Types of Digital Signs Supported
Readerboards
Non-interactive digital monitors that can display various content assets
Interactive Information Boards
Interactive digital monitors that display and allow users to interact with content assets
Interactive Wayfinding Directories
Interactive digital monitors that can display various content assets, including interactive content directories and wayfinding components
Video Walls
Displays made up of multiple monitors that allow for large multimedia displays
Digital Sign Definitions
Digital Sign
A monitor that displays content and information generated by campus constituents
FourWinds Interactive (FWi)
The MTSU digital signage vendor
Content Player / Content Player Software
A computer and FWi software that allows for the display of content on the attached
monitor (one content player can provide content to multiple signs)
Content Manager Server and Software
Software that manages the creation, storage and scheduling of templates and digital
signage assets
Content Assets
Various data and multimedia files as well as web based and live data components that
can be displayed on digital signs
Ticker / Crawl Content
Scrolling text / display information from RSS feeds from both campus and external
sources (e.g., campus calendar information, news feeds, stock exchange, etc.)