SYOS technologies

Hi Martin

We are planning to implement a pure HTML / JQuery SYOS module in the upcoming weeks (so watch this space)  Also we have a very basic HTML version on our current website at the moment.

Our new SYOS will pull information directly from the seat map within tessitura and will display the seats based on their position and status pulled from getSeats() web API method.  This actually returns the X/Y co-ordinates of the seats, so with a bit of absolute positioning it is really straightforward to layout the seats.

We haven't had a chance to test this on smart phones / tablets yet but will hopefully will be able to do this once it is sitting on the external facing web address.

Thanks

Nick

I'm curious to know if anyone has or is planning on implementing Select Your Own Seat on their website that is not dependent in using Flash.

What about SYOS on mobile devices (smartphones) rather then tablets/iPad?

We're looking to completely rework our website as part of our Tessitura implementation and wondering what the (practical) options are.

Any help would be gratefully received - if not paid for with a beer in Orlando!

Martin

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We just recently launched rebuilt our SYOS to be HTML based, ditching Flash for two reasons. 1) iPhones / iPads as you have mentioned (80% of all mobile browers to our site are doing it on an Apple device) 2) we got tired of reprogramming the Flash SYOS everytime the seating layout changed.  With JCA's help we now have a great new HTML SYOS that pulls directly from Tessitura seating maps and works on all Apple platforms.

James

Thanks for this feedback - interesting that Apple accounts for 80% of the mobile access!

Hope to see you an Orlando!

Martin

We also went with SYOS without Flash and use Javascript/Ajax coding instead. Like Jame, we see the major advantage is that JavaScript/AJAX is recognized and understood by major phones (iPhone/iPad, Android). 

The only real  disadvantage we've thought of so far is that some of the transition/motion effects that are possible in Flash are impossible in JavaScript. We can accomplish a lot, but some things are simply impossible. For example, taking a 3-D view of the Theatre and rotating it and flattening it down to a 2-D seatmap, like Steppenwolf (which is a cool effect, but we weren't going in that direction).

5th Avenue (www.5thavenuetheatre.org) has the same set up/developer as we do and they are currently selling tickets if you want to see an example, we're dark right now.

HTH,

Heather