Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2016 has yet again set a new all-time high in
viewership and engagement, it was the biggest eSports event in ESL history.
The finals of the
tenth Intel Extreme Masters season were seen by more than 34 million unique
viewers - a staggering 32% increase on last year. The three-day main event
itself saw 113,000 fans stream into the Spodek arena and IEM Expo, with the
finals of each Intel Extreme Masters tournament taking place in front of 10,000
fans in the sold-out stadium.
The
ESL relied on the experience of ARAM for the planning, design and technical
production of all 5 stages including giant main stage and also 11 trade
fairs booths. ARAM was responsible for
the concepts and the complete technical and set designs of all stages including
rental of lighting, multimedia, scenic, audio, trussing, rigging as well as
custom made automation systems.
More than 1000 lights including Clay Paky
Mythos, Sharpy, Super Sharpy, Vari Lites and Robe has been used. Fourlight LED screens and curtains has been provided in total amount of 400 square meters, multimedia includes HDX and HDF series Barco projectors as well as FSN live switching system.
Stages were
designed by Adam Tyszka (light designer) and Michal Mrzyglocki (technical
production and creative director from Aram). Technical in-house pre-production
and execution on-site has been conducted by internal Aram team that specialize
in e-sports events.
ARAM is one of the
largest companies in Poland, offering design and technical production for all
kinds of projects as corporate events, festivals, exhibitions, conferences and
television programs. ARAM is on the market for 15 years with tens of thousands
of successfully completed events.
