The Peppered Kiosk functionality allows users to display and select upcoming events on a touchscreen, providing details and a QR code for easy ticket purchasing.
It can be configured through a specific URL on your website, supporting multiple languages and customizable event filters. To use the Kiosk, a design implementation and proper licensing are required, and it necessitates a touchscreen with internet access.
How to set up Kiosks with Narrowcasting
The Kiosk is accessible on your own website via the URL extension /nc/kiosk. The URL will look something like mytheater.com/nc/kiosk.
It will also work in different languages, if your website supports that. Add the language tag en in the URL if you want the kiosk to display in English, similar to your website e.g. mytheater.com/en/nc/kiosk.
The Kiosk displays a list of events that you can curate yourself by adding extra variables to the URL of the Kiosk. This works exactly the same as the URL structure of the calendar view on your website. You can filter the Kiosk view on genres, tags, start-and end date, type of event (movie, default, etc). Copy and Paste the URL extension from your website calendar page when you are happy with the selection.
Examples:
- mytheater.com/nc/kiosk?production_type=movie&max=30 - will display an overview of the next 30 movies.
- mytheater.com/nc/kiosk?genres%5B%5D=2&genres%5B%5D=1 - will display an overview of events with genre ID 1 and genre ID 2
- mytheater.com/nc/kiosk?start=2022-09-04&end=2022-10-06 - will display an overview of all events between 4th of September and 6th of October.
Kiosks: Design and use
Similar to Narrowcasting (mytheater.com/nc/) this feature is already accessible on your live website to review and play with.
If you would like to start using the Kiosk functionality, a design needs to be implemented and the proper licence needs to be activated. Please contact us when you are keen to use this feature!
The Kiosk feature requires a touchscreen with internet access and a web browser. CultureSuite does not provide this hardware.
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