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Jurong Lake District
Events

Smart Nation PlayScape at Science Centre Singapore

12 January 2022

Explore the Smart Nation PlayScape at Science Centre Singapore, a free, hands-on exhibition with eight tech zones to spark curiosity about Singapore's digital future.

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Start smart in 2022 at the newest exhibition at Jurong Lake District!

What makes up a Smart Nation? What are the technologies powering Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives?

Smart Nation is about transforming Singapore through digital technologies. These technologies play a critical role in reshaping the way we live, work, and play. Jointly developed by the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) and Science Centre Singapore, the Smart Nation PlayScape exhibition seeks to demystify technology and inspire Singaporeans to be curious about future technologies through a series of fun and immersive interactives.

The exhibition consists of eight technology zones. Through a series of gamified exhibits and multimedia elements, each zone gives an in-depth yet easy to understand explanation on how the technology came about, how it works, and its importance to Singapore today.

The exhibition also provides an opt-in personalised experience, whereby one could collect digital stamps and snapshots of his/her own PlayScape journey through the various exhibits and get a soft copy of the digital ‘PlayScape Passport’ via email.

Highlights

Geospatial

Geospatial technology helps us better understand where things are in relation to one another, and how it can help us plan and build thriving communities.

Add blocks representing different elements such as schools, houses, parks to the city, and observe how the quality-of-life changes!

Four individuals interact with an illuminated table model of a city under purple lighting in an exhibition space.

Make a Face!

Do you appear ‘happier’ than your friends? Through biometric technology, computers can analyse your face and determine who makes the best expression!

Three people interact with touchscreen kiosks in a dark room with purple lighting and mood percentage readings.

Rubik’s Cube solving robot

Take a look at the steps that this robot takes to solve the Rubik’s cube that you messed up!

A machine manipulates a Rubik's cube in a brightly lit exhibition with purple ambient lights and informative displays on the walls.

The Cabinet of Curiosity

A display of seemingly random daily items that actually relate to the various technologies and plays a part in building up our Smart Nation.

A high-tech exhibit room with interactive displays, illuminated by blue and purple lighting, under an intricate ceiling design.

PlayScape Passport – the personalised experience

Choose to register yourself at the sign-up kiosks via biometric technology (facial recognition). Let the exhibits ‘recognise’ you and have your Playscape journey recorded in a digital Playscape Passport that you can email to yourself!

Exhibit showing colorful charts and images, with text questioning the realism of experiences and a man interacting nearby.

Entry to Smart Nation PlayScape is complimentary with every Science Centre Singapore admission ticket. Find out what other exhibitions and programmes are happening at Science Centre Singapore and plan your visit to Jurong Lake District!

Two logos, Science Centre Singapore in orange, and Smart Nation Singapore with a red network graphic, caption reads "Jointly presented by".
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