ANIMATED SANDBOx®
Shape a World of Discovery
The Animated Sandbox® by Breeze Creative is an interactive augmented reality sandbox that transforms real sand into a dynamic digital landscape using a ceiling-mounted projector and depth sensor. Users can create and explore mountains, rivers, oceans, and volcanoes as the system responds in real time to changes in the sand's topography. Designed for museums, science centers, aquariums, zoos, schools, and STEM education, Animated Sandbox® combines tactile play with immersive technology to create engaging, hands-on learning experiences for visitors of all ages.
AVAILABLE THEMES
educate
Breeze Creative’s Animated Sandbox® is an augmented reality learning tool that teaches users the fundamentals of topography, geography, and ecosystems through hands-on play. By shaping sand into mountains, volcanoes, rivers, and islands, users trigger real-time digital projections of terrain and wildlife. With educational themes like dinosaurs and ocean, the augmented reality sandbox is a dynamic, interactive way to explore STEM concepts in classrooms, museums, and sensory learning environments.
entertain
The Animated Sandbox® transforms a timeless childhood activity like playing in the sand into an interactive digital experience that delights users of all ages. By combining physical tactile play with augmented reality projection, Breeze Creative brings together education and entertainment in one seamless product. Whether installed in a museum, school, or family entertainment center, this augmented reality sandbox offers endless fun, discovery, and engagement across all ability levels.
EXPLORE
With Breeze Creative’s Animated Sandbox®, children and adults can explore immersive digital worlds by physically shaping sand to uncover fossils, dig for treasures, and sculpt dynamic landscapes. Each movement triggers responsive, real-time visuals, projected oceans, deserts, volcanoes, and more, based on the theme. This hands-on experience blends creativity and exploration, encouraging imaginative thinking, curiosity, and sensory interaction through cutting-edge AR technology.
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REVIEWS
“The Animated Sandbox is our first foray into augmented reality at the museum and it’s a delight to kids of all ages and abilities. The therapeutic sand and comforting nature of the exhibit fits right in with our inclusive ethic as well as our desire to continue using innovative technology to teach."
- Jennifer Stancil, President and CEO
