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Here is a story in today's Western Morning News about one of the projects we have been working on called Penguin Academy.

A Plymouth-based company has completed a series of interactive experiences for the visitor centre at Torquay's Living Coasts.

The zoo's new Discovery Zone will feature a dynamic series of displays, created by HMC Interactive.

It will be launched in May and consists of three major exhibits: a website, an interactive floor and a "penguin training facility".

"Children will love this exhibit as there will be an instant interaction as things can happen under their feet even when they are standing still," said an HMC spokesman. "Visitors will be able to pull their ecological weight and have fun at the same time."

The penguin trainer involves touch screens which allow visitors to choose their own penguin to nurture, grow and teach a survival skill to. Four games will be available and they will work together to create a penguin lifecycle of feeding, breeding and evading predators.

Cyber Seaside is a floor which invites visitors to stand on virtual litter to clean a beach and stomp around fishing nets to uncover trapped animals. It is controlled by a series of motion sensors that track the user's movements and create a graphic illusion based on where people are situated.

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