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increase in smaller projects during the pandemic, “especially from zoos and museums we noticed a growing demand and interest for interactive experiences for their visitors”, says Mark. This year it has already completed several interactive and edutainment experiences for zoos and museums. “Over the last couple of months, we have seen that the market is recovering,” notes Mark. “Many theme parks and other location-based entertainment are open again for the public which is great news for everyone. We are very happy to see that despite the hard times that theme parks, FECs, museums and zoos have had, they are willing to invest in new attractions or upgrade their existing attractions with new technology.”
New technology Next to all projects, the R&D department of Lagotronics Projects is constantly improving its systems and developing new interactive technology. Its latest innovation is a new interactive technology which is a completely in-house developed positioning system like GPS, but specifically designed for indoor and outdoor leisure areas. It’s already the 4th generation interactive technology that has been
developed by the company. The system opens-up countless opportunities, now and in the future, for new interactive attractions and experiences, says the company. The technology behind the interactive system is intricate but its goal is simple: to offer operators a system with the highest uptime and almost no maintenance. No cameras, mechanical wearing parts or lasers are used, which according to the company, increases reliability, durability and safety. Designed to ensure an optimal guest experience, the system is accurate and data communication is fast. This new interactive technology has huge potential, reveals Mark: “Knowing the exact position of the interactive device and -at the same time - the pointing direction and entering this into a digital 3D environment makes this the ultimate interactive system. Now we know exactly where guests are in a certain area and where their devices are aimed at. Imagine the endless opportunities this creates for interaction between guests and literally anything. Every object or component in the attraction, area or room can be made interactive or functioning as target. Targets can even be variable and easily change locations over time creating multiple experiences in one. We can even interactively work with moving live actors! Besides, the technology makes it possible to interact with all kinds of displays; scenery, monitors, video projections and even all kinds of head- mounted displays (HMD).”
Future options include Augmented Reality SUMMER PART 4 2021
“With this system,” continues Mark, “we want to be ready for the future and we have tried to include as much future options as possible, for example Augmented Reality.” Chief technology officer (CTO) Jacco Groen in ‘t Wout, explains further: “To understand how our system works, it is best to compare it with the global GPS system. We install indoor satellites at the ride, and our shooters communicate with those satellites to calculate where they are located. The big difference, compared to the global GPS system, is that for leisure locations we need a much higher
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exactly where guests are in a certain area and where their devices are aimed at. Imagine the endless opportunities this creates for interaction between guests and literally anything.
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