Lightbox 3 - Showcase
See how our Lightbox 3 Museum Touchscreen Software has been used in unique ways to engage and inform at sites around the world.
Lightbox 3 is our multi-purpose off-the-shelf interactive software package created for museum touchscreen applications – with a choice of various apps you can pick and mix exactly which you require to educate and entertain visitors.
Here are some examples of how the various Lightbox 3 applications have been used so far by different clients.
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Llyn Llech Owain
Llyn Llech Owain Country Park is 180 acres of beautiful Welsh heartland, home to a range of activities such as nature trails, the lake, a wooden adventure playground and rough mountain terrain for cycling. Visitors are able to learn more about the Park through a Lightbox 3 Hotspot interactive, installed on one of our 55″ Touchscreens.
Sewerby Hall
At the Georgian-era Sewerby Hall, there are two rooms dedicated to renowned aviatrix Amy Johnson, who was invited to open the hall to the public in 1936. Visitors can learn about her early life and record breaking flights via a touchscreen kiosk installed with a Lightbox 3 Hotspot interactive, then test their knowledge with Memory and Quiz.
National Museum of Ireland
National Museum of Ireland’s, ‘Rainbow Revolution’ exhibition was opened to celebrate the ongoing LBGTI+ movement. To accomodate the large amount of memorable artefacts, we supplied NMI with a selection of off-the-shelf 22″ All-in-One Touchscreen’s alongside Lightbox 3 Collections and Hotspot.
Discover Carmarthenshire
We utilised Hotspot, Collections and Web Browser alongside a large 55″ touchscreen to display an interactive map and other information that visitors to the Millennium Coastal Park Discovery Centre can use to inspire their next Carmarthenshire adventure.
ABBA Museum
The ABBA Museum in Sweden used Collections to create a digital jukebox, allowing visitors to browse and listen to an archive of ABBA music.
Rhondda Heritage Park
Hotspot, Collections & Puzzle were used in the Rhondda Heritage Park to share an array of information with visitors, including an interactive world map that tells the story of immigration to Wales and a population boom thanks to the mining industry.
W5 Science & Discovery
W5 Science and Discovery Centre in Belfast partnered with Almac Group in help promote careers in STEM. Using Collections they created an interactive that helps users understand what opportunities are open to them in such a career.
W5 Science & Discovery
We’ve made all of our Lightbox 3 Applications with ease of use in mind, both for establishments and their users. W5 Science and Discovery Centre utilised Quiz to create an interactive with a shuffling list of questions about the human body, ensuring no two attempts are the same for each user.
Dinosaur World Torquay
Dinosaur World, Torquay teaches visitors about dinosaurs in a fun interactive way with Memory, as pairs are matched information about that particular dinosaur is shared
Cardiff Story
Collections was used by the Cardiff Story museum to share stories from people who have lived or are living in Cardiff, providing insight on their lives, their priorities and their Cardiff.
Rock Around The Hills
The Grange
Chatsworth House
St. Peters Church
Collections was used to great effect at St. Peters Church to provide a history of the church and an insight into Lewis Carroll’s life at Croft which was the inspiration for many of his famous books.
High Lodge
Hotspot alongside an outdoor 42″ touchscreen allows users to view interactive maps that provide information on how High Lodge and Thetford Forest has been used throughout history
Oceanography Centre
Hotspot powers three different 43″ touchscreens and allows the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton to demonstrate the importance of their work. Browser also links to a virtual tour for the bridge of the RMS James Cook.
Bryngarw Country Park
Collections was installed onto two 43″ touchscreens at the Visitor Centre in Bryngarw Country Park, each running their own Lightbox 3 creation. One displays a series of educational videos, the other a photo gallery of Bryngarw Country Park with submissions from visitors.
Northam Burrows
Two touchscreens run Lightbox 3 software at Northam Burrows. One offers a film a centuries old photo gallery of the surrounding area thanks to Collections. While Hotspot allows visitors to learn more about significant areas of North Devon. Both screens are capable of testing your knowledge with Puzzle and Quiz.
Royal College of Music
PageTurn was utilised by the Royal College of Music in London to provide some elevated insight into viewing decades old sheet music, each page playing the music written into its pages.
Hengwrt Heritage Centre
At the Hengwrt Heritage Centre in Llandeilo, Hotspot powers an interactive ‘wayfinder’ map of Carmarthenshire, detailing its many historical sites. Another screen uses Collections to present an image gallery around Llandeilo’s history, before testing your knowledge with Quiz. The third screen does the same with a Ieuan Lewis collection with additional games provided by Puzzle and Memory.
The Circle, Tredegar
Collections was utilised by The Circle in Tredegar to chronicle – with a range of images and media typically stored in archives – the history of Tredegar Workmen’s Medical Aid Society, which would serve as the blueprint for the NHS.
Hull & East Riding Museum
Hotspot powers an interactive map of Hull from the Medieval ages, detailing the history of the many locations within the city’s former walls.
Bentley Priory Museum
Bentley Priory Museum utilised a three-screen kiosk setup to display an interactive timeline – powered by Hotspot – of the Battle of Britain from 10th July through to 31st October.
Hallaton Helmet
Using Hallaton Helmet’s original content, we utilised Collections to help recreate one of their flash-based interactives, bringing it up to modern interactive and presentational standards