Customizing the Experience with the Tablet

How can we program it?

No programming is required on your end. The tablet lets you instantly zap your preferences right onto the Everbright.

You can incorporate your branding so the Everbright integrates with the unique look and feel of your space when not in use by playing animations in a custom color palette. We can develop custom animations and interactions, too.

What types of animations does the Everbright play?

The Everbright can attract new visitors by playing animations when not in use. (You can also opt to have it be a blank canvas by hitting a function button or by configuring your Everbright with the tablet.) The Everbright runs two main types of animations:

1. Seed patterns can run in “attract” mode with seed patterns when it is not in active use. Seed pattern animations freeze when someone twists a dial, allowing them to build on the pattern.

Here’s an example of seed patterns in action: Discovering seed mode

2. Movie animations take up most of the board with beautiful, flowing lights. This animation functions as a kind of screensaver. When you twist a dial, the animation disappears and reveals a blank canvas.

Here’s a photo of an Everbright running a movie animation:

The board resets itself after a few minutes of inactivity, so new people are drawn in by a fresh set of patterns to inspire creativity.

What other types of interactive canvases does the Everbright ship with?

Each Everbright ships with its own tablet that is individually configured with the Everbright app.

Below are descriptions of the canvases the Everbright ships with:

1. Classic Canvas. Turn any dial through 162 colors of the rainbow, endlessly in either direction.

2. HexPop. Seed pattern, hexagons pop out and freeze when you twist a dial.

3. Waves. Seed pattern, freezes on twist. Slowly moving waves.

4. HexStar. Seed pattern.

5. Spirals. Seed pattern.

6. Kaleidoscope. Seed pattern.

7. ColorFlow. Movie animation that disappears like a screensaver on twist. Can customize the color palette.

8. StarBlender. Dynamic animation. You twist right to change the color, you twist left to create a burst across the board.

9. ColorBlender. Dynamic animation. You can mix colors together to form hundreds of shades of gradients and colors not typically seen in LEDs.

10. Palette. Custom color palette, dynamically applied to each dial in real time.

11. Mandala Builder. Mandala Builder generates in real-time a symmetrical mirror of your pattern as you design it. It’s useful for teaching geometry/STEAM concepts.

How to configure your Everbright wirelessly

At a high level, here are 6 things you (the owner/staff—not the public) can do with the tablet once you have it:

1. Save a design from the Everbright (& load it onto the board anytime in the future). (You can also set this design as a “feature image” that the board can display automatically when it hasn’t been used in a few minutes. This is nice to have for a special event/hosted event.)
2. Select a color palette for the animations that play when the board is not in use.
3. Set your preferred animations and interactions—want it to shuffle between all animations randomly throughout the day? Or just display one or two? You can also omit animations or interactions.
4. Set the speed, size, and smoothness of the animations. You also decide whether you want them to disappear on twist (so people see a blank canvas), or freeze on twist (becoming a template for creativity).
5. Set the interval of time the Everbright waits before resetting itself. The Everbright resets itself throughout the day at customizable intervals between 60 seconds to 60 minutes. Because the Everbright is a people magnet, you may notice it fill up with colors quickly on a busy day. You can set the Everbright to erase itself after a 60 seconds on busy days. You can set a longer interval (3-5 minutes) for days when you know it’s not as busy, or when you’re having a special event.

Note: You do not need internet access to use the tablet. The Everbright app connects to the Everbright’s private wifi signal, which is similar to a bluetooth and has no relation to your building’s internet.