The cancellation of all business events in the UK last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the industry.
With no way to safely hold any exhibition or conference, big or small, in person over the last 12 months or so, organisers were left scrambling for alternatives.
Spotting a newly-formed gap in the market, the team behind Manchester-based immersive communications platform PixelMax set to work to create a new 3D events and conferencing software which could fill the void.
In an exclusive interview with BusinessLive, director and co-founder Shay O’Carroll has lifted the lid on his company’s transformation from providing virtual factories for major blue chip clients to hosting international events in their entirety – and where the industry may go next post pandemic.
A trading name of Imagin3D, PixelMax uses 3D interactive technology to enable businesses to create and host their own virtual worlds.
The company, which is led by co-founders Mr O’Carroll, Andy Sands and Rob Hilton, is now poised to increase its headcount from the current 12 to up to 70 by…