Interactive technologies have been used for many years in activities for children with musculoskeletal impairments.
An early example described in the original article is the Nebula interactive wall from the Dutch manufacturer Nyoyn. Unlike Briolight's projection equipment, it used LEDs behind toughened glass. A computer detected touches on the panel and illuminated the display; physical cards were used to change activities.
This concept inspired the development of projection walls, floors and sandboxes. Projection systems do not need physical activity cards, thick glass panels or a permanently attached surface. Activities can be changed using a remote control or automatically; the existing wall or floor becomes the interactive display.
The Briolight interactive floor can be incorporated into individual or group activities by rehabilitation professionals, special education teachers, psychologists and physiotherapists. Schools, preschools and Inclusive Resource Centres use it for movement, learning and motivating children to participate.
Interactive activities can also support education and social participation for children with movement difficulties. They practise motor skills, cooperate in games and explore academic topics at their own pace. Specialists can select ready-made settings or adjust parameters for each learner.
The Briolight interactive sandbox is particularly suitable for collaborative activities. For example, a group might build environments for a pig, a horse, fish and a mountain goat. The teacher can observe how participants distribute roles, cooperate and take initiative. Older children can explore geography, nature studies and history while practising fine motor movements.
Software offers different activities and difficulty settings for people with varied physical abilities. Light, sound and interaction provide opportunities to practise gross and fine motor movements, cognitive processes and creative expression. These activities should be adapted to the person's abilities and supervised appropriately, rather than treated as a substitute for rehabilitation prescribed by professionals.
Because Briolight designs and manufactures its products in Ukraine, equipment configurations can be tailored to particular room and user requirements.
Briolight products are used in developmental activities for children with different needs and in group exercises intended to strengthen interaction and social cohesion in schools, preschools and Inclusive Resource Centres.
