Not Your Average Pool Stage
Interactive LED Flooring Brings a “Virtual Pool” to Life for a Corporate Beach Bash
(Orlando, Florida) – When your name is synonymous with unforgettable pool covers and engineered event platforms, expectations are high. So when a client came to Production Management One looking for a standout experience at their beach-themed corporate event, we explored all the usual options—and then pushed beyond them.
Our team evaluated several creative approaches:
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Traditional pool staging with transparent decks over real water
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Installing a temporary pool as a covered feature
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Full projection mapping on clear stage panels
But what won the client over? A digitally immersive LED floor, custom-tiled to create a fully interactive virtual pool, complete with water ripples, bouncing beach balls and floats. The best part? Added interactivity via motion-capture cameras. Step on the pool? Ripples are created. Kick the ball? It careens across the pool and bounces off the edges.
The Build: Innovation Meets Interactivity
This wasn’t just a light show—it was a living, reactive environment.
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LED-Tiled Floor with Motion Capture: Guests walked across what appeared to be a glowing pool. Water ripples formed beneath their steps, beach balls bounced off invisible edges, and animated floats drifted across the surface—all driven by motion-capture tech.
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Fully Walkable Structure: Built to support full guest interaction, the LED platform became the visual centerpiece of the event once the lights dimmed.
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Elevated Outdoor Decks: Two large decks flanked the venue, serving as bar platforms for extended social areas.
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Hot Tub Feature (with a twist): A custom “hot tub” structure doubled as a cover for the LED control gear—blending form and function.
And just when guests thought they’d seen it all, the loading dock doors opened, revealing an outdoor concert headlined by none other than The Beach Boys, performing on a StageLine SL260 right in the parking lot.
Built in Orlando. Delivered Nationwide.
PM1’s Tom Baclawski and Stephanie Haughton led client service for this one-of-a-kind experience, proving once again that creative vision + engineered execution = unforgettable results.
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