A reflection on World Expo 2015

With the close of World Expo 2015 in Madrid it is time to reflect on some of the innovation that was used to support the event.

The German Pavilion had the motto “Be active” and was closely aligned with the theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”.  Visitors could explore the “Fields of Ideas” as you would in a park. Wherever “Idea Seedlings” appeared through the surface, visitors were offered insight through an interactive “SeedBoard” (pictured).  Not only was the SeedBoard an inspired way of gaining additional information but the technology itself should not be overlooked.  The SeedBoard comprised “dumb” but interactive tablets which used 7 reflective dots mounted on an A4 sheet.  The relative position of these identified the user language and by tilting the SeedBoard, pages were advanced through interaction with ceiling mounted lasers/projectors.

We look forward to the next World Expo to be held in Dubai from October 2020 to April 10 2021 and themed “Linking Minds. Create the Future”