Cyber coach
Encyclopedia
Cyber Coach is a Virtual Dance Instructor and Dance Mat
system created by Quick Controls Ltd of Bolton
, UK..
The system comprises a touch screen controller, a projector
, sound system
and some dance pad
s.
The dance pad
s are wireless
and can be used to play one of several game
s including: Space Blaster, Disco Disco, Nimbler Numbers and Wiggle.
The system was shortlisted for a BETT
Award in 2009 and won a National Business Award for Innovation in 2009.
Lancashire Grid for Learning undertook a comprehensive review of the system in 2009 and endorsed the system to their schools.
In 2010, Cyber Coach Smart was launched.
Dance pad
A dance pad, also known as a dance mat, dance platform, or jiffer deck is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games. Most dance pads are divided into a 3×3 matrix of square panels for the player to stand on, with some or all of the panels corresponding to directions or actions...
system created by Quick Controls Ltd of Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, UK..
The system comprises a touch screen controller, a projector
Image projector
An image projector is an optical device that projects an image onto a surface, commonly a projection screen.Most projectors creates an image by shining a light through a small transparent image, but some newer types of projectors can project the image directly, by using lasers...
, sound system
Sound reinforcement system
A sound reinforcement system is the combination of microphones, signal processors, amplifiers, and loudspeakers that makes live or pre-recorded sounds louder and may also distribute those sounds to a larger or more distant audience...
and some dance pad
Dance pad
A dance pad, also known as a dance mat, dance platform, or jiffer deck is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games. Most dance pads are divided into a 3×3 matrix of square panels for the player to stand on, with some or all of the panels corresponding to directions or actions...
s.
The dance pad
Dance pad
A dance pad, also known as a dance mat, dance platform, or jiffer deck is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games. Most dance pads are divided into a 3×3 matrix of square panels for the player to stand on, with some or all of the panels corresponding to directions or actions...
s are wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
and can be used to play one of several game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s including: Space Blaster, Disco Disco, Nimbler Numbers and Wiggle.
The system was shortlisted for a BETT
BETT
BETT or The BETT show is an annual trade show in the United Kingdom that showcases the use of information technology in education. Founded in 1985, it has expanded to fill both the National and Grand Halls at the Olympia exhibition centre in London, England...
Award in 2009 and won a National Business Award for Innovation in 2009.
Lancashire Grid for Learning undertook a comprehensive review of the system in 2009 and endorsed the system to their schools.
In 2010, Cyber Coach Smart was launched.