Friday, 21 Nov 2014 12:55 GMT

Engage journey to digital’s outer edge

In a major development for interactive digital technologies specialist Engage, the company has revealed the latest cutting edge additions to its Flux Innovation Lounge.

“New FLUX partner additions include LG, with the recently announced 9 x 55” interactive wall, and RoboThespian, a life-sized ‘humanoid robot’,” says press spokesman Rob Lane. He adds: “There’s also a new wearable tech zone and a permanent Oculus Rift installation. A hotbed for innovation, insights and technology, FLUX offers businesses opportunities to experience the latest technology solutions.”

The reference to this last piece of technology allows users, by donning a head set, to experience a perfect 360 degree virtual world without the use of any computer generate graphics and in real time. But centrepiece to the new customer centre is digital signage.

A hotbed for innovation, insights and technology, FLUX offers businesses opportunities to experience the latest technology solutions”

“Engage has partnered with tech-innovators from around the world to carefully curate the permanent technology showroom, updated every quarter to ensure it remains at the leading edge of innovation,” says Lane, who adds: “The centrepiece interactive wall comprises 9 x 55” LG backlit LED displays and PQ Labs infrared touch overlays, a UHD 84” touchscreen and 3 x 55” displays—all combining to create captivating hubs for experiential events, retail centrepieces and for engaging audiences with corporate messaging. This is part of a new Tech Innovation venture between Engage and LG.”

One of the other flagship innovations on show is Digital Bridge. This is described as, ‘an advanced computer vision platform’ and is designed to convert real-world scenes to digital models. This essentially allows users to take photos of interior spaces and then visualise how they would look with new additions or designs.