By
KOMPAN A/S
Designed in
Denmark
Description
ICON is the most advanced playground that KOMPAN has ever built and is the future of playgrounds around the world. ICON's innovation is in combining exciting electronic games together with challenging outdoor play equipment, thus giving children the best of both worlds.
The appeal of electronic games is extreme, so ICON uses this feature to bring children back outside where they can benefit from a healthier, active lifestyle. With interactive games, children are inspired to move more and move faster, increasing their pulse and overall condition. Results have shown that both boys and girls find ICON engaging, challenging and fun.
Key Features
and/or Benefits
ICON is open and transparent so that the users can communicate with each other and see the NODES (electronic interfaces). Its form is twisted and chaotic, its colours are muted and its materials are tough so to be in tune with the age groups 8+, sense of cool. The functional activities come down to the ground and invite children of all abilities to join in the games. The NODES are designed to be visible from 270 degrees and light up in seven colours making seven sounds. The Game Controller (screen) is circular so that many children can gather around it.
ICON is double-functional: children can challenge themselves climbing and spinning and/or they can play interactive games and this is highly appealing to the age group 8+. KOMPAN's mission is to create products that attract the appropriate age group, challenge them to and beyond their level, so they can achieve more and more, and do so in a way that makes a positive difference in their development. ICON increases Health by inspiring children to be more active, encourages Learning as it requires strategy and planning, and promotes Social Integration as cooperation, communication and healthy competition are part of the games.
There are four ICON products, each their own games that increase the quality of the playground and are inspiring to the children:
- The SPACE product has many strategically placed Nodes that inspire children to form teams or challenge themselves as they climb and run to trigger them. This requires agility, speed, endurance, and strength
- SWIRL incorporates spinning activities into the structure to enhance balance-training and increase the level of interaction between children and the equipment. Teamwork, timing and coordination are crucial to these games
- NOVA is a giant spinning ring that challenges children to work together as they must keep their balance and master their speed
- ROCKY is both a giant Tug-of-War challenging one's strength as well as a fine-tuned balance and agility game.
Safety is a must but today, play equipment must do more: it must encourage health, learning and social integration.
- Safety: ICON meets all international safety standards
- Health: ICON improves the health of children by promoting high physical activity that, in turn, helps improve one's condition and strength, and prevents weight problems
- Learning: playing ICON teaches children basic principles concerning strategy, movement planning, cooperation, special order, timing, and distance to speed relationships
- Social Integration: due to ICON's open, ground level design, all children can come into the middle of the play and with Nodes placed at a variety of heights everyone can take part regardless of one's ability. Even parents and grand parents join in the games.
Sustaining our future also means investing in our children's health and wellbeing.
Children of today are struggling against isolationism, obesity, reductions in physical condition, and significant rises in Diabeties 2. Never before has there been such a great need for innovation in the field of Outdoor Play Equipment. ICON attracts children back into the fresh air where they can meet and move. Important for the age group is that new games can be uploaded automatically so that the equipment is refreshed through the years, thus, extending ICON's already long life span. ICON is also constructed of pieces that take up much less shipping space the traditional equipment.
Children of today are struggling against isolationism, obesity, reductions in physical condition, and significant rises in Diabeties 2. Never before has there been such a great need for innovation in the field of Outdoor Play Equipment. ICON attracts children back into the fresh air where they can meet and move. Important for the age group is that new games can be uploaded automatically so that the equipment is refreshed through the years, thus, extending ICON's already long life span. ICON is also constructed of pieces that take up much less shipping space the traditional equipment.