June 30, 2007
Smartus, the interactive playground - you know for kids!

SmartUs

SmartUs (image above, diagrams below of different interfaces in the playground left and right an overview of the playground) is a playground environment concept developed by the company Lappset to encourage and promote physical playing which supports learning, physical and motor development as well as creativity. It employes:

technology to link the playground and its users. SmartUs offers interactive games for all age groups. The users can create games and applications based on images, sounds and text that support learning on the playground. The SmartUs product concept can be made use of in learning through play, playing computer games physically and in different kinds of well-being applications for special groups.

The playground comprises of four different games Conquistador, PointCollection, SpeedGame and AnimalPuzzle each which have unique interfaces. The website provides a wealth of information about the research, development, final location of playground and statistics concerning their use.

SmartUs Diagrams

Originally seen at Architectradure.

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