GestureTek‘s innovations in touch-free display interactivity and gesture-controlled immersive experiences grows in popularity with Science Centers and Technology Museums.
New ScreenXtreme immersive display solution, compact AirTrack hand-tracking unit and Illuminate display to be showcased at ASTC Conference in Los Angeles
TORONTO, ON – (October 13, 2007) -- GestureTek Inc. - provider of intelligent, gesture-controlled interactive multi-media displays, presentations solutions and immersive ‘edutainment’ and simulation systems - will showcase its revolutionary innovations in interactivity and immersive experiences at the Annual Conference for the Association of Science-Technology Centers, in Los Angeles on October 14 and 15, 2007.
Millions of visitors have experienced the 1,000-plus GestureTek installations at Science Centers and museums all over the world. The company’s gesture-recognition technology allows people to educate and entertain themselves as they control and interact with dynamic multi-media content; access information within interactive displays; and even immerse themselves in a 3-D virtual world – without ever having to touch anything.
GestureTek’s patented video-gesture-control systems power a wide variety of solutions in the areas of point and control technology, responsive media, immersive experiences and surface computing. The technology is often used as a centerpoint for exhibits and interactive displays. Recent Science Center installations that feature GestureTek’s immersive, interactive or illuminate display technologies include the Catawba Science Center, National Science Centers of India, Gulf Coast Exploreum, Still Museum and Sioux Falls Zoo.
“Each GestureTek product meets a different need for Science Center visitors, yet each serves to deliver a more engaging and memorable visitor experience, create more enjoyable interactive displays and exhibits - and ultimately boost the number of repeat visitors and new visitors through word-of-mouth,” says Vincent John Vincent, President and Co-Founder of GestureTek.
GestureTek’s new and proven technologies for Science Centers:
AirTrack System NEW – a portable hand tracking unit to control any size display from any distance with hand gestures.
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Illuminate Multi-Touch™ Displays and Tables NEW - clear, floating surfaces, with no screens or hardware to be seen, used to navigate traditional multi-media or deliver multi-touch interactivity. The effect is magical as the display reacts to every point of your finger and wave of your hand.
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ScreenXtreme™ ENHANCED - a digital display solution that takes ‘edutainment’ to a new level of interactivity, projecting a user’s image into a screen, where they can see themselves manipulating images and special effects.
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GestureXtreme™ - an immersive experience that projects a user’s real-time full-body image into a computer-generated game, where they see themselves interacting with characters and objects. It’s often voted the most popular exhibit at Science Centers.
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GestTrack™ - a rich “point-to-click” computer interface to convert hand gestures into direct mouse control for interactive displays, exhibits, signage and public information systems.
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Gesture FX™ - an eye-catching visual display system that intelligently responds to body motion, projecting dynamic multi-media content onto any floor, wall, table, bar or counter.
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About GestureTek
GestureTek is the world leader in computer vision for gesture-based control of information and entertainment systems and displays. For over 15 years GestureTek's gesture recognition technology has been employed in a wide array of applications and environments where the user is either stepping on, or into, an interactive floor or wall projection; pointing at a display from any distance; or having their real-time actual video image immersed on the screen. Public installations and kiosks appear in multiple markets: museum and science centers, military control rooms, clean rooms, location-based entertainment facilities, retail locations, physical rehabilitation programs, interactive floors/windows and interactive billboards. Consumer applications include home PC, console gaming, toys and mobile devices. Clients include CNN, NASA, BMW, Ford, Oracle, Intel, IBM, Federal Express, Panasonic and more. GestureTek is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with additional offices in Toronto, Ottawa, New York City and Asia. GestureTek was formerly known as JesterTek.
For more information contact:
Patti Jordan
Director Marketing & Communications, GestureTek Inc.
(416) 340-9290 x 274 patti.jordan@gesturetek.com
