Serious Games Changing the Way You Work and Play

by on 19 August, 2008 - 15:05

by: Eliane Alhadeff

Lynn Marentette, in one of her superb Blogs, Interactive Multimedia Technology, (Lynn is also the author of TechPsych and Technology-Supported Human-World Interaction ) reports that Sheraton hotels has partnered with Microsoft Surface to implement a Virtual Concierge application. She also challenges us to think how this could play out in classrooms, libraries, information centers, and other public spaces.

Serious Games for Virtual Concierge Application

Via: Interactive Multimedia Technology - Microsoft Surface's Hotel Concierge Application

Microsoft Surface and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts are transforming the hotel lobby by letting your hands do the walking as you explore local attractions and services, and visit different Sheraton properties around the world without ever leaving the lobby.

Take a look at the following video to see how Microsoft Surface's Hotel Concierge application plays out at a Sheraton hotel

Microsoft Surface at the Sheraton Hotel

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