Epson contributes its immersive projection to the Esdap Deià interactive project

The 'Contacontes' project, made by this higher design school in Barcelona, combines the design of ephemeral spaces, ultra-short distance projection Epson and virtual reality to create an immersive experience, similar a un ‘escape room’, set in characters and settings from Catalan mythology.

The Deià Higher School of Design and Plastic Arts from Barcelona, a public vocational training center, is characterized by working on projects with students with a strong human component, creative and digital. In this type of environment, new technologies play an essential role, but collaboration and student empowerment are also essential.

With these premises it has emerged story teller (storyteller), a project that ccombines the tradition of Catalan popular stories with virtual reality and immersive projection of Epson (more details in the attached video).

The final objective is to open the possibility to the school's immediate environment to be part of a shared history, created by students, leveraging technologies, designs and the pedagogical spirit together with social commitment.

Gamify traditions

When people from the neighborhood in which the school is located come and live the experience story teller they not only become passive spectators of these popular stories. The experience goes much further, since they become protagonists of the action, having to solve various puzzles, advance the story or unlock ghostly characters who will prevent you from prospering at all costs in your resolution.

This gamification or recreational part of the project story teller provides a permanent interaction for everyone that makes this facility a unforgettable learning experience for students and participants.

This is how he explains it Love Diez, director of Esdap Deià: “What we do is encourage student curiosity and learning.”. An immersive experience with projection and virtual reality devices has great advantages: first of all, the motivation of the students who have created the experience, which represents a significant leap in knowledge, y, in second place, contact with companies that have collaborated, like the case of Epson”.

Interactive laser projection

The experience story teller integrates the Interactive teaching system at Epson, a structure of 6 meters wide and 3 high that is based on the combination of three ultra-short throw laser projectors, that configure a blending three screens with constant interactivity from end to end.

For this installation the Epson EB-770Fi projector what, thanks to the combination of edges, allows the creation of a large screen with three projections on boards up to 100 inches, which are the traditional whiteboard holders of marker and, therefore, all the interactivity is found in the video projection device itself.

It is a very convenient and effective technological solution for combine digital and analog in the classroom; something that teachers continue to demand.

“El Interactive teaching system (ITS) It means having a large semi-immersive and collaborative screen in any educational center, featuring three ultra-short throw projectors to create a fully interactive image up to 6 meters wide”, points out Juanjo Garcia, corporate account manager in Epson Ibérica.

Public-private collaboration

One of the great pillars of this experience has been the collaboration between public institutions and private organizations.. In this case, a three-way cooperation between the school itself, he Education Consortium (education consortium) from Barcelona and Epson.

“The main challenge in secondary vocational training is for students to access the labor market upon completing their studies.”. This involves being in contact with companies - he emphasizes Maria Pascual, responsible for management of training projects at the Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona-. Public-private collaboration has the capacity to help students overcome real challenges, creating projects and being able to test new technological solutions in their training practices”.