Whack-a-Mole – a New Interactive Floor Game for Active Learning

Moles are popping up across the floor, and children must stomp them before they disappear. That is the simple, irresistible premise of Whack-a-Mole — an interactive floor game that immediately gets children moving and laughing.

But there is more to it than reflexes. Like the best WizeFloor apps, Whack-a-Mole combines physical activity with learning content. Moles can display letters, numbers, images, or categories, so children are not just stomping — they are practising. Only stomp the vowels. Only hit the moles showing animals. Find the numbers from the five times table. Teachers and pedagogues can customise which moles appear, what they show, and how the game is structured — across multiple levels that increase in challenge and pace.

To get you started straight away, we have created five ready-made games built on the template. Catch the Mole is the classic version — little moles pop up from the ground and children must react fast. The Flying Targets puts a new spin on the format, with targets moving through the air for children to hit. Catch Flies sends a spider spinning across the floor as children help it catch the flies caught in its web. The Sorting Station sees robots teaming up and children must identify and sort items correctly as they appear. And The Correct Equations adds a mathematics challenge, asking children to find and stomp only the correct equations from those popping up on screen.

All five are available directly in the community library from today — and because they are built on the same template, you can use them as-is or customise and remix them for your own group.

Plates – Competitive Interactive Floor Game

Plates drops children into a busy kitchen, where plates come flying across the counter and players compete to hit their own and score more points than their opponent before time runs out. It is fast, visual, and immediately engaging — the kind of interactive floor game that needs no explanation before children are already playing.

Three ready-made games built on the template are available in the library now. The Wild Kitchen challenges players to find and hit only the plates carrying the correct icon — adding a sharp focus element to the competition. The Witch’s Brewery moves the action to a magical setting, where players must catch the correctly coloured potions flying across the floor. And Letter Hunt brings a literacy twist to the format, as players compete to find vowels or consonants first — making it a great way to practise letter recognition in a genuinely competitive setting.

As with all WizeFloor templates, the content, background, and settings are fully customisable, so you can build your own themed version and share it with the community.

New Grid-Based Menu for Wall-Based Interactive Floor Systems

We have redesigned the app selection menu with wall-based WizeFloor installations in mind. The previous menu layout did not translate well to vertical screens, but the new grid-based design makes it much easier to browse and launch apps — whether you are navigating by touch, throwing a ball at the screen, or using a keyboard.

Keyboard and touch accessibility have also been improved throughout, making the whole experience faster and more reliable. If you are running WizeFloor on a wall system, you will notice the difference immediately.

Faster Live Search Across the Game Library

Finding the right interactive floor learning game for your session just got quicker. We have made improvements to the live search feature, so you can locate games and content across the full library with less friction — whether you know exactly what you are looking for or are browsing for inspiration.

If you have any questions about these new interactive floor games or the update or want help getting started with the new templates, do not hesitate to reach out to us.

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• Tracking efficiency: The improved setup allows for a precise interaction on the floor surface with the LiDAR sensor.
  
• Larger, shadow-free projection: The ultra-short throw laser projector allows for a larger display area on the floor while greatly reducing shadows. This helps maintain focus and ensures a clear view for all involved. Projection can be up to 3.7 m x 2.1 m.
  
• Built in touch screen control: The addition of a built-in touch screen makes it easy for you to select and switch between games – without needing a separate device. From a teacher’s perspective it also gives more classroom control or greater autonomy for children in choosing and navigating games.

WizeFloor Ultra is only available in the Asian market. To learn more contact Dolphin BB Education Limited through their WizeFloor website here.

* Pictures from Dolphin BB Education Limited

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Smart Offline Mode – keep playing without an internet connection

With the new Smart Offline Mode, it’s now easier than ever to use WizeFloor—even in situations with an unstable or unavailable internet connection. The feature automatically syncs games and content in the background, so you can continue your activities without interruption—even completely offline if needed.

How it works:

• When downloading content, games and materials are saved locally by default, while online features such as the “Newest,” “Popular,” and other sections, as well as highscores, remain active.
• If you wish to operate entirely without a network connection, you can select “Disable online features” during content download.
• Alternatively, you can activate Smart Offline Mode via Settings > Advanced > Use local content. In this mode, games will automatically be saved locally as you use them.

The result is a more stable and flexible experience—especially valuable in educational environments or spaces with inconsistent internet access.

Watch the video below to see how to get started:

Support for New Cameras – ready for the future

The system has now been updated to support newer Orbbec cameras and the TUIO protocol, opening up even more possibilities for hardware setup and future integrations.

This paves the way for new types of interactive installations and makes it easier to use alternative and modern sensor solutions.

If you have any questions about the update or need help with setup, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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We are delighted to announce several enhancements that make the app even easier to use. These improvements are designed to streamline your experience and provide more intuitive interactions, ensuring that WizeFloor remains a powerful and user-friendly tool.

First of all our team has been hard at work giving WizeFloor a modern makeover. The redesign retains all the familiar features you love, but with a sleeker design and vibrant colors that enhance the overall editing experience while preserving the essence of the WizeFloor editing flow.

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Webinar Details:

• Topic: Making Your Own Floor Menu + New Features in RoboTrax
• Date: Thursday, November 21st, 2024
• Time: 15:00 – 15:30 CET
• Language: English

Sign up now to secure your spot and add it to your calendar!

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Explore the Halloween bundle

Get ready for a thrilling Halloween adventure with our new Halloween game bundle for WizeFloor! Designed to bring spooky fun and excitement, these games are perfect for setting the Halloween mood while engaging players in interactive challenges. Here’s a sneak peek at the eerie and exciting games included:

• Halloween puzzles: Test your skills by solving Halloween-themed puzzles that will keep you on your toes!
• Ghost Hunt: Unleash your inner ghost hunter and clear a haunted house full of sneaky spirits.
• Stack Pumpkins: Balance and stack pumpkins in a fun, gravity-defying challenge!
• Scrape Bones: Scrape away the bones and uncover the surprises hiding beneath.
• Spooky Spelling; Master Halloween-themed words with this creepy spelling game.
• Halloween Memory: Match Halloween objects in this fun and festive memory game.
• Trick or Treat: Collect candy—but watch out for the sneaky tricks!
• Collect Candy: Guide a little ghost boy through a labyrinth to collect his candy stash.
• Quiz about Halloween: Discover the origins and traditions of Halloween in this fun trivia quiz.
• The Floor is Alive: Smash creepy crawlies like spiders before they take over the floor!

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Discover the Summer Game Pack

The summer games focus on bringing joy and fun to all ages and include a variety of games that challenge players’ speed, cognitive abilities, and bring a smile to their faces. Here’s a taste of what you can expect:

• Step on the Crabs: Step on the crabs with a gold coin in their claw and score as many points as possible in 2 minutes.
• Beach Checklist: Find various items needed for the beach, such as sunglasses, sandals, etc.
• Summertime: One of the more relaxed games, where beach balls appear as you move across the floor.
• Treasure Hunt with the RoboTrax App: Guide the crab through the maze to the treasure chest, avoiding obstacles along the way.

Discover the rest of the summer games here

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Join a free webinar hosted by the WizeFloor team! Discover the limitless possibilities with the WizeFloor Create platform as we guide you through creating your very own interactive experiences.

We will present the exciting features of our latest game release RoboTrax and show how ChatGPT makes it easier than ever for you to create your own games.

The webinar will be recorded and distributed afterwards, so you can rewatch it at any time.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to shape your own interactive floor!

Sign up below:

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Take a look at some of the fun Easter games waiting for you at https://www.wizefloor.com/app/tile?id=43612&.

Enjoy!

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Now, the floor is supplied with small, programmable robots called Blue-Bots, which the children can control and programme from a tablet via Bluetooth. And this makes their play much more interactive, according to Sara Petrat-Melin, who works at Dokk1 and offers digital technology services to schools, kindergartens and nurseries. 

In August, people were invited to try out a prototype of a WizeFloor game developed for the small robots during the “Wild Robots” festival held at Dokk1. 

“Blue-Bots provide really good opportunities for play, and when combined with the interactive trails on WizeFloor, you can easily create new trails or modify existing ones. We have also discussed the possibility of children creating their own trails, like a treasure map, which we can incorporate into WizeFloor.” 

“It provides an excellent starting point for storytelling. The robot leaves traces behind as it moves along the track and if it hits a bomb, it explodes and children find this kind of interactivity fun. It motivates them to perform the right programming,” Sara Petrat-Melin explains. 

The development of WizeFloor and its integration with the small robots is carried out by the Alexandra Institute. According to Kaspar Rosengreen Nielsen, Principal Software Architect at the Alexandra Institute, the idea has been to explore how to engage children in some kind of programming. 

“It’s an idea we’ve wanted to explore for a long time, and now the opportunity arose to collaborate with Dokk1 and Aarhus University. We went to Dokk1 on a Thursday when they have an open workshop called Digital Play, in which children can come and play with the robots. Here, we tested the prototype and improved it continually,” he says.

“I tell it what to do”

The collaboration between Dokk1 and the Alexandra Institute was established through Ole Caprani, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University. He has extensive experience working with robots and is also involved in the development of digital activities for children at Dokk1

“There was a girl who once said, ‘By programming the robot, I tell it what to do.’ That is a very precise description by a girl from the 3rd grade.” 

According to Ole Caprani, this is exactly the scope of programmable technology. You can program a robot to do something on its own. It is not as easy to understand if you are playing a video game. But it becomes very clear to children when they have a physical robot that they have programmed to perform actions on its own. 

“When you are 3-4 years old, programming is a difficult concept to understand. But when we have visited kindergartens, and children have held these Blue-Bots, we see how they start exploring what it is and how it becomes concrete for them that the robot follows a specific route when they press forward, forward, turn, turn.” 

“There is a connection between what they press and how the robot reacts, and this makes the children realize that they can give orders to devices such as a washing machine or a toaster as well.” 

About Digital Play at Dokk1

On Thursdays from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, the Main Library, Dokk1 invites to Digital Play. Here, there is an opportunity to explore various digital technologies.

However, you can always find the popular LEGO Spike Essential set and build and program LEGO models. They also get regular visits from the robots Blue-Bot and Glow and Go Bot, which can be easily programmed by younger children.

Dokk1 provides inspiration, materials, and guidance each time and hope that many children and adults want to come and play.

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