Interactive Installations and Content That Respond to Every Visitor

Experiences that react to touch, movement, physical objects and choices: LiDAR-tracked walls and floors, object recognition tables, body-tracking mirrors, gamified challenges and touch-and-select dome journeys. Designed so the next action feels obvious and every visitor becomes a participant.

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Children playing on a LiDAR interactive floor and wall projection

What is an interactive installation?

An interactive installation is a physical experience whose content changes in response to the people using it, through touch, gesture, movement, physical objects, sound or choices made on a screen. Interactive content is the visual and game logic behind it, usually built in a real-time engine rather than as a fixed video.

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The value is participation. A visitor who chooses, moves or places an object is far more likely to stay, understand and remember than one who watches. The design challenge is making the interaction obvious within seconds on a busy exhibition floor, and robust enough to run every day in a permanent space.

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We design the sensing, the content and the software together, and install and support them on site. See our interactive LED wall and interactive projection wall concepts, and our interactive event technology service.

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How we create interactive installations

  1. Define the interaction: Decide what the visitor does, what they learn and how long it takes.
  2. Prototype the mechanic: Test the sensing and the first-use clarity before full production.
  3. Produce content and logic: Build the visuals, states and game logic in a real-time engine.
  4. Integrate hardware: Calibrate sensors, displays, audio and lighting as one system.
  5. Install, test and support: Stress-test for high footfall, then support on site or through an AMC.

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What we have learned building interactive installations

We have built interactive installations for climate summits, luxury retail, festivals and permanent experience centres. A few examples:

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What we have learned: the best interaction needs almost no explanation. We prototype the mechanic before full production, design an idle or promotional mode for when nobody is playing, and stress-test for footfall, because an interactive that fails at peak time is worse than a screen that never asked anyone to touch it.

Key Features

Touch & Multi-Touch

Large touchscreens, walls and kiosks with content designed for first-time users.

Gesture & Body Tracking

Depth cameras and sensors that let visitors control content by moving.

LiDAR Walls & Floors

Projection or LED surfaces that react as visitors touch, walk or jump.

Object Recognition

Place a physical object on a table and its story appears around it.

Gamified Experiences

Reaction games, challenges and leaderboards that drive repeat play.

Choice-Driven Journeys

Visitors select a topic, country or scenario and the content follows them.

Where interactive installations work best

Wherever you want visitors to take part, not just look:

Exhibitions & summits

Crowd-drawing interactives that explain complex topics in seconds.

Experience centres

Permanent object tables and touch walls for guided and self-guided visits.

Retail & brand launches

Motion-reactive windows and games that put the product in people's hands.

Museums & education

Hands-on discovery that improves understanding and recall.

Festivals & fan zones

Body-tracking mirrors, simulators and reaction games with queues.

Malls & public spaces

Interactive floors and walls that turn footfall into engagement.

Screens, formats and deliverables

Configured for the venue, audience flow and operating period.

Interaction methods and the screens they drive

InteractionTypical sensingTypical canvas
TouchCapacitive or infrared touch framesTouchscreens, kiosks, transparent displays, tables
Gesture & bodyDepth cameras and 3D body trackingLED walls, mirrors, immersive rooms
Walk & stepLiDAR or floor sensorsFloor projection, interactive floors and walls
Object placementComputer vision or tagged objectsObject recognition tables
Select & triggerTablet or console interfaceDomes, LED walls, holographic displays
Physical playCustom controllers, buttons and steppersGame screens and leaderboards

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Interactive installation technical overview

SpecificationDetail
Content engineReal-time engines such as Unity, with custom logic per experience
SensingLiDAR, depth cameras, touch frames, computer vision or custom controllers
Multi-userDesigned for single or multiple simultaneous users depending on the format
Idle modeAttract or promotional content when no visitor is present
DataOptional leaderboards, data capture and engagement analytics
LanguagesArabic and English interfaces
OperationTemporary event runs or permanent daily operation with remote support
TestingOn-site calibration and load testing before opening
Why trust this page

Written from projects we delivered, not from brochures

Every example on this page is an installation our own team designed, produced and installed. Here is what stands behind it.

800+projects delivered
2018delivering since
GCCUAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider region

✓Experience

Everything above comes from projects we designed, produced and installed ourselves, not from manufacturer brochures. Power Interactive has delivered more than 800 projects since 2018 across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the GCC, a milestone featured in Khaleej Times in September 2026, for clients including Atlantis The Royal, Visa Arabia, PwC Middle East, Al Jalila Foundation, Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and Emaar.

◎Transparency

Client names appear only where the project is already public in our case studies. We do not publish fixed prices or timelines here, because both depend on your screen, space and content; we give ranges after a survey, in writing. We describe our content as professional production, and we will tell you when a simpler or smaller solution is the better answer.

800 gives us a lot of perspective on what makes an experience actually work.

Fahad Javaid
Fahad JavaidFounder & CEO, Power Interactive

You not only have a great portfolio, but you also have the ability to conceive amazing custom creative technologies. On the client-facing front, you are very versatile and can accommodate a lot.

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Federica SpottiHead of Events and Ceremonies at TIME Entertainment
Mohamed Sorkatti
Reviewed byMohamed Sorkatti, Director of Operations, Power Interactive
Last updated October 2026

What is an interactive installation?

An interactive installation is a physical experience whose content responds to visitors through touch, movement, objects or choices. It is built from sensors, displays and real-time content working together, so each visitor's experience is slightly different.

What is an object recognition table?

An object recognition table identifies physical objects placed on its surface, using computer vision or tagged objects, and triggers content linked to each one. It makes discovery feel natural because picking something up and putting it down needs no instructions.

How does a LiDAR interactive wall or floor work?

LiDAR sensors track where people touch, step or move across a projected or LED surface in real time. The content then reacts at those positions, such as ripples under footsteps or objects that respond to a hand.

Do interactive installations work for permanent spaces?

Yes, when they are engineered for daily operation. Permanent interactives need robust sensing, content that can be updated, idle modes and remote support, which we design in from the start.

How do you make an interaction easy to understand?

We prototype the mechanic early and test it with first-time users. The best interactions need almost no explanation: the visitor sees what to do within a few seconds.

Can interactive content capture data or leads?

Yes, where appropriate. Experiences can include registration, leaderboards, pledges or engagement analytics, designed with clear consent and the client's data requirements.

Want visitors to take part, not just watch?

Tell us your audience, venue and message. We will design an interaction that is obvious in seconds and memorable for weeks.
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