VBO Tickets’ platform functionality has grown incredibly within the last few months. We were eager to address the needs caused by the pandemic, and through it all we came out with some pretty fantastic features. Each has its usefulness to customers with likeminded needs, and others with more tailored requirements.<\/p>\n
An easy transition into better ticketing features<\/h2>\n
SeatAdvisor and Vendini customers found a solution for their event ticketing needs when they came across VBO Tickets. Our system provides an immense suite of tools for running all types of events. The most notable and pertinent to the times we are in, which were also in high demand for past SeatAdvisor customers are the follow:<\/p>\n
Video streaming events<\/h3>\n
Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, the VBO Tickets team worked hard to create one of the most unique and fully integrated video streaming event tools<\/a> available. In fact, this was the very first new feature we built directly related to the circumstances brought forth by the pandemic. Promoters can create or transform any event into a video streaming event. Simply configure the embed code from your existing third party video player, and even add live chat and accept donations during the streaming session. All promoters, including those coming from SeatAdvisor, will benefit from the fully white label experience of having videos accessed directly from their own website.<\/p>\n Video streaming from setup to viewing<\/p><\/div>\n Our timed ticketing features have actually existed in our system for a while now, but they are a critical part of bringing back live events after this pandemic. When venue capacity guidelines are required, timed ticketing<\/a> will help regulate the flow of patrons in and out of your event. Promoters can define entry times with ticket quantity limitations, and effectively allow only a certain number of patrons into the venue at each at once.<\/p>\n Front end timed ticketing purchase interface<\/p><\/div>\n Another necessity for re-opening live events, especially for assigned seating venues, is socially distanced seating. VBO Tickets has built a feature to automatically prevent the purchase of seats next to other sold seats. Promoters can define the number of seats they’d like to have automatically removed to the left and right of a sold seat. One really amazing element is that it’s shown to the ticket buyer in real time! If one patron is buying a seat on their screen, and another patron is looking at the seat map on their own screen, that second patron will no longer see the seats to the sides of a sold seat as available. This feature completely automates social distance seating for venues.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.vbotickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/livestream3-1024x587.jpg\")
Timed ticketing entry<\/h3>\n
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Social distancing for assigned seating venues<\/h3>\n
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