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This is a video digest documenting the experience offered by the program "Park Lab EXPT.01 Will the floor take us on a journey?" held at Sony Park Mini.

The sound of rain falling.

A person walks on a puddle on the ground.

A plate created by Sony that simulates touch sensations through vibrations is placed on the floor, and puddles and other scenes are projected onto it. This is an experiment in which we experience how our sensation of the floor changes.

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Program: "Park Lab EXPT.01 Will the floor take us on a journey?"

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The underground passageway leading to Sony Park Mini.

Exterior view of the space.

A person walks on a visual projection of a rain puddle.

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Sony's Active Slate equipped with haptics *

*Haptics is technology that reproduces touch sensations through vibrations

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People stamp their feet and jump on a visual of a rain puddle.

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Different vibrations can express a variety of situations, from subtle sensations to intense forces.

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A person walks over a visual of a puddle, stops, and stamps their feet.

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Puddle

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A person slowly walks over the visual of snow falling on a thin layer of ice on the ground.

With each step, a visual of ice cracking is projected on the ground.

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Ice

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A person walks over the visual of a sandy beach as waves lap against the shore.

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Beach

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The question "Q. Which is your favorite floor?" is posted on the wall of the venue. Below this are the answers "Puddle," "Ice," and "Beach." Several pink circular stickers are attached to the wall beneath each answer. There is an equal number of stickers beneath "Puddle" and "Ice," while "Beach" has fewer stickers.

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Peek into the future discovered within everyday life by Sony.

Park Lab