Tourism Australia commissioned us to create a compelling, interactive environment that can be used by many visitors simultaneously to discover Australia, and Australian events. We approached the solution using 3D gaming and computer vision technologies to create multi-user environments that overlay physical displays with digital graphics to create a fully interactive experience. The result was a large scale walk-on map of Australia and a multi-user events calendar. Both are portable exhibits that can be re-used in different locations.

The walk on map of Australia brings natural, indigenous and outback Australian experiences to life using the footprints of the visitor to trigger visuals. The experience is so lifelike that as the visitor walks through the sea the water ripples and their individual footprints are left across the desert sands as they explore the continent.

The major Australian events are presented on a large bench-top surface which comes to life with maps and video. The experience feels like a large, interactive game, where multiple users can learn about events by interacting with the table surface.