Interactive technology allows interactive projections to transform any floor into an interactive surface

Have you ever wondered how it would feel, if every step you walked on a floor, gave it a new appearance. Designs and animations start to fling by as you move your feet on the floor. And, remember we’re not talking about the normal disco floors you see around. Those are only capable of changing colors and lights, these interactive floor projections are much more intuitive and take you to another level of interactive experience.

The underlying technology, allows interactive projections to transform any floor into an interactive surface. Images are projected from above the floor, where a camera and infra-red light source is mounted for capturing the feet and body movements of the person walking over the floor. Corresponding to these movements, projections are reflected on the surface of the floor.

The technology of interactive floors has already started to penetrate some specific segments, especially in the fields of entertainment, gaming, and marketing. To give you a more specific picture, read below about the prevalent uses of interactive floor projections.

1. Clubs and Casinos
Although most of us have seen dance floors change colors and light, but that is ancient now. The new technology of interactive floors is giving this old hag a hard time. Discs and casinos now employ interactive projection floors have, where floors are synchronized with music and change their appearance in correspondence to the body movements.

2. Gaming
While you and your kids have enjoyed sitting on stationary bikes and car dummies and handled steerings to control them, it is now time for enjoying real time outdoor games, like football using the interactive surfaces or floors. Sensitive to your weight and touch, you simply have to kick virtual balls on the floors by sliding along your feet play interesting matches. Yes there still remains space constriction, but for personal use the surface is great. You can turn your living room surface into a game field and turn it back into a living room, once the game is over.

3. Marketing tool
Tools like the interactive floor projections are indeed rapidly changing how companies plan their marketing activities, with a prominent attraction for real estate, architecture firms and design firms. For example one needs to choose their floor tiles; manufacturers and sellers can project the floor options in real-time helping consumers to make a more informed purchase decision.

4. Entertainment
While 3D and 5D experiences are exhilarating consumers with a new type of awe, the next best personal entertainment experience can be derived from interactive projection floors. These floors are available in the form of square tiles, which when put together as a floor surface will allow display of a vast number of effects, both sound and visual in response to the body and feet movement of the person on the floors.

How about transforming your own home into a discotheque this Valentine？

The lover’s day – Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Everyone I know, in love or not, is planning a party with their Valentine’s on those interactive floors of the discos etc. There are others who don’t have a Valentine and are sitting self-centered, waiting for a miracle to happen in their lives.

Now, amid all these, there are also a few guys and gals, who, either governed by social stigma, or their own shyness, are not in a shape to take their Valentine’s out on a date to a discotheque or a pub.

How about transforming your own home into a discotheque this Valentine, to relive yourself of all the hassles of public drama in the pubs etc.? Sounds a great idea to us, you say you’re convinced too? Well then, we are on the same page. Now, there is a chance you’ve transformed your apartment into a disco on numerous occasions in the past with lots of flicker lighting, great DJ console playing your favorite tracks, coupled with some extraordinary food, hmmm!

Interactive Dance Floor

We know, you’re thinking how you are going to change all this to make it more exciting and different. Well, we are pleased to tell you that this time you have the option of taking home interactive floor projectors to convert your floor in the house into interactive floor worth drooling over with simple 3D floor projections.

Now think, wouldn’t it be so exciting and inviting if your living room floor could become a huge interactive display – something that the discos so boast of? Just think how pleasing it would be to see the love of your life watch the projected floor and notice the series of patterns that change as he/she walks on the floor. The expression on his/her face will be beyond words we guarantee. Valentine’s Day is already the most exciting day for your love.

See the delight on the your lover’s face as the floor projection invites you both to play, swirl or dance on it – it’s up to you. The interactive floor projection theater (the setup) also projects 3D images, which make you feel as if you were actually on the waves (of water in projected on the walls) or floating in the clouds (if clouds are projected). We don’t believe there can be something more personal and delightful you can do to make your Valentine feel special.

So what is interactive floor projection?

The Floor Projection Theater is a setup of projector and camera, which when installed, projects interactive images on the floor. The camera tracks person’s position and changes the projected images based on the movement and position of the person. The floor projection thus transforms an ordinary floor into an exciting and entertaining interactive floor. Available in different sizes the interactive floor projectors let users customize size of the floor projection depending on the space.

Setup and maintenance

Interactive floor projection systems are mostly plug and play and very easy to install. Many of these interactive floor projection systems are three dimensional, which add to the user experience. The project systems come with wireless function, which make it very easy for even non-technical users to install and maintain.

RichTech Introduces Custom Virtual Fitting Mirror

Technology can make clothes shopping much easier than it used to be, and RichTech has taken a step to simplify the process even further. Using the Kinect system, the company has introduced a virtual fitting mirror that allows shoppers to try on clothing and accessories without having to actually put them on in the store. The fitting mirror means that a person can plan out a shopping trip from the comfort of home, greatly streamlining the entire experience.

Gaining a Competitive Advantage

In a world where people can shop anywhere they want and at any time they want by going to online outlets, stores that rely on in-store sales are having issues keeping up. For those businesses, the fitting mirror can be a major boon. This allows customers to preview exactly what they would look like in a variety of different styles and sizes for any popular fashion on sale. The virtual mirror uses a combination of hardware and software to set up a dressing effect that is remarkably realistic. Customers are more likely to purchase a product if they can fit the shopping spree into their schedule, so having a technological option that gives these previews is a major competitive advantage of businesses.

Features of the Mirror

Rather than having to try on clothes physically, customers can use the RichTech fitting mirror by simply pushing the function button in the air. The built-in HD camera then creates a virtualization of the customer’s body and superimposes a 3D image of the garment, thus creating an accurate preview. This allows customers to browse more quickly and find what they want with just a few quick gestures in the air. Customers can preview themselves from the front and the back simultaneously and will also be given the information of the clothes, such as price, material, and so on while they are trying the outfits out. With more options to choose from at a faster pace, customers are more likely to make a purchase.

Customization for Different Businesses

The fitting mirror has a variety of different applications that can be used by all sorts of businesses. For example, amusement parks can provide several unusual, exotic, or silly outfits that patrons can try on. Stores that offer famous brands can reduce the length of the waiting queue by offering a way for customers to preview themselves in different outfits without having to worry about lines to the fitting rooms. RichTech is also happy to customize the product to fit other people’s needs, so if you want a fitting mirror that comes in a different color, size, or has some other unique feature, this can be accomplished. The only limit to this product is your imagination.

The virtual fitting screen is yet another way in which technology is able to make life easier for both consumers and businesses. RichTech can customize this new product to fit any need, be it for business or entertainment, and is always looking to create the next big technological innovation.

RichTech and Rejuvenation Showcase Interactive Floor for Beauty Industry

The 39th Guangdong International Beauty Expo took place from September 15th through the 17th, and RichTech was on site cooperating with the famous beauty salon company Rejuvenation. Together, the two companies showcased RichTech’s interactive floor, showing the way it can expand a beauty salon’s promotion abilities. The exhibition met with warm feedbacks from attendees, demonstrating how well the interactive projection system can help the beauty industry.

A Breakthrough in Promotion
Beauty salons are always on the lookout for solutions that will help set them apart from the offerings of other businesses in an extremely competitive industry. While some companies might focus on methods like handing out leaflets in the street, RichTech’s interactive floor provides something that is modern and fresh. By using a high-tech solution, you can draw in more people to your salon. The system piques customers’ curiosity and draws their attention. From there on out, it’s a matter of your excellent business speaking for itself. At the Guangdong International Beauty Expo, RichTech showed this first-hand by drawing people to Rejuvenation’s exhibit area and then letting the famous company do their work.

Interactive Projection Benefits
There are many benefits of using the interactive floor in the beauty industry. The cost is relatively low, but the use of this simple system will allow you to give your salon a high-tech feel. The very existence of something so cutting-edge is a great way to build consumers’ confidence. By having the projection system on display, customers will assume that you are also using advanced equipments and skills, which will draw them to your business. This product can also be a big benefit to customers who visit a salon with their families. The floor allows a way for children to entertain themselves while their parents are enjoying the full benefits of a terrific beauty salon.

Customized to Fit Your Needs
As with all of their interactive products, RichTech makes sure to customize the projection and layout to fit the needs of each individual customer. The interactive floor will be set up in a way that can fit your company’s culture and which will prominently feature your brand’s logo. The projection system is not just for use in one industry, either. It can be adapted as a multimedia solution to a number of different fields. In addition to the beauty industry, RichTech has offered solutions in education, advertising, and medical industries. There is also the possibility of collaboration in future projects that might take place in business fields like tourism and photography. The future is limitless.

The collaboration with Rejuvenation is similar to other collaborations that RichTech has had in different expos across the world. Whatever the field, the end result remains the same – the interactive floor is a product that brings in a lot of different customers, many of whom stay around for the business offered by the company using the floor. With RichTech’s experience in customization, marketing, and advanced technology, future possibilities seem to be limitless.