Solund has dedicated its time and energy to develop a snoezelen centre containing the right elements to create a modern and innovative place that users can benefit from. The idea behind a snoezelen centre is to create settings which intensify the users' senses by stimulating, entertaining, calming or activating them.
ProShop Europe, a Danish-based AV technology integration specialist, has been the main technical partner for this project. They supplied and installed the screens, control panels, lighting and audio systems. They also selected and programmed the Medialon control system installed in The Golden Horn.
Nine different snoezelen rooms have been built and designed in the centre. They all feature modern AV technology that allows the rooms to bring the best experience to the patients.
In each room, there is a Medialon Showmaster ST installed, which controls all the technical installations within the room. Along with the ten Medialon Showmaster ST embedded controllers units, twenty-five MIP media players have been installed at The Golden Horn.
"Our technical and creative teams have worked together to develop custom video projections which create very realistic experiences," says Tom Gertsen, technical fellow at ProShop Europe. "For instance, in one of the snoezelen room, six video projectors enable the creation of one large picture, which is projected onto two walls and a cone-shaped construction. Each video is supported by realistic sound effects, which truly enhances the experience."
Along with the main Medialon control system, ProControl, a touch panel user interface design software has been especially developed by ProShop Europe for The Golden Horn. The control panels allow the centre's staff to easily turn on/off all the AV devices, change colour themes, video projections, etc., in any of the snoezelen rooms thanks to intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
(Jim Evans)
