Alterface is a spin-off

Research spin-off

A research spin-off is a company that falls into at least one of the four following categories:#Companies that have an equity investment from a national library or university#Companies that license technology from a public research institute or university...

 from the Université catholique de Louvain

Université catholique de Louvain

The Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...

, Belgium

Belgium

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, active in the field of creation of interactive systems

Interaction design

In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design, often abbreviated IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." Like many other design fields interaction design also has an interest in form but its main...

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Dedicated to the development of entertainment

Entertainment

Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...

 attractions and edutainment

Edutainment

Edutainment is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse.-Overview:...

 setups -systematically with interactivity

Interactivity

In the fields of information science, communication, and industrial design, there is debate over the meaning of interactivity. In the "contingency view" of interactivity, there are three levels:...

 for the user(s), its systems are installed into museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

s, science center

Science center

A science center or science centre is a science museum that emphasizes a hands-on approach, featuring interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to experiment and explore....

s and theme parks, attraction parks and other amusement parks.
Peculiar to Alterface is its Salto

Salto (software)

Salto is a software title for creating interactive applications. It is developed by Alterface.Salto is a real-time interaction engine, not a content authoring tool...

 software engine which, thanks to its design using multiple sensors and actuators, enables the implementation of very diverse systems, from large reactive screens to interactive theaters for groups, such as Desperados

Desperados (ride)

Developed by Alterface, Desperados is a collective amusement ride. It presents itself as an interactive theater with a western theme.-Principle:10 to 60 riders step on their individual horses and pick up their six-shooters...

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See also

• Salto
  Salto (software)
  Salto is a software title for creating interactive applications. It is developed by Alterface.Salto is a real-time interaction engine, not a content authoring tool...
  
  , the software title of Alterface.
• Desperados
  Desperados (ride)
  Developed by Alterface, Desperados is a collective amusement ride. It presents itself as an interactive theater with a western theme.-Principle:10 to 60 riders step on their individual horses and pick up their six-shooters...
  
  , the main interactive attraction from Alterface.