Within children’s cognitive, physical, and social development, the game is a crucial factor. Through fun activities, it allows the progress and advancement of these skills; playgrounds are ideal means to encourage these activities. Thanks to interactive technology, there is more significant potential to enhance games and transform them to make them even more engaging. We will learn a little more about interactive playgrounds and their main advantages.
What are interactive playgrounds?
An Interactive playground combines a classic game structure with interactive modules that connect to it to give it a multimedia aspect that emulates the world of video games and can even make children feel inside one. Many interactive playgrounds use an interactive and connected game module where children are called upon to play in a classic game structure with a multimedia aspect reminiscent of the world of video games. For this, there are strategically placed screens, speakers, and sensors in the structure, and in this way, the advances in technology guarantee a complete and attractive game.
Being part of a video game
The sensors in the structure of the playground detect movement, which allows interaction with the child when he runs, climbs, or jumps, thus making him feel inside a video game. This allows the child to explore the environment and develop physical and social skills by feeling, learning, and adapting to the behavior of other players, promoting positive interaction between children.
Fine-tuning cognitive skills
Playtime is essential in child development. The relationships fostered between peers and following game rules provide lessons that help control impulses and distinguish between thought and action within a safe environment. By including technological elements within the playground, game options are expanded to unleash their imagination. Children can adapt to different roles and have control, which will help them empower themselves and gain self-esteem through recreation, allowing them to make decisions and challenge themselves.
Advantages of technological support
The participation and action will be maximized by including technological elements in traditional structures within the play areas, plus having the flexibility to change the themes to be projected each time a different experience. It is like going to the playground for the first time, integrating the traditional and the technological, with the additional advantage that the child will play outdoors.
Interactive playgrounds are suitable for different contexts; they are adaptable to inclusive playgrounds to meet the particular needs that children may have, thus having a great capacity for flexibility and customization. Interactive playgrounds help to know the context of the game: the location and behavior of the players, thus being able to consider the experience, interests, and abilities of the children participating at that time, in addition to the feedback of the mimes, will allow optimizing the elements and selecting the most appropriate for each group.
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