BBVA presents its vision of the bank of the future with a new office model

BBVA has inaugurated a new office model in Madrid, an innovative space through which the bank shows society its new concept of customer relations and where technology is the central element, with an interactive video wall based on Microsoft Kinect developed by ilitia technologies.

BBVA has opened the doors of a new office on Orense Street in Madrid 58 to bring its new banking model closer to everyone, and thus begin to highlight their particular vision of what the bank of the future should be., nearest, transparent and innovative. The office will function like any conventional office with innovative elements, and its doors will also be open to anyone who wants to get closer to seeing historical objects from the BBVA Football League..

The space wants to be a center of experiences for everyone, where exhibitions can be seen, attend conferences or the different activity programs that the bank plans to carry out there. BBVA's innovation department has been involved in the design and construction of this new office, providing the office with various high-tech solutions. One of them is a solution with Kinect for presenting various contents on an interactive video wall., whose development has been entrusted to ilitia technologies.

Solution

The application consists of several “widgets” or experiences that present different content integrated into a circular carousel.. Interaction with the carousel and the content is carried out through hand gestures and postures of the user himself.. Widget types are dynamic, the content of the carousel being easily expandable with new experiences if desired. All facilities and contents are configurable through a website.

The solution has been developed for Windows using a WPF application for the client as support. This client has been provided with a NUI (Natural User Interface) prepared to be displayed on a high-resolution video wall and is managed through the movement of one's own body thanks to a Kinect for Windows device. The application dynamically loads a series of widgets or experiences based on a previously configured configuration. This configuration is easily done through an administration ASP.NET web application, offering access to customer-relevant information through WCF services.

Benefits

Kinect for Windows technology brings great appeal to content, by accessing them through an intuitive and at the same time technologically cutting-edge interface. The nature of this NUI interface makes the office accessible to users of all levels of technological education..

The solution is replicable and scalable, to be able to repeat the installation in future offices in different places around the world.