EVENT SOLUTION MAGAZINGE
SEPTEMBER 1998
BY SHOSHANA LEON
PAGE 36
For many of today's events, standing around a buffet table
listening to a band does not suffice for entertainment.
When people attend events, they want to interact and participate
in the entertainment. From inflatable games to virtual
reality, interactive games are giving event guests an opportunity
to be an active part of the event and to have fun. "People
are tired of the typical corporate events", says John
Wilkinson, president of Northern California's Total Rebound
Interactive Games & Team Building. "The active
younger work force wants to be involved and be part of
the entertainment."
Inflatable games are extremely popular in the corporate
event arena from the traditional inflatable rock climbing
wall and bungee runs to zanier games such as Total Rebound's
Rescue at Sea in which participants work together to
save swimmers in shark-invested waters and Human Foosball,
a life-size version of the fun table game. "These
interactive games have a whimsical fun element, says
Wilkinson. Total Rebound has manufactured a wide variety
of games for corporate events for Microsoft and Hewlett
Packard. "We manufacture unique games that are customized
to involve the corporate culture."
In addition to inflatable games, Total Rebound also
offers many interactive games such as Game Show Mania
complete with scoreboard and hilarious host and Reaction
Attraction where players catch falling drops. "These
games break down barriers and put everyone on the same
playing level because no one has ever played these unique
games before. There's a lot of kinetic motion, action
and brain and body fun," says Wilkinson. With people
becoming more sophisticated, so are the games used at
events. Total Rebound's Cabernet Chaos engages teams
to compete in a game of grape stomping. Customizing these
games with corporate names, logos or messages is a popular
trend allowing participants to associate the corporate
identity with these fun activities. A version of Scrabble
where attendees dive for balls with letters on theme
to spell out words customized with a company name or
product is a fun and productive way to get a corporate
message across.
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