CASE STUDY:

 

In this interpretative center, the territory’s heritage, fauna and flora, monuments and traditions are presented to tourists and population in a completely innovative way. Offering an interactive and engaging journey, rather than a set of boring spaces and exhibitions, House of Time’s mission is to create an enduring memory that lead visitors to fervently wish to explore and get in touch with the wonderful reality portrayed in this one-of-a-kind museum. In the House of Time, you will feel like a true “cabeceirense”!

 

 

MULTITOUCH TABLE

In order to offer a complete visual overview about the whole exhibition, it was created a space with a tilted multitouch table. Each of the eight area’s of House of Time are portrayed in this interactive app, offering information, images and even the plant of the corresponding room. The fact that the contents presented in the table’s LCD are also projected on a wall, enables several people to acknowledge, at the same time, what they are about to see.

INTERACTIVE FLOOR

Mystery and surprise are the greatest triggers of discovery and imagination. Therefore, EDIGMA decided to create an interactive tunnel that transformed a dark corridor into a passage for a new dimension. Four DISPLAX Moovit units were used to display interactive contents on the floor, representing the four seasons of the year, with sounds (rain, thunder, wolf howl, bird, water, etc.) complementing the visual effects. Additionally, fluorescent drawings of some of the region’s landmarks (bread, olive oil, grapes and flax flower) were placed on the tunnel’s walls, thus contributing to the desired ambience. A mix of images, sounds and interactive effects, this tunnel definitely represents a roller coaster for visitors’ senses!

LANDSCAPE DISPLAY

Cabeceira de Basto has twelve civil parishes. Each of them is represented in an interactive map showcased in a DISPLAX Pad multitouch display. By zooming, navigating and touching the map, people are able to read more info about each parish, check photos of its biggest attractions and watch brief videos about its history and particularities.

INTERACTIVE MODULE

For the area intended to the celebrate Cabeceiras de Basto’s cultural and monumental heritage, EDIGMA envisioned an interactive module that maximized the number of people that could get in touch with these contents at the same time. Once again, the choice was a tilted touchscreen synced with a projection on the wall (and, in this case, also with a vertical display integrated in this module). By simply touching a video, magic happens, and everyone can enjoy it, turning this into an excellent area for group visits.

KIDS MODULE

Kids also have reasons to rejoice at House of Time! A modern-looking module composed by four interactive screens with games for children will ensure that parents can get the most of their visit, without having to deal with their children’s tantrums. This solution includes a “letters soup” game, a “memory” game where kids have to find the pairs of cards with the same images, a quiz and a “right or wrong” game. With this tower of fun, children will learn about Cabeceiras de Basto, while having a huge smile on their faces!

PORTRAIT DISPLAY

In this equipment, visitors can explore an interactive map with Cabeceiras de Basto’s main points of interest, touristic information about this village, news, a calendar of events, a list of activities, contacts and also give feedback or address questions about the city or the House of Time. This is just the perfect help to plan your visit to House of Time’s facilities and exhibition and, after that, enjoy all the attractions of Cabeceiras de Basto.

INSTANT MESSAGING

Interactive Instant Messaging is a system that allows a visitor to take a picture of himself, draw and paint on it, choose a frame, and then send it to a friend’s email, with a message attached. It’s a great solution to share with friends, relatives or even himself a digital memory and souvenir of the thrilling interactive experience provided by House of Time. Who needs a postcard, when you can get a personalized photo or video?!

TESTIMONIAL

“Under the recovery of the built patrimony of significant value that the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto has promoted over the past years, part of the caretakers’ houses of Quinta do Mosteiro de S. Miguel de Refojos, located behind the Monastery , acquired by the municipality to the Archdiocese of Braga, were intervened and restored to make way for a real Interpretive Center about this territory, its people, history and rituals, where tradition and modernity are present in a harmonious way. We called this new cultural equipment “House of Time”. EDIGMA assumed a particular importance in this project, through the implementation of interactive technological solutions (tables, tunnel, screens, videowall, among others) that really enrich this space, making the visit to this house into something absolutely unmissable. We are very pleased with the work done by EDIGMA and expect their technical support to have the same quality standard.”

 

Fátima Oliveira Senior Technician responsible for the House of Time