My Reaction To Reactrix
Posted on 01 June 2007, at 8:45 pm, by Allen Hong
Today, while I had my Honda truck in for repairs, I went to the mall and discovered the most awesome thing I have ever seen. The first thing I saw was a big tile on the floor that was getting video projected on to it from a projector mounted on the ceiling. At first I thought that it was a new way of advertising stuff, as that was what was on the screen – or rather, the floor.
The projector unit on the ceiling
A movie ad
Ad for the online world of Mr. Bun-Bun website
Ad for something, but I dont recall what
Then the really cool and awesome part came, the whole thing is interactive! Games appeared. YES! There are games! 
To play, you step on the big tile/screen and your foot steps will make things happen. WEEEEEE!!!
Pool table game
Get the balls into the hole
Get the balls into the hole
Get the balls into the hole
Trivia Challenge
Save the damsel from the evil monkeys, by stepping on them
Save the damsel from the evil monkeys, by stepping on them
Save the damsel from the evil monkeys, by stepping on them
Making popcorn by jumping on the kernals
Making popcorn
Making popcorn
I have never had so much fun playing an interactive game before this one, and I enjoyed it so much that I spent almost a hour playing the games over and over. It must have been a funny sight to others in the food court who did not know about the device; which is called the Reactrix. I am sure that those people surely thought I was crazy since I was jumping, moving, and almost dancing in the same spot.
The Reatrix I found is at The Galleria Mall in White Plains, Weschester County. I hope that Gear Diary readers can find other locations with this to try out, because it is so much fun! Oh and by the way, the Reactrix company has a website which can be found here for more information about how it works and locations of other Reactrix setups. Also, there is a video of the Reactrix in action on the website too! Just click on the ”CLICK TO PLAY REEL” in the lower right.
(all photos taken with my Nokia 9500)
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5 Comments For This Post
June 2nd, 2007 at 6:57 am
That looks cool, but doesn’t your shadow get in the way?
June 2nd, 2007 at 9:14 am
reidme:
Somehow, I think the Reactix senses the shadows in the tile area to produce the reactions projected. Sometimes, if you are standing directly in the middle of the big tile your body shadow can get in the way. But putting your foot forward and on target (something like doing dance moves) will prevent big shadows. And in the companys demo video… it shows people using their hands too.
I forgot to mention that I think this is a good workout, all that moving around and jumping is sure to help burn some calories.
June 2nd, 2007 at 9:50 am
I believe Reactrix will be coming to many other shopping centers in the country over the next 12 months. Look to find them at the big ones first and then they will filter into the smaller “B” centers.
Nice story Allen!
June 2nd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Thanks gt2697
June 2nd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
I just found out the official name of the save the damsel game,
its called the “Kung-Fu Hunny-Bunny Game” and there is the official game play video on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSU352FZhlc