Playsign Ltd.

28/08/2021

Playsign today is also an AR publishing platform, using the base for geolocated 3D applications on the Web that we have developed over the years. One of the recent AR services is with Air Quality data in Helsinki, piloted in Jätkäsaari in June-September 2021. Details and instructions are available in Finnish now: http://www.playsign.net/hyvan-ilman-jatkasaari/

The data from Finnish Meteorological Institute is quite impressive thanks to the relatively dense air quality sensor network, and the new simulation model that they are developing (ENFUSER 2). We get the readily calculated overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in 8x8m resolution for the whole Helsinki metropolitan area. Also forecast for the next 24h so it's possible for people to avoid upcoming problem spots in the city!

Other AR publications by Playsign include AR that accompanied the winning bidbook in spring - Oulu will be the European Capital of Culture in 2026! Warjakka AR is used and continuously improved with TaikaBox in Oulunsalo. With schools, we made a pilot in Hiukkavaara in May. and there is an upcoming educational AR app coming to Suomenlinna, the Finnish castle in Helsinki, by us and LudoCraft, another Oulu based company. More about those later!

21/09/2017

We should probably update our social media accounts a bit more often! Instead we've been busy travelling & working with awesome city planners, architects and other experts. Our furthest trip this year took our product to Web3D 2017 conference in Brisbane (which is pretty much on the other side of the world from our home city!).

We've now updated our latest cases on our website, more exciting things coming soon!

11/11/2016

Meet us at Oulu City Library next Tuesday @ 16:00-18:00! http://www.playsign.net/cities-by-citizens-vol-1/

Vanha Hiukkavaara plans are coming together - and City of Oulu is using Playsign to plan them together with possible future residents. Plan your own version online! AND Meet us at Oulu City library 15.11.!

15/06/2016

Right now we are in Helsinki taking part to Nordic Built Cities: Benchmarking Forum! Send us a private message if you want to meet us here. :)

The Nordic Built Cities Benchmarking Forum gives a unique insight into how different Nordic cities have solved some of our biggest urban challenges in the Nordic region.

07/10/2015

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Zemeho ja viisi muuta yritystä osallistuivat mentoripäivään, joka on osa Nestholman ja BusinessOulun yrityskiihdyttämötoimintaa.

22/05/2013

What kind of rewards work best for you? (Does anybody else feel like blowing up some virtual stuff today?)

Gamification is, in a way, all about rewarding your audience. People get the chance to take part to – whatever has been gamified – and they get something nice in return for their effort (points, stories, experiences, knowledge, amusement, all kinds of possible stuff…). What about instead of a reward...

22/04/2013

Cheer up your Monday by trying out these fine examples of advertisement-games! The last one is a personal favorite, must admit. - Hanna

It is pretty inexpensive and simple to cheer up a company’s website or advertising campaign with some gamification magic. Sometimes, with more budget, companies make more and more gamelike advertisement to engage their customers with.

07/03/2013

Donating virtual water on Facebook = donating real drinking water for those in need. How do this kinds of systems actually work, how will the clicks turn into something real?

Unicefs Tap project 2013 is taking place in Facebook. The idea is to get people sharing virtual water in FB and this virtual water will then be “turned” into actual water and given to those in need. So basically it is a goodwill-game: You “donate” water to two of your friends and simultaneously take...

11/02/2013

The game where one gets points by wrecking their (and neighbours') cars. Is the Parisian parking culture really this terrifying? :D

Ford has obviously decided to give a (park-assisting) hand to the driver whose parking skills would be good only if parking was a game of pinball where the players gain points by crashing their cars. A cool display!

04/02/2013

It would be great fun to actually get to try these stairs oneself- although it is possible that on the long run they might drive people a bit crazy. ;)

A couple of years back the Wolkswagen “fun theory” -project introduced us to the concept of piano stairs. Turning steps into functional piano keys seemed to motivate people to use the “old fashioned” stairs over the escalator – according to the “fun theory” 66% more people than normal chose stairs o...