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Interactive Pods
Our custom-designed 'Sensory Space' pods have toured extensively with our various partner organisations to regional events throughout the UK, to engage members of the public with a diverse range of interactive virtual experiences.
Projects have included partnering with the BBC to use our pods for public outreach, for public health campaigns with NHS (National Health Service, UK), as well as collaborations with various arts and culture, educational and national heritage organisations.
Since our pods are highly versatile, they can be incorporated into a wide range of custom-designed spaces, and can be configured to feature content for any subject imaginable.
BBC Public Outreach
With BBC, our interactive pods have recorded participants' experiences, thoughts and feelings on a range of issues and have acquired somewhat of a cult status whilst touring to various public spaces around the UK.
Through the use of immersive audio-visual technology, motion sensor controllers and LED mood lighting, these free-standing pods have offered a fully-automated experience, similar to stepping into the diary room of Big Brother, bringing the participants' interactions to life, stimulating intimate and honest exploration of ideas and opinions.
In partnership with Odeon Cinemas, cinema goers were invited by one of our BBC pods (which housed the voice of 'Dave' a.k.a. Digital Audio Visual Experience) to talk about films they had seen recently with other surprise appearances including visits to public libraries, exhibitions, events and various schools and colleges.
BBC Northern Ireland has also toured one of our pods to the Ulster Museum in Belfast and other public spaces for key events and issues such as education, policing, sport, culture, politics and community development as well as being used as a sustainable way to gather content for BBC broadcasts.
Student Experiential Learning
Students in schools and colleges have been taking a creative approach to learning through using our 'Sensory Space' pods to share their thoughts whilst immersed in a virtual world.
One of our pods has proven popular with young students at City Academy in Norwich who have been queuing up to engage with poetry through its immersive video display, special effects visuals and surround-sound audio.
Year 9 student, Ellie Ireland, describes her experience; "Sometimes poetry can be mega-boring but the pod is a fun, modern way to learn, understand and enjoy poetry. Stepping inside the pod of wonder feels like stepping into the diary room of Big Brother. It really does bring poetry to life and allows you to explore poetry in a way you never have before, interpreting feelings and meanings. As soon as you step in, a sensor is activated and a voice starts talking to you. You get asked questions about what you think of the poetry and how you feel about learning new poems. Who would have thought teenagers would be queuing up to learn about poetry?"
Nigel Youngman, Vice Principal at City Academy Norwich said; "This has been an exciting opportunity for us to look at the power of technology in helping our pupils to explore creativity. Working with new technologies gives our pupils wonderful possibilities and with Digital Technology as our specialism, it is precisely the sort of creative project we should be doing."
Museums Public Consultation
Norwich Castle Museum has used one of our pods as part of their £13m development plan to transform the Castle Keep by featuring the ghost of King Henry I who asked visitors of all ages for their help to restore his castle into the magnificent royal palace it was back in his time.
More than 250 people took part and their responses have helped shape ideas to redesign the whole visitor experience by recognising the Keep as the museum’s most important ‘exhibit’ and the Castle as one of Europe’s most important 12th century buildings.
Angela Riley, Project Officer, Keep Project said; “Using the video booth as a form of consultation was a new experience for Norfolk Museums Service. It proved to be a really effective way to interact with our visitors, particularly our younger ones, to gather ideas for how we can improve the Castle experience through our development project. The booth created quite a buzz during a busy summer holiday period and the responses were just fantastic!”
Projects have included partnering with the BBC to use our pods for public outreach, for public health campaigns with NHS (National Health Service, UK), as well as collaborations with various arts and culture, educational and national heritage organisations.
Since our pods are highly versatile, they can be incorporated into a wide range of custom-designed spaces, and can be configured to feature content for any subject imaginable.
BBC Public Outreach
With BBC, our interactive pods have recorded participants' experiences, thoughts and feelings on a range of issues and have acquired somewhat of a cult status whilst touring to various public spaces around the UK.
Through the use of immersive audio-visual technology, motion sensor controllers and LED mood lighting, these free-standing pods have offered a fully-automated experience, similar to stepping into the diary room of Big Brother, bringing the participants' interactions to life, stimulating intimate and honest exploration of ideas and opinions.
In partnership with Odeon Cinemas, cinema goers were invited by one of our BBC pods (which housed the voice of 'Dave' a.k.a. Digital Audio Visual Experience) to talk about films they had seen recently with other surprise appearances including visits to public libraries, exhibitions, events and various schools and colleges.
BBC Northern Ireland has also toured one of our pods to the Ulster Museum in Belfast and other public spaces for key events and issues such as education, policing, sport, culture, politics and community development as well as being used as a sustainable way to gather content for BBC broadcasts.
Student Experiential Learning
Students in schools and colleges have been taking a creative approach to learning through using our 'Sensory Space' pods to share their thoughts whilst immersed in a virtual world.
One of our pods has proven popular with young students at City Academy in Norwich who have been queuing up to engage with poetry through its immersive video display, special effects visuals and surround-sound audio.
Year 9 student, Ellie Ireland, describes her experience; "Sometimes poetry can be mega-boring but the pod is a fun, modern way to learn, understand and enjoy poetry. Stepping inside the pod of wonder feels like stepping into the diary room of Big Brother. It really does bring poetry to life and allows you to explore poetry in a way you never have before, interpreting feelings and meanings. As soon as you step in, a sensor is activated and a voice starts talking to you. You get asked questions about what you think of the poetry and how you feel about learning new poems. Who would have thought teenagers would be queuing up to learn about poetry?"
Nigel Youngman, Vice Principal at City Academy Norwich said; "This has been an exciting opportunity for us to look at the power of technology in helping our pupils to explore creativity. Working with new technologies gives our pupils wonderful possibilities and with Digital Technology as our specialism, it is precisely the sort of creative project we should be doing."
Museums Public Consultation
Norwich Castle Museum has used one of our pods as part of their £13m development plan to transform the Castle Keep by featuring the ghost of King Henry I who asked visitors of all ages for their help to restore his castle into the magnificent royal palace it was back in his time.
More than 250 people took part and their responses have helped shape ideas to redesign the whole visitor experience by recognising the Keep as the museum’s most important ‘exhibit’ and the Castle as one of Europe’s most important 12th century buildings.
Angela Riley, Project Officer, Keep Project said; “Using the video booth as a form of consultation was a new experience for Norfolk Museums Service. It proved to be a really effective way to interact with our visitors, particularly our younger ones, to gather ideas for how we can improve the Castle experience through our development project. The booth created quite a buzz during a busy summer holiday period and the responses were just fantastic!”
To discuss developing a bespoke 'Sensory Space' pod with us please get in touch here.
BBC Virtual Newsreading
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BBC Suffolk - Virtual Newsreading
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Virtual Newsreading experiences created exclusively for BBC East, BBC Suffolk and BBC Northern Ireland have featured in our pods at a wide range of public events and spaces including the annual Royal Norfolk Show and Suffolk Show.
Members of the public and local school pupils taking part were given the opportunity to present the news alongside BBC news presenters or present the BBC weather forecast. |