Designing Legacy

Designing a Hall of Fame is about more than showcasing achievements—it’s about creating a lasting space that tells your organization’s story and shapes its future legacy.

Sports Hall of Fame Design Psychology: How Do Great Halls of Fame Emotionally Move People?

Faces

Great Halls of Fame don’t just honor history—they make people feel it. Through emotional design and storytelling, these spaces activate memory, identity, and belonging, transforming casual fans into lifelong ambassadors. When visitors see their own stories reflected in a team’s legacy, connection deepens, and that emotional bond drives loyalty, engagement, and lasting devotion.

The Evolution of Hall of Fame Technology

The traditional Hall of Fame no longer inspires modern audiences. Static displays and glass cases fail to engage fans raised on digital storytelling. Discover how interactive technology, immersive design, and real-time content can turn your Hall of Fame into a living, revenue-generating experience that honors your legends and amplifies your brand.

Alumni Recognition Technology

Interactive Design/Development---Global Network Video Wall—An immersive, interactive and uniquely positioned interactive video wall that enables users to visualize the breadth and depth of the Fertitta alumni base and network. Navigating the wall is via a secondary tabletop screen. The focus is on presenting a rich, woven narrative via data from various live feeds that speak to the activity and presence of the alumni network, and the wider business community that they interact with. The human story underpinning the business context is bought to life and into relief through the addition of biographies, images and update made to relevant parts of the content set through alumni living and working around the globe. ,000

Walk through almost any campus and you’ll find walls lined with plaques, portraits, and engraved names—tributes to alumni whose achievements shaped the institution’s story. But today’s students and visitors expect more than a list of names on the wall. At Advent, we’re helping universities reimagine recognition for the digital age. Through immersive storytelling, interactive displays, and cloud-powered technology, this article explores how institutions are transforming static traditions into living experiences that honor legacy, inspire pride, and connect generations.