Welcome to Padgett’s Audience Response & Interactive Games Blog!

Padgett’s audience response keypads were used for pop quiz questions on the daytime television show, The Doctors, for an episode titled, “Know Your Body Signs!”

Using their Padgett Gadgets, audience members answered questions about chronic dark under eye circles, tangly hair, and odd tongue bumps. The panel of doctors explained that the body signals could be harmless, but at other times they could be a sign of something a lot more serious.

Check back soon for the upcoming air date of this show!

Last week, Padgett Communication’s audience response technology made a special cameo at the 5^th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival. Our instant wireless response system polled 400 moviegoers at a test screening of the new faith-based feature film The Troubadour.

Attendees at the screening answered several questions about the film including demographics, acting believability, and emotional response.

The film’s creators, Tim Paskert and Curtis Graham, will use the data to make informed decisions regarding additional edits to the film, as well as to provide important information to potential buyers.

“Instead of pitching our movie to potential distributors and listening to their opinions regarding if audiences would like it,” said Tim Paskert, “the data we received allowed us to talk to distributors about what the audience actually said.”

Utilizing Padgett’s audience response system for the movie screening helped create quantified rather than subjective statistics. The data will be used as a powerful tool within the sales market of the movie industry.

By Christina Infinger

Padgett Communication’s innovative wireless keypads will be making a special cameo at the 5^th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival, held at MUVICO Baywalk 20 Theaters in St. Petersburg on April 17, 2010. Our instant, wireless response system will be used to poll moviegoers on their opinions at a test screening of the film The Troubadour.

Produced by Hannah Rose Productions, and in conjunction with Greyhouse Films, The Troubadour tells the story of Stuart Wright, a corporate executive who reaches professional and financial success through questionable means. However, the death of his estranged father forces Wright to re-examine the values by which he lives.

Padgett’s wireless response technology will gauge the audience reaction to the film in a unique and interactive way. Attendees at the test screening will answer several questions about the film including character likability, film expectations, and audience demographics. The film’s creators, Tim Paskert (Hannah Rose Productions) and Curtis Graham (Greyhouse Films) will use the collected feedback for post-production edits, and to target the film’s marketing campaign for an official premiere.

Utilizing audience response technology for a movie screening is just another example of how Padgett’s unique and reliable wireless audience response system helps enrich an event!

The Troubadour screening is part of the 5th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival, hosted by the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society. The Festival will run April 14-18, 2010. For more information about the Festival, visit www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com.

The Dr. Phil talk show recently used Padgett Gadgets to gauge the opinions of its live studio audience.

During the taping, Dr. Phil used Padgett’s keypad devices to ask his audience questions about touchy topics such as money, marriage, and motherhood. Additionally, he talked about body image issues that women are constantly battling.

Dr. Phil asked five questions throughout the show, drawing his invited panelists into further discussion. Quite a diverse group of people were invited to discuss the controversial subjects. The panel of men and women consisted of notorious TV personalities, comedians, actors, lawyers, a writer, a legal analyst, and a professor.

Check back soon for the upcoming air date of this show!

Padgett Communications recently joined forces with Oprah Winfrey to test the food knowledge of her audience. Prior to the live taping, the audience watched the documentary Food, Inc. At the start of the live show, Oprah’s audience used the Padgett Gadgets to respond to five questions.

Following the questions, Oprah spoke with her special guest, Michael Pollan, the author of Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. Actress Alicia Silverstone also joined via Skype to discuss her vegan diet. The show closed with thoughts from the founder of Chipolte Restaurant, Steve Ellis.

The holidays are upon us, and that means Santa Claus is coming to town! But, sometimes the jolly elf brings with him obnoxious relatives, gifts for which you have no use, and drunken co-workers. How do you deal with these difficult circumstances?

No worries - Dr. Phil and “Padgett Gadgets” to the rescue! Padgett Communications supplied audience response keypads for the Dr. Phil episode, “Holiday Checklist: Is it OK to…?” The episode detailed important holiday etiquette with expert Peggy Post and provided answers for handling uncomfortable situations at end-of-year festivities.

One popular topic of the episode was the notion of re-gifting. Dr. Phil asked the audience, “Do you think it’s OK to re-gift?” and they used their Padgett gadgets to respond. Seventy-three percent of the audience said, “Yes, it’s OK to re-gift.” Do you feel the same?

To see more etiquette tips for complex situations, check out Dr. Phil’s website at:

http://drphil.com/shows/show/1371

By Christina Infinger

Padgett Communications recently donated keypads to the Boys & Girls Club 28^th Annual Steak Dinner presented by Outback Steakhouse and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

The Steak Dinner honors Boys & Girls Club outstanding members, and a community hero who has shown continued dedication to the youth of Tampa Bay. This year, the community hero honoree and keynote speaker was Tony Dungy. Each year the Steak Dinner promises fun, surprises, and laughs as it combines the spontaneity of youth with the elegance of a premier event.

Padgett’s audience response system was used throughout dinner to encourage interaction between the Club members and the community sponsors. Each Club member shared an audience response keypad and answered questions about animals, sports, and pop culture.

The Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay is committed to impacting the community through their investment in the youth. The Club is a gateway to hope and opportunity, and offers youth a chance to learn, excel, and feel safe, while preparing them to be productive citizens.

For more information about the 28th Annual Steak Dinner, visit https://secureonlinegiving.com/events/site/index.asp?eventID=72

By Christina Infinger

Oprah is once again using Padgett Communication’s Audience Response System today on The Oprah Show. The episode will feature reality TV’s biggest stars including Randy Jackson, Adam Lambert, Heidi Klum, and more. Check your local listings to see how voting with our keypads determined the winner of a fierce reality cake competition!

Check out The Oprah Show homepage to watch a preview video: http://www.oprah.com/index

By Christina Infinger

On Thursday, Padgett Communications will participate in the Washington Women’s Forum, a thought leaders’ summit about careers, flexibility, and work-life balance. The Forum is an event for professionals who understand that work-life balance is not only relevant during times of prosperity, but it’s also a critical topic that deserves the highest priority during times of economic uncertainty.

Padgett will provide Reply Plus keypads that will be used to raise questions and develop a dialogue about the roles that academia, government, corporations, and individuals play in developing a work-life balance for women.

Check out the Washington Women’s Forum website for more information.

By Christina Infinger, Business Development

Hooters girls from around the world crossed the stage of the Broward County Center for the Performing Arts with the hope of becoming the next Miss Hooters International 2009. A panel of celebrity judges used Padgett Communications’ Audience Response keypads to vote on the 132 contestants, and Raechel Holtgrave was crowned the winner.

This is the second consecutive year that the Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant utilized Padgett Communications’ keypads, allowing for quick and accurate scoring tabulation. Visit any Hooters restaurant or Hooters.com for further information about the pageant.