| CPC A63G 31/04 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A modular sensory platform for generating or amplifying a guest experience on the sensory platform located on an event floor of a venue, the platform comprising:
at least one deck module each having a deck frame with a base deck mountable to the event floor, a standing surface removably mountable to the deck frame opposite the base deck and for supporting the guest, and a side edge bordering each of the at least one deck module;
at least one lift actuator positional along the side edge of or under at least one of the decks for changing an actuating distance between the event floor and the corresponding standing surface according to a lift signal for each actuator, where the actuating distance is variable over a vertical travel;
one or more sensory stimuli each receivable of a stimulus signal and configured for mounting within each of the at least one deck module, the stimuli including one or more of a vibration buzzer, a low-frequency transducer, a smoke effects unit, a heater, a water spritzer, air blast and scent supply lines, an air blaster and scent emitter, a haptic device, fiber optic lighting, LED lighting, and a fog unit;
a platform controller connectable to each of the at least one deck and preconfigurable to select or provide the stimulus signal for each of the one or more sensory stimuli, and preconfigurable to select or provide the lift signal for each of the at least one lift actuator; and
where one or both of the low frequency transducer and the vibration buzzer are mounted such that a vibration in the standing surface is excitable, and where the platform controller is configured to coordinate with event activities of the venue to generate or amplify the guest experience.
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