Concept Prototype
Interactive Product Sample Explorer
An interactive showroom concept for retailers and exhibition stands.
Physical product samples trigger dynamic touchscreen content, allowing visitors to explore specifications, imagery and product information through a simple tactile interaction.
How It Works
Designed for retail showrooms and exhibition environments, this concept allows visitors to explore flooring products through physical samples rather than traditional menus, brochures, or static displays.
Each sample is linked to a specific product. When tapped against the interaction area, the touchscreen updates instantly with product imagery, specifications, and related information.
By using real materials as the navigation method, the experience feels more intuitive and engaging, while encouraging visitors to spend more time exploring the product range.
While demonstrated using flooring samples, the same interaction model could be applied to a wide range of products, materials, and physical objects.
Physical samples become the navigation system, creating a more natural interaction than traditional menus while encouraging visitors to engage directly with the product.
Suitable For
- Retail showrooms
- Trade exhibitions
- Product launch events
- Museum exhibit interaction
Why It Works
- Uses real products as part of the interaction
- Creates a natural reason for visitors to engage
- Helps physical samples become part of the digital experience
Technical Summary
- Responsive touchscreen interface
- RFID object recognition
- Web-based front-end
- Designed for kiosk and exhibition deployment
More Technical Information
- Product samples contain hidden RFID tags, each with a unique identifier. They do not need to be visible
- An RFID reader connected to a Raspberry Pi Pico detects the selected sample and sends the associated ID to a web-based interface via USB
- A lightweight API layer acts as a bridge between the hardware and front-end application, enabling content to update in real time