Back in July of 2006, we brought you Lightspace, an interactive light surface that changes based upon people’s movements. It was really a natural evolution of the discoteque floors of the 70′s, but this time the floor could be placed on the walls, ceiling, or any other surface one wanted to interact with. I was thoroughly impressed with this product and was sure that I would see it start to pop up somewhere, but sadly I have yet to see it in the wild. Whether cost, availability or fear of immediate redundancy are the root cause, I still do not want to give up hope on Lightspace.
Thankfully, I can take solace in the fact that Lightspace may have been a stop along the way to something that will be bigger and better. Take for instance the emergence of Sensacell, which is essentially a less colourful version of its’ Lightspace predecessor. Looking beyond floors, we also have to tip our hats to other interactive technologies, including: Reactable, and Surface; previously featured at HC2. All things considered, pretty, twinkly LED lights may still be under your feet in the near future, but either way, interactive environments are here to stay.
