StudioXperience: A Proven Foundation for Experience Careers

For more than two decades, StudioXperience designed and delivered complex, collaborative environments at leading international events. These were some of the most demanding stages imaginable: compressed timelines, high expectations, and audiences made up of seasoned industry professionals. In that crucible, our team united competing corporations, integrated cutting-edge technologies, and created immersive experiences where experts themselves came to learn.

This was not typical event production. Major global companies trusted StudioXperience to host their brand presence inside our collaborative environments — often relying on our venue as their primary showcase. Side by side, fierce competitors engaged through our platform to demonstrate their innovations, meet customers, and participate in live broadcasts that highlighted their executives and technologies in action.

What does this mean for Experience Careers? If we could consistently engage the most knowledgeable professionals in highly technical fields, presenting those same industries to students, families, and career changers is not only achievable — it is more straightforward. The skills, systems, and corporate relationships forged through StudioXperience now scale into a national mission with Experience Careers, where the stakes and visibility are even greater, and where corporations stand to gain unmatched reach, reputation, and impact.

The historical record preserved on this site is more than an archive. It is tangible proof of:

• Execution at Scale: Building complex ecosystems under extreme deadlines, demonstrating the operational capacity required for permanent Experience Careers centers.

• Corporate Trust: Sustained partnerships with leading global companies who entrusted their brand presence to our environment.

• Executive Engagement: Hundreds of live interviews with world-class leaders, providing the foundation for the mentorship and executive insight model now central to Experience Careers.

• Innovation Leadership: Industry firsts in integrating emerging technologies into live, mission-critical workflows — the same forward-looking mindset that will keep Experience Careers at the forefront of educational innovation.

The lessons, relationships, and systems refined through StudioXperience form the executional backbone of Experience Careers. This legacy of collaboration and innovation is the assurance behind our ability to deliver on a bold national mission.

From Proving Ground to National Mission (2018—Present)

StudioXperience was an exceptional proving ground. From its inception, it functioned as our live, real-world laboratory — a place to stress-test systems, forge partnerships, and master audience engagement under the high-pressure conditions of premier global trade shows. Event by event, we refined the art of convening fierce competitors in collaborative environments, translating cutting-edge technology into compelling human stories, and delivering ROI to our corporate partners.

By 2018, the model had demonstrated its role as a proving ground. We had proven our ability to attract, align, and deliver for the world’s leading corporations at the highest level. It was clear that the powerful ecosystem and core capabilities we had built could be leveraged for a far greater purpose. We also recognized that extending the model beyond temporary showcases into permanent locations could deliver sustained impact for all stakeholders. The full scope of that potential, however, required the deep research and planning that followed to be fully quantified.

NAB Show 2019 served as the capstone for StudioXperience’s public-facing era. After that milestone, our focus turned exclusively to shaping what would become Experience Careers — a national prevention and opportunity infrastructure with the capacity to transform purposeful career engagement into healthier lives, stronger companies, and more resilient communities.

Beginning in 2020, we translated years of operational proof into research, grounding the vision in evidence. Drawing on foundational theories in career development, psychology, health, epidemiology, economics, and organizational science — and informed by insights from hundreds of peer-reviewed studies alongside our real-world experience — we crafted the Experience Careers model.

This has been a multi-year process of continuous refinement. Over the past five years, we have continuously refined the model, integrating the most current findings to strengthen and adjust the model as evidence emerged. This disciplined evolution assures partners that Experience Careers is not only visionary, but also grounded in conservative, auditable analysis that has been stress-tested across disciplines. It is ready for catalytic funding, with both the rigor and resilience required for national scale.

The heart behind this work has been constant. At our events, our founder’s most meaningful moments came from direct engagement: hosting live interviews with industry leaders, answering questions from attendees, and mentoring the university students in our intern program. These encounters revealed the same insight time and again: when people are invited into an environment that takes them seriously, curiosity ignites into confidence.

Experience Careers is the institutional expression of that insight — purpose-built upon decades of practice and research to make that spark accessible to millions. What began as ROI at events now scales into ROI for society — with measurable gains in earnings, health, resilience, and well-being.

Pulled Back by Popular Demand

Our intention after 2019 was to devote ourselves exclusively to launching Experience Careers. Yet the value of our expertise remained in demand. In 2022, long-term partner Zero Density invited us to design and build their NAB Show environment, creating the space where they could showcase their technology to global audiences. What began as a single engagement grew into a multi-year collaboration, underscoring that the systems and trust we developed through StudioXperience continue to be relied upon by industry leaders.

Even as our focus shifted toward Experience Careers, the industry we had helped shape continued to look to our team for leadership in conceiving and executing complex, high-visibility environments. This continuity demonstrates both the durability of our capabilities and the enduring confidence of our partners — a direct assurance of the execution capacity that Experience Careers now brings to a national stage.

StudioXperience makes history at SIGGRAPH 2018 with 4K 60p Unreal Engine powered virtual sets!

Waskul.TV and our partners made history in the SIGGRAPH 2018 StudioXperience powered by HP and NVIDIA with the world’s first 4K 60p virtual sets powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine and Zero Density’s Reality software. Take a POV video tour of the HP Mars Home Planet inspired virtual set in the video below and let us know what you think!

VR workflows and experiences take center stage in SIGGRAPH 2018 StudioXperience powered by HP | NVIDIA

Creativity Unleashed: StudioXperience powered by HP | Intel – a major attraction at the 2018 NAB Show

Technical Demo Overview

In addition to being showcased in action as part of the Waskul.TV live production workflows, HP Z Workstations, DreamColor Professional Displays, HP Thin Clients and the new HP Z 3D Camera were demonstrated for attendees across a range of applications.

Here is a brief summary of the hands-on demonstrations attendees experienced in StudioXperience at NAB Show:

• DaVinci Resolve software running on a HP Z6 Workstation with dual Intel^® Xeon^® Gold 6154 Processors and dual NVIDIA^® Quadro^® P6000 GPUs
• Foundry’s Nuke running on a HP Z4 Workstation with Intel^® CORE™ i9-7920X processor and NVIDIA^® Quadro^® P6000 GPU.
• 3D Scanning of objects with the HP Z 3D Camera with Spark Spontaneous Collaboration, a HP ZBook x2 and the HP Z38c Curved Display
• Avid Media Composer running on a HP Z8 Workstaton with dual Intel^® Xeon^® Gold 6132 Processors and an AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 9100 GPU
• Adobe Premiere Pro on a HP Z8 Workstation with dual Intel^® Xeon^® Gold 6146 Processors and dual NVIDIA^® Quadro^® P6000 GPUs
• HP t730 Thin Client connected to a HP Z8 Workstation running Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Avid Pro Tools software on a HP ZBook 15 Mobile workstation with 8th Generation Intel^® Core™ processors, AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4150 GPU and a 600 nit, 4K HP DreamColor laptop display
• Autodesk Flame running on a HP Z8 Workstation with dual Intel^® Xeon^® Gold 6146 Processors and dual NVIDIA^® Quadro^® P6000 GPUs

The demos featured the complete range of HP DreamColor Professional Displays including the new HP DreamColor Z27x G2 Studio Display which was launched at the show. According to HP this display and the HP Z31x which made its debut last year at NAB Show in StudioXperience are the World’s most advanced color-critical displays and they have the most advanced integrated colorimeters.

HP Introduces the new Z27x G2 Studio Display in StudioXperience

The new HP DreamColor Z27x G2 Studio Display made its debut in StudioXperience at the 2018 NAB Show. The display was featured in the Waskul.TV Broadcast Control area and in several of the HP technical demos discussed above. This display is designed with color professionals in mind. Its 27″ diagonal Quad HD display has breakthrough HP DreamColor Technology, an expansive color gamut, built-in colorimeter, and workflow management tools. One of the great features we like is the pop-up sensor that calibrates on demand or on a regular schedule so professionals can take the worry and hassle out of calibration. Calibrations can now be automated to run after hours and for larger teams the built-in colorimeter can be aligned with their own reference instrument for studio-wide color stability. The display has very accurate colors with 98% of Adobe RGB and 99% DCI P3 coverage and it has great off-axis viewing.

StudioXperience played host to a great lineup of guests at SIGGRAPH 2017 who participating in our in-depth interviews. Here’s a list of the interviews:

• • • Andrew Rink, AEC Marketing Strategy, NVIDIA
    • Marcie Jastrow, SVP Immersive Media, Technicolor
    • Xavi Garcia, General Manager and Global Head of HP Z Workstations and Josh Peterson, VP, Head of Worldwide Product Management for HP Z Workstations
    • DR. Thomas McLaughlin, CEO and Chairman, Motion Reality
    • Frank Soqui, GM of Virtual Reality & Gaming, Intel
    • Matt Mazerolle, Elara Product Manager, Foundry
    • James Blaha, CEO, Founder, Vivid Vision
    • Brooks Brown, Global Director of VR, StarVR
    • Christopher Pitcher, Chief Realization Officer (aka CEO), Empact Labs
    • Howard Rose, CEO, Firsthand Technology
    • Munkhtsetseg Nandigjav, SV Program Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH 2017
    • Julian Reyes, Director of VR/AR, Fusion Media Group
    • Sean Young, WW Segment Manager, HP Mars Home Planet
    • Magdalena Maczkowski, Audi City Digital Retail VR Customer IT Solutions and Erich Wohlmuth, Audi City Digital Retail VR Customer IT Solutions Retail VR
    • JB McRee, Sr. Mgr., Product and Developer Marketing, HTC VIVE
    • Chris Vinneau, Autodesk Media & Entertainment
    • Louis Gaiot, VR Product Manager, HP
    • Marc Petit, General Manager, Unreal Enterprise, Epic Games
    • Jeremy Kenisky, 2017 Emerging Technologies Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH 2017
    • Mikki Rose, 2019 Conference Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH 2017
    • Aimee Doyne, Program Manager, HP Mars Home Planet
    • Lap Van Luu, CTO, Magnopus
    • Kevin Baillie, CEO, Conductor Technologies
    • Greg Estes, VP of Developer Programs, NVIDIA
    • Keith Maher, Co-founder, CEO, VR Motion Corp.
    • Emily Hsu, Production Sessions Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH 2017
    • Jerome Solomon, Conference Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH 2017
    • Robert Stromberg, Academy Award Winning Art Director / Special Effects Artist, Designer and Filmmaker

At SIGGRAPH 2017, Steve Waskul had the honor of interviewing Disney Legend Floyd Norman for the conference Keynote. The 50 minute long interview revealed a number of interesting glimpses into Floyd’s life and career which began back in 1956 when he was hired at Walt Disney Studios.

In the words of SIGGRAPH 2017 Conference Chair Jerome Solomon, “Floyd Norman is a living legend and a national treasure. He is an animator, storyteller, and renowned artist. As the first African-American animator to work at Walt Disney [Animation Studios], Norman is an inspiration to those of us who followed his trail-blazed path into the animation, motion graphics, and computer graphics fields.”

4K, 1080p and IP workflows showcased in our live broadcast studio

The Waskul.TV production team utilized 4K, 1080p and IP workflows in StudioXperience this year at NAB Show. This approached helped StudioXperience guests discover new possibilities and approaches for their content creation, management and distribution needs. The feedback we received was fantastic and we greatly appreciate all the positive comments at the show.

Image Acquisition

The acquisition of quality imagery is critical to film makers and broadcasters alike. We believe that quality imagery begins with lighting and how it is used on set. For StudioXperience, we use Nila’s Zaila Lights with Chimera Lightbanks on the main and key lights. The Zalias are premium LED lights that feature a very small form factor that can operate on both AC and DC power. We love the small size which makes them great for traveling.

The Chimera Video Pro XS Lightbanks help enlarge and soften the lighting. Their effect is maximized by using wide holographic lenses on the Zaila’s. Chimera offers optional grids, honeycombs and barn doors to help with specific light control.

While there are a large number of 4K studio cameras and broadcast lenses available, our team decided to showcase DSLR cameras for our live production. Panasonic GH4’s were chosen and paired with Olympus prime lenses. The 4K signal from each of the GH4’s was sent via HDMI cable to Atomos Shogun Inferno HDR monitors / 4K 60p recorders where the data was recorded in 4K to OWC Mercury Extreme SSDs. The Infernos did a great job of recording the 4K files but our team was particularly happy with the quality of the display, the extensive suite of scopes available and the focus peaking tool which was used throughout the production. The Infernos also provided down conversion to 1080p via their HD-SDI outputs. This was critical for our live production switching which included a 1080p signal from each of the cameras.

1080p Broadcast Workflow

The live 1080p production streamed on the Waskul.TV site was powered by NewTek’s IP Series which provided our team with a fully interconnected production environment. During our live production this allowed our technical director to select screens / feeds from every camera and computer on our network. To simulate a larger network environment we also created 16 1080p IP streams that simulated four additional studios with live programming feeds of four cameras per studio.

1080p HD-SDI was used to bring the camera feeds from the live broadcast studio into the NewTek Video Mix Engine (VMC1, a true IP switcher) where they became program inputs along with all the IP sources available for switching on our network. The VMC1 provides four HD-SDI inputs on it’s back panel. Additional HD-SDI inputs were available via NewTek NC1 input modules.

With up to 44 simultaneous input sources and 35 output signals over IP, the NewTek solution gave our team a lot of creative flexibility.

To make 1080p archive copies of our work, we used NewTek’s IsoCorder™ Pro software running on a HP Z 840 Workstation. This solution handled the continuous background recording of all of our isolated camera feeds from the VMC1 along with selected NDI inputs and the main program out that we streamed live on Waskul.TV.

This solution allowed us to capture 1080p broadcast-quality files that could be immediately used in any video editing application. To make sure we had the necessary bandwidth for our recordings, our team added two 10GbE ports to the HP Z840 workstation to allow it fast access to the network and to our shared storage repository.

Fast, efficient storage for large data files that can be shared across both workflows is very important – particularly when recording live 1080p feeds from the live production while also moving the large 4K files required for post production and performing multi-camera 4K editing simultaneously.

For our mission-critical unified storage needs, our team went with two OWC Jupiter Callisto shared storage servers. With their dual 10GbE ports they had the connectivity and network bandwidth we needed allowing full 10 GbE access to / from any of the HP Z840 Workstations and NewTek VMC1s which also feature dual 10 GbE ports.

The Intel Xeon E5 based Callistos were easy to manage via a web-based interface that allowed easy configuration of the systems.

4K Post Production Workflow

While we typically stream live programs today at 1080p, our editorial and post production work is all done in 4K. The 4K workflow begins at each camera where we output 4K to the Atomos Shogun Inferno HDR monitors / 4K 60p recorders. Each Inferno records each interview on an OWC Mercury Extreme SSD and then the files are transferred to our shared storage.

To make the transfer process easy, we take our SSDs and put them into G-Technology ev Series Bay Adapters so they can be used with G-Technologies G|Speed Shuttle XL storage solutions which now include Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity.

The Shuttle XL systems have 8 bays each so it provides a lot of possibilities. A typical setup would have 6 HDDs in each Shuttle XL configured as a RAID 5 array with two empty drive bays for removable media (SSDs for example in the ev Series Bay Adapters).

For our setup our Shuttle XLs are connected via Thunderbolt to a HP Z840 Worksation that is used as a high-performance transfer / recording station.

After each interview, our team removes the adapters from the Atomos Shogun Infernos and inserts them into the Shuttle XL storage systems. The files can then be transferred from the SSDs to the local storage in the Shuttle XL or directly to the shared storage repository where the files can be accessed by all the systems on the 10 GbE network.

With the files safely stored and available, the post-production and editorial work begins. At the heart of our workflow we have well configured HP Z 840 Workstations that include the following:

• • • • • Dual Intel^® Xeon^® E5 Processors
        • 128 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered SDRAM
        • 512 GB HP Z Turbo Drive (PCIe SSD)
        • AMD FirePro™ W9100 GPU or NVIDIA^® Quadro^® M6000 GPUs
        • HP X540-T2 10 GbE Dual Port Adapter
        • HP Thunderbolt 2 PCIe adapter

One of the things we love about the HP Z Workstations is their reliability. We’ve shipped them throughout the USA and Europe for events and they have held up beautifully.

To add flexibility and security, we’ve added HP thin clients to our workflow. The thin clients are used with HP’s Remote Graphics Software or RGS to remotely access our HP Z Workstations. This allows us to consolidate our workstations into a “data-center” style environment and to free up valuable space and to reduce noise and heat in our Broadcast Control Center.

By outfitting each desk in our Broadcast Control Center with the thin clients, each operator has the option of using any of the workstations remotely or of collaborating with another artist on the same workstation. Because RGS does such a great job of sending the workstations screens to the thin clients and the mouse/keyboard/tablet/pen inputs of the thin clients back to the workstations, our artists get the same experience they would have if the workstation was at their desk. And, each t630  thin client can power up to two UHD/4K displays with its integrated AMD Radeon graphics engine.

One very important part of any production workflow is color accuracy across the pipeline. In our productions, we’ve relied on HP DreamColor monitors for years.

At the 2017 NAB Show our Broadcast Control Center team had the pleasure of being among the first to use HP’s new DreamColor Z31x Studio Display in a live broadcast environment. This is a true Cinema 4K display for PCs and Mac computers with color-critical accuracy. It comes with a lot of great new features including the ability to automatically calibrate itself using a built-in colorimeter and to automatically turn itself on based upon your schedule so it is warmed up prior to work beginning each day.

Our team loved the new DreamColor displays and the response from attendees at the show was equally enthusiastic.

Team communications are critical to the success of StudioXperience which often appears at events with challenging RF environments due to the number of other wireless devices in close proximity. Our production team needs a communications system that can excel in these complicated environments. That’s why we appreciate the work Clear-Com puts into the design of it’s products and why we rely on their FreeSpeak II digital intercom system for all our productions.

Our main communications system includes a FreeSpeak II base station, 10 FreeSpeak II wireless beltpacks, three FreeSpeak II transceiver antennas, a FreeSpeak II splitter and Clear-Com headsets. This solution has consistently met our demands for high quality audio, reliability and low latency while giving us the flexibility to scale the system based on our broadcast environment.

• • • Alex Mahon, CEO, Foundry and John Wadelton, CTO, Foundry
    • Greg Staten, DreamColor Architect, HP
    • Anette Haellmigk, Cinematographer, Game of Thrones
    • Ogi Brkic, GM of Radeon Pro, AMD
    • Andrew Cross, President and CTO, NewTek
    • Jerome Solomon, Dean of the College, Cogswell College / SIGGRAPH 2017 Conference Chair
    • Josh Peterson, VP, Head of Product Management, HP Z Workstations, Thin Clients and Immersive Computing, HP
    • Terry Brown, North American Senior BDM for Pro Media & Entertainment and VR, NVIDIA
    • Josh Peterson, VP, Head of Product Management, HP Z Workstations, Thin Clients and Immersive Computing, HP and OGI Brkic, GM of Radeon Pro, AMD
    • Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective
    • Phil Bates, President, Artbeats
    • David Kennedy, Business Development Manager, Mobile Workstation Product Line, Intel
    • Bob Boster, President, Clear-Com
    • Brad Weston, President, Renewed Vision
    • Chris Fries, Americas Category Manager, Thin Clients, HP
    • Steven Poster, ASC, National President, International Cinematographers Guild IATSE Local 600
    • Jason Ziller, Director of Thunderbolt Marketing, Intel
    • Larry O’Connor, CEO, Other World Computing
    • Christian Jones, RGS Product Manager, HP
    • Michael Kaplan, Senior Manager, Telecommunications and Media & Entertainment Enterprise Sales, NVIDIA

HP Technology Zone

The HP Technology Zone was front and center in StudioXperience with HP Z Workstations, thin clients and displays. Here is a list of the demos that guests interacted with:

• • • • • The new HP DreamColor Z31x Displays powered by HP Z840 and Z2 Mini Workstations on Adobe^® Premiere^® Pro CC
        • The new HP ZBook 15 G4 running AVID Protools with the HP Z34c Curved Display
        • The new premium HP ZBook Studio Mobile Workstation built for creative visionaries with
          • powerful server-grade Intel^® Xeon^® or 7th generation Core™ processors
          • NVIDIA^® Quadro^® professional graphics
          • Up to 2TB storage
          • Dual HP Z Turbo Drives
          • Dual Thunderbolt™ 3 ports supporting full 40 Gb/s bandwidth
        • The HP ZBook 17 bringing VR content to-life in an ultra-smooth 90 FPS VR Experience
        • The world’s first mini workstation and the HP DreamColor Z31x Studio Display showing Adobe^® Lightroom™
        • OZO Post workflow, showcasing the ultimate workhorse, HP Z840 Workstation and the HP Z27q 5K Display, with out of the box accurate color calibration, 107 billion colors and massive 5120×2880 resolution
        • The HP Z840 VR Ready Workstation and the HP Z24 4K Display
        • HP’s t730, the ultimate thin client for M&E with AMDs latest generation quad-core APU with Turbo Core technology which connects up to 4 UHD/4K displays
        • HP Remote Graphics Software with fast frame rate and response time, high performance sharing and collaboration, optimized for HP Thin Clients
        • The HP t310 Quad display Teradici Zero Client with powerful performance, streamlined VDI and worry-free security
        • Capturing live 4k camera monitoring straight from the camera to the HP Z840 Workstation: how to monitor and encode video while ingesting with AVID Artist | DNxIO to connect studio through one interface
        • The HP Z640 Workstation, HP DreamColor Z31x Studio Display and HP Z24x DreamColor Display with AVID Media Composer

Thunderbolt™ Zone

The StudioXperience Thunderbolt Zone featured a wide range of new Thunderbolt™ 3 products, many of which are integrated into our Waskul.TV workflows and solutions we’re integrating for our customers. Technology demos were provided by:

• • • • • Intel
        • OpenDrives
        • Akitio
        • Kensington
        • CalDigit
        • Lintes Technology
        • Other World Computing
        • LaCie
        • G-Technology
        • GWC
        • Razer

AMD Radeon™ Pro Theater

The AMD Radeon™ Pro Theater featured a wide range of presentations throughout the show. Here is a partial list of presentation titles:

• • • • • Mettle for 360 Video Experiences
        • Streamlinging Video Production with Adobe Creative Cloud
        • The Making of Francis VR
        • Google Immerse VR|Racial Identity – Dezzie’s Story 360 VR Video
        • Radeon Pro News
        • LOOM Technology for 360 video stiching
        • Autodesk Flame powered by AMD
        • Sneak Peek of Nuke 11
        • Edge P100 Mobile Workstation Powered by Radeon Pro
        • Introducing Auteurist – Creating 3D content in a browser
        • Moon Base Invasion and Magma Chamber
        • Making of Ghost in the Shell

AMD Radeon™ Pro Demonstrations

GPUs are incredibly important to the work of media and entertainment professionals. In the StudioXperience Broadcast Control Center, Radeon™ Pro GPUs were used in our HP Z840 Workstations for graphics production and 4K multi-camera editorial.

In the Radeon™ Pro Technology Zone StudioXperience guests were able to talk with Radeon™ experts and try out demos including:

• • • • • Hi-Res 8K video post-processing/playback at 280MB/frame enabled by Radeon™ Pro SSG
        • Professional video editing and color correction by Blackmagic Design powered by Radeon™ Pro Duo
        • 360 Video stitching with Foundry’s Nuke and Cara VR powered by Radeon™ Pro WX7100
        • Real-time rendering at 4K powered by next-gen Radeon™ Pro SSG

HP | Intel VR Experience

A special attraction in StudioXperience at the 2017 NAB Show was Microdose VR’s immersive VR experience Tree powered by HP Z Workstations with Intel^® Xeon^® processors.

Tree combines art, music and dance into a real-time virtual reality gaming experience, defining a new medium never before possible as it turns viewers into a tree in a rainforest.

StudioXperience guests used hand controllers and doned a SubPac, a wearable physical sound system that vibrates. During the experience, participants were exposed to soil and moss, rainforest, wind and fire as they experienced growing from a seedling to a full-grown tree.

This featured attaction was powered by HP’s OMEN X VR gaming backpack.