Cyber Seaside

HMC Interactive completed an exciting series of interactive experiences for the coastal zoo and conservation charity Living Coasts Visitors Centre in Torquay, Cornwall.

The Cyber Seaside is a 4x3 meter interactive floor that invites visitors to learn through fun and pull their ecological weight by playing four interactive games.

Jump up and down on the enormous interactive floor to clean the beach full of virtual litter, stomp around fishing nets to uncover trapped animals, clean up an oil slick to release trapped penguins or fight against invading seaweed! This magic floor is controlled by a series of motion sensors that track the user’s movements, and creates a graphical illusion based on where people are situated.

The HMC Interactive team used their expertise in bespoke software and wrote custom software for a one-of-a-kind Interactive Floor installation. This magic floor is controlled by a series of motion sensors that track the user’s movements, and creates a graphical illusion based on where people are situated.

We wanted to make the site more interactive so that our visitors can spend longer exploring, playing and discovering new things. The new Discovery Zone uses the latest technology and will be really lively, entertaining our visitors but also helping them find out more about penguin behaviour and marine pollution.Elaine Lambert — Director, Living Coasts

Since the opening of Cyber Seaside at Living Coasts, dwell time has dramatically increased in the area where the interactive is situated. Children love this exhibit as there is an instant interaction as things can happen under their feet even when they are standing still.