BACKGROUND
Greetings from the SmarUs Lab This page gives you information about the projects that SmartUs company is and has been involved with.
2002 - 2003 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007
2007
In January SmartUs Ltd. is established and 20 SmartUs playgrounds are installed around Europe.
SmartUs in collaboration with InnoPlay
InnoPlay is a research project run by the Centre for Media Pedagogy at the University of Lapland.
The goal of is to develop the concept of Playful Learning for the future school.
This concept relates to outdoor playgrounds - Playful Learning Environments (PLE) - enriched by technological tools with the objective to study how technological solutions and playground applications facilitate teaching and learning processes.
InnoPlay investigates PLEs in school education through teaching experiments and by observing children's play and learning activities in authentic pilot school contexts. |
The results of InnoPlay will provide valuable information on teaching, playing and learning processes to be applied to PLEs in school contexts. The project will produce a shared, conceptual language that contributes to the understanding of teaching and learning processes in playful learning environments in international context.
InnoPlay is part of the Innovative School Concept of the Future research consortium coordinated by the SimLab in the Helsinki University of Technology. |
2006
Launch of the SmartUs concept product:
The first SmartUs playground is installed in Denmark and proves to be a success.
2005
The SmartUs research project ends and plans are made to establish a provider of learning and stimulating gaming environments.
2003
Finally the SmartUs project started aiming to create the intelligent playground of the future supporting learning, physical and motor development as well as creativity.
Professionals in design, learning, movement, and technology all combine their efforts in collaboration with Lappset research and development, the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi Polytechnic, VTT Information Technology, Tekes and other associates via five subprojects:
Let's Play
WePlay
Moto+
PlayTech
ubiPlay |
2002
The idea of a technology enriched playground was generated in Lappset Group inspired by the vision of bringing together the traditional playground, new technology, and innovative and interactive applications. New playground equipment should be created to increase the significance of the playground and make it a place where different generations come together.SmartUS |
