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Optoma gets Edinburgh Fringe star out of a pickle

James Veitch’s return to Edinburgh was averted from disaster as Optoma came to the rescue. 

The musician, comedian, director, writer and Edinburgh Fringe star was due to perform his third show, Game Face, at the Fringe, but this unashamedly Powerpoint-fuelled performance was lacking a vital bit of kit – the projector!

Responsible for the fastest ever TED Talk to reach over two million views in the history of TED, James approached Optoma for help. He needed a bright high resolution short throw projector that could be set up close to the screen on stage so that no shadows are cast across the imagery during his performance.

Optoma promptly shipped an EH200ST Full HD projector straight up to Scotland.  This 3,000-lumen short throw model can project a 100” image from just over a metre away from the screen. It has two HDMI inputs making switching between sources literally the push of a button.

Game Face is a geeky comedy about life, love and enabling Bluetooth. It is described as a glorious hour of esoteric, anarchic comedy from the Independent’s ‘One to watch’.

James’ first solo comedy show The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection premiered at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 to wide acclaim. Described as “Tears-down-the-face funny” by The Sunday Herald and as a show that “manages to be educational while delivering near-constant belly laughs,” by The Scotsman, it was a sell-out success for the duration of its month-long run.

As a writer his work has been published by The New York Times and in various short-fiction journals. He curates the website www.bluffable.com where he publishes comic transcripts of conversations he orchestrates with online email scammers.  He is founder and artistic director of Pale Fire, producing, directing and writing theatre since 2007.

Game Face is on at the Pleasance Dome in Edinburgh every evening in August (except Monday 15) until Monday 29 August.

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NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information and product images, please contact:
Penny Wilkinson
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)1923 691 852
About Optoma

Optoma is a world leading designer and manufacturer of projection and sound products for business, education, professional audio/video and home entertainment.

Optoma’s projection products combine superior image processing technologies with exceptional engineering and innovation to deliver stunning crystal clear images with ultimate reliability.

Optoma projectors use DLP® technology, pioneered by Texas Instruments. This uses millions of mirrors to produce high quality imagery which does not suffer colour degradation over time, as sometimes experienced in other projector technologies.

The Optoma NuForce sound range is designed for people that care about audio. They are built from premium quality components to deliver sleek design and exceptional sound.

The Optoma Group has continental headquarters in Europe, the USA and Asia; whilst Optoma Europe, based in London, covers Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Local services are delivered from regional offices in France, Germany, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands and sales representatives in the Czech Republic, Dubai, Italy, Poland, Russia, Romania and Saudi Arabia. www.optoma.com

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