Salute Wairoa Touch Table
Background
SALUTE Wairoa WWI00, after years of planning and local fundraising - gifted a 65” Ideum Touch Table on Thursday 15 September 2016 to the Wairoa Centennial Library. 995 Wairoa veterans have been honoured on the TouchTable Memorial, including a summary of all their service records, in itself a vast research contribution. 100 Service-people have been featured plus maps, memorabilia, films and personal stories complimented by thousands of photos. 60 Wairoa WWI Veteran families with sons and daughters alive, have contributed personal memories.
The Library’s brief in receiving the gift was to investigate ways to maximise the amazing capabilities of the touch table and engage all ages with the modern cutting edge technology. The Salute Wairoa group wished for the table to be used as widely as possible, bringing local information to life and increasing digital confidence.
Creating Community Engagement
- Provides a platform that creates numerous opportunities for engaging the community by increasing participation and encouraging interaction.
80 Touch Points Multi-Touch
- The multi touch screen allows multiple users to touch and interact on the table simultaneously, this provides endless possibilities for sharing new experiences.
Stunning Visual Quality
- The 4k visuals bring graphics and photos to life. The high resolution shows even the smallest detail creating an exciting experience no matter what you are doing.
Exciting Education
- The big screen increases involvement and collaboration, brings history to life, and creates a fun and interactive learning experience.
Showcasing Local Content
- Uses a modern, high-tech approach to create a unique and interactive way to experience local content and history.
Learn more about the Salute Wairoa Touch Table here:
Multi-Brush, Shipwrecks, Wairoa Explored and Historical Maps of Wairoa all produced with Intuiface Software - https://www.intuilab.com/
