The Huddle Game Day

Our sporting teams give us hope and athletes inspire us, but it is what we do beyond the playing fields and courts where sport can teach us to be a leader. In Melbourne, Australia, North Melbourne Football Club established The Huddle in order to leverage the power of sport with a goal to improve education and employment outcomes for young people. Throughout the Game Day experience, students will work in teams to complete STEM challenges which will require teamwork and resilience to solve problems and learn how to win.

Leading Learning Technology with Immersive Audio

In order to achieve a fully immersive audio experience, The Huddle partnered with Spatial, offering nearly limitless options for designing, creating, and deploying interactive immersive learning in real world environments.

Students can experience Spatial in the first learning space outfitted with 21 channels of audio including six in-ceiling speakers and 15 sidewall speakers placed above and below the LED screens. The audio interactivity is driven by Spatial which connects with QSC to output triggers to coordinate with the visuals on the seven surrounding screens. The storytelling comes to life through visual and audio cues that drive a completely interactive educational experience at The Huddle.

Spatial’s creative team was able to work with sound files recorded during AFL games at the NMFC’s Marvel Stadium, bringing authenticity to the sound experience for Game Day. Halfway across the globe, Spatial delivered all audio associated with the creative including syncing ‘EGO’, a voice associated with the ‘Simulation Stadium’.

“The Huddle was born out of the role and value of sport and the influence the North Melbourne Football Club plays in connecting people from diverse backgrounds to build upon their strengths, increase their ability to participate in society and contribute to more socially inclusive communities.”
Cam McLeod
The Huddle CEO

About The Huddle

Victorian State Government allocated $7.3M to the North Melbourne Football Club to develop a modern facility that bridges the gap between Australian Football League facilities as well as upgrades that will transform The Huddle into a world-class education facility integrating cutting-edge technology to help strengthen the engagement of at-risk and vulnerable young people in the classroom.