The secret ingredients of our interactive playsets
What makes for good Lappset Interactive play equipment? We asked ourselves these questions during our play innovations' design process. When are we happy? What is typically Lappset? And what makes our products so unique? We came up with five core principles that are most important when designing new playground devices.
Fun
"Please, can I go one more time?" is a phrase you might hear from a child to a parent in a playground. We love to hear that from everyone playing our products because it means someone is having fun. We like to include the 'one-more-time-effect' in all our designs. Fun is a top priority because if it's not fun, no one will play, and you can forget about the other four principles.
Active
We like our products to be able to get people off the couch and move! We spend so much time in a sitting position, also known as the "sitting disease." Research showed that 3 out of 4 children in the UK spend less time outside than prisoners do. We design our products to engage people in a playful way that is good for your body and mind.
Smart
We combine gaming elements and outdoor play to create a new way to play. We use innovative technology to level up the playground and create magical play environments. Upload new cool features and games to the play equipment for the users to discover. The play adjusts dynamically to the user, and the software can be adjusted to fit the players. We use the data from our playsets to improve all our locations continually.
Outdoor
We believe in the power of healthy, adventurous outdoor play. For example, dancing outside in the rain with your friends or playing football on a sunny day. That's why we design all our interactive products to last outside, resistant to weather and vandalism. Even when our products are placed indoors, this is a mark of quality.
Creative
As Lappset designers, we do not create play but the possibilities to play. If we do it well, we offer the players ‘1001 ways to play' to discover themselves. In our experience, the only people asking 'how they should play the game' are grown-ups. We do not tell the players how to play but give them some hints, plus the freedom to develop their own rules and ideas to create real magic.
Rob Tuitert is the Managing Director at Lappset Interactive. He is responsible for the production and innovation of the Lappset Interactive playsets. Rob has experience in product design, innovation management, team building and brainstorming since working at Lappset in 2006. He has a strong passion for making products that are not only fun to use but also inspire people to be creative. Visit his LinkedIn: