TerminalFour content management system.
More on this project in the next edition...
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MMID has recently been short listed for
a prestigious Digital Media Award,
Ireland's Digital Media Industry's answer
to the Oscars. We are delighted to be amongst
the finalists in the 'Best E-Learning Product/
Course' category for the production of a series
of courses developed for Down Syndrome Ireland.
The
series of interactive lessons is designed
specifically for teenagers with Down Syndrome
to help them learn about and use the Internet
easily and safely. Finalists include other
agencies such as Oglivy and Martello as well
as established brands such as Eircom, AIB
or 3. Click
here for the full shortlist and more info
about the Awards which will be presented
by Dave Fanning in Dublin on February 7th.
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7/01/2008 |
A Leading south-east
based global Medical Devices Manufacturer
has recently selected MMID to re-develop
its corporate intranet. Commissioned by
the company's corporate communications department,
the company decided to embrace cutting-edge
tools to enhance and facilitate communication
amongst its 1500 strong workforce.
The site, which is
currently being rolled-out in the plant,
is MMID's first true 'Web 2.0' delivery.
Web 2.0 is a knowledge-oriented environment
where human interactions generate content
that is published, managed and used through
network applications in a service-oriented
architecture (as defined by Wikipedia).
In short, the new Intranet is a platform
which encourages the creation of content
by the workforce for the workforce. International
news feeds, weather forecasts, special staff
offers, competitions, live site calendar,
time zones and integrated internal television
network meet with second generation (Web
2.0) user-created and automatically generated
content to create a 'living & breathing'
site with a real sense of community.
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MMID competed before Christmas the new
FastForm Research website. FastForm
Research is a life science company
focusing on development, licensing and commercialisation
of patented “Smart Polymer”
technologies. These platform technologies
are integral elements in an innovative range
of orthopaedic casts, splints and brace
products. The site had to appeal to four
specific audiences - patients, practitioners,
investors and job seekers. MMID
designed a site which would appeal to these
audiences without alienating 'outsiders'.
Easy cross-browsing of the site also allows
the visitor to look at FastForm from different
perspectives. A special section of the site
has been develop to securely host
training and promotional videos
(videos also produced by MMID) which, due
to the commercially sensitive nature of
the product, can be made available for a
short period of time on request to select
individuals using an expiring password system.
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7/01/2008 |
| Here is a little Christmas message
produced for ESB by MMID for all
of you who just haven't had enough Turkey
and Ham. For the others, it might just bring
back some magic and get you in the mood
for next year. Watch
it now here.
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Electric
Rain is the industry leading developer
& supplier of 3D to flash solutions. Whilst
this might not mean much to most of our readers,
the Electric Rain software suite is to the
designer what the chisel is to the carpenter
- an essential tool of the trade. MMID's DELL
interactive 'Customer Experience' DVD Business
Card project has been selected
as one of only 40 projects worldwide
showcasing outstanding and innovative use
of Electric Rain's Swift3D technology. Read
more about the project at www.erain.com/community/casestudies
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We were delighted to hear a few weeks ago
that one of our customers, Waterford Institute
of Technology's Mergo
[Tourism] Network had been short
listed for a Net Visionary Award
for 'Educational contribution' by the Irish
Internet Association. The mergo team, headed
by Anne-Marie Frampton, has been very
successful in using technology to bring it's
members closer together. We would
like to congratulate the team on the nomination
and wish mergo every success on the 15th of
November, award night.
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In the September, we introduced Multimedia
Instructional Design (MMID)'s latest CPD (Continuous
Professional Development) offering, the on-line
BER Assessor course, delivered through
MMID's on-line
college on behalf of Chevron
Training Limited. The course is FETAC
approved and offers students a convenient
and flexible alternative to a classroom environment.
The BER course, which has been promoted extensively
on-line and at trade shows using a specially
produced CD-ROM business card, is
already proving extremely successful with
the first students whom we look forward to
see graduating shortly.
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| Currently in production at MMID are
two new e-Learning modules for Down
Syndrome Ireland. The first module
will concentrate on using a popular
entertainment site while the second
will focus on creating one's own
web page. The two courses complement
a series of 5 existing courses developed
by MMID to teach teenagers with Down Syndrome
how to use the Internet and e-mail.
Although slightly more advanced in terms
of learning content, the new modules will
be based on the same usability principles
as the previous courses. The courses are
due for delivery before Christmas and will
be freely available from the Down
Syndrome Ireland website.
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Usability is not just another trendy
word and when it comes to shop floor control
systems, usability can mean better
productivity through faster and more intuitive
operation. This is why a leading
global Medical Devices Manufacturer called
upon MMID to design the new face
of their global manufacturing software.
A series of icons and visuals were designed
in partnership with software developer Dataworks
to integrate seamlessly with existing code.
Since the system is rolled-out globally,
the interface had to 'speak many visual
languages' - helping the operator to take
actions without having to read and enforcing
visual consistency across the world.
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| Just in:
Leading south-east
based global Medical Devices Manufacturer
selects MMID to develop it's corporate intranet.
Commissioned by the company's corporate
communications department, the company will
be using cutting-edge tools to enhance
and facilitate communication amongst
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| This months, MMID travels to Nicosia,
Cyprus where the company has been
invited to speak at the International Council
for Educational Media 2007 conference.
The presentation focuses on an EU project
on virtual classes applied in the construction
industry. MMID has been involved in several
European research projects in association
with partners in the UK, France, Germany,
Turkey and Germany. |
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| Chevron Training, is a leading nationwide
provider of BER (Building Energy Rating) Assessor
classroom-based training. The company recently
commissioned Multimedia instructional Design
(MMID) to develop an on-line
BER Assessor course targeted at people
who can't travel to the training centres.
MMID developed engaging interactive
courseware including simulations and video.
The assessment takes place on-location and
accreditation is given by FETAC. The course
is delivered through CPD
College, MMID's Continuing Professional
Development on-line college and framework. |
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| Destination Waterford is an exceptional
€280m development in the heart of Waterford
City. Combining retail, leisure and residential
space to create a unique lifestyle experience
the centre will become the southeast's number
one shopping destination. MMID was asked to
produce a Destination
Waterford interactive brochure to give
the general public and potential tenants a
sense of scale for this exciting project.
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15/08/2007 |
| The DELL Sales Academy is DELL's sales force
training centre. Following the success of
the Learning & Development (L&D) Framework
developed by MMID earlier this year, the training
portal was recently extended to include DELL's
Sales Academy, offering DELL employees
worldwide direct access to courses relevant
to their job functions through one
simple interface. MMID is
currently in the design phase of a completely
new framework for DELL's HR department. The
HR Framework will be modeled on the highly
successful L&D portal. |
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| At Multimedia Instructional Design we are
always on the look-out for new innovative
technologies that can give our customers that
extra edge. The Ticket CD
is one of those medium we just couldn't resist.
This business card-sized CD-Rom fits in any
computer's CD tray and can contain up to 30mb
of data. The disc can be printed and includes
a detachable serial number. The Ticket CD
is delivered with neck strap and can be printed
in full colour. You can even use them as visitor
badges by printing the actual security barcode
on the face whilst the flip side leaves your
visitors with the leading-edge interactive
content you can expect from MMID. |
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| CPD
College - a subsidiary of Multimedia Instructional
Design - has launched its first two courses
in a series of on-line summer courses targeted
at primary teachers. 'Exploring the Writing
Process as Part of the English Revised Curriculum'
and 'Certificate in Teaching Enterprise' offer
primary teachers a convenient method for meeting
their CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
requirements. |
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| Following 3 months of research & development
five eLearning modules designed specifically
for teenagers with Down Syndrome were launched
by Down Syndrome Ireland. The feedback collected
from the initial pilot and first users of
the modules has been extremely positive. The
5 Internet and e-mail skills modules (which
can all be downloaded free of charge from
www.downsyndrome.ie)
include an innovative mix of audio-visual
stimuli and simulations making this product
perhaps one of the most accessible and effective
learning tool available. |
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| MMID has completed a 10 second animation
for the ESB. The animated screen advertisement
promotes the ESB's support of Irish Women's
Hockey and will be played on big screen at
fixtures as well as for broadcasting purposes
during sporting programs. Check
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| The Mayor of Waterford, Cllr Cha O'Neill
and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs,
Martin Cullen TD have recently launched Project
2014. Produced by MMID and presented by Michael
Ryan (RTE Nationwide), the 'Project 2014'
14 minutes video sets out how more than 2.4
billion Euro will be invested in Waterford
between now and 2014. Watch
the video here(requires Windows Media
Player). |
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| DELL computers launches version 2.0 of it's
Learning & Development Framework. Developed
by Multimedia Instructional Design the framework
gives access to DELL training resources to
more than 15'000 employees worldwide via an
innovative and deceptively easy-to-use 3D
interface. |
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| MMID has recently won the contract to design
an animated screen advertisement for the ESB.
The video clip will be promoting the ESB's
support of Hockey in Ireland and will be played
on big screen at fixtures. |
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| MMID is currently producing a 14 minutes
video, presented by Nationwide's Michael Ryan,
promoting Waterford City's development plan
- Project 2014. |
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| Down Syndrome Ireland has recently commissioned
Multimedia Instructional Design to produce
courseware on Internet & e-mail skills
targeted at teenagers with Down Syndrome. |
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10/05/2006 |
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| MMID has recently won the contract to design
and develop a Virtual Incubation Centre for
growth businesses in the South East Region. |
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07/03/2006 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design Limited
has recently completed a customer information
CD-Business card for Avocent Corporation. |
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08/05/2006 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design Limited
has recently completed a training/customer
information DVD for Dell Computers... |
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10/01/2006 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design Ltd one
of only three Irish organisations shortlisted
for EU funding on E-Learning... |
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08/05/2006 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design undertaking
blended learning project for South East Start-ups... |
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08/05/2006 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design designing
blended learning content for Teachers... |
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29/09/2005 |
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| Multimedia Instructional Design completes
development of an interactive CD-ROM for the
National Adult Literacy Agency... |
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