Lappset: First SmartUs Facility Opens in Germany

SmartUs is a new technological entertainment/learning concept from the Lappset Group (as previously reported in EAP 6/2005). Dortmund is the first German city to implement this revolutionary playground concept outdoors. SmartUs presents children with entertaining tasks, and can also be programmed by players themselves. It consists of a playing surface with squares to jump on, an iStation with a weatherproof computer and monitor, as well as several interactive sensor posts. The jumping field (iGrid) and the posts (iPost) are linked to the iStation with cables or sensor technology. The iStation is then linked via WLAN to a computer that stores software for developing new games, which can also upload the results of games to the Internet in real time. (eap)