# Exhibition Technologies

> Cape Town-based interactive exhibit and museum software company delivering immersive installations worldwide.

Exhibition Technologies PTY LTD designs and develops custom software for interactive museum exhibits, cultural centres, world expos, and brand activations. The company specialises in real-time 3D applications, multi-touch and gesture-based interactives, sensor integration, and large-scale visitor experiences.

## Company Facts

- Founded by a team with 15+ years of shared delivery experience
- Based in Cape Town, South Africa — delivering worldwide
- 50+ installations across 4 continents
- Formerly worked as part of RenderHeads South Africa

## Services

- **Software Development**: Custom interactive exhibit software using real-time 3D engines, multi-touch frameworks, and custom hardware interfaces
- **Research & Development**: Computer vision, gesture recognition, real-time rendering, sensor fusion, and accessibility research
- **Technical Consulting**: Technology feasibility, system architecture, vendor evaluation, and installation oversight

## Products

- **Exhibit Management Platform** (v3.2): Centralised platform for remote content updates, real-time monitoring, analytics, and multi-language management across exhibit installations
- **Interactive Experience Toolkit** (v2.1): Development toolkit with pre-built interaction patterns, sensor libraries, and content pipeline tools

## Key Projects

- **Dubai 2020 World Expo**: Multiple interactive applications across a four-floor pavilion, serving 1M+ visitors over six months
- **Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre** (Kuwait): Dual-language exhibits across Space Museum and Arabic Islamic Science Museum — multi-user touch tables, Kinect gesture control, RFID installations
- **Digital Catwalk for Amazon Fashion** (Berlin): Real-time 3D virtual fashion experience with Azure Kinect body tracking and cloth simulation on a 12m LED wall
- **A Smarter More Sustainable City for HSBC**: AR smart city exhibit with 3D-printed model, debuted at World Economic Forum, toured internationally
- **MOSTI Museum** (KAUST, Saudi Arabia): Complete rebuild of all interactive exhibits at the Museum of Science and Technology in Islam
- **Mishkat Interactive Center** (Riyadh): Interactive energy education exhibits using Unity3D, Phidget controllers, and Orbbec depth sensors
- **Nike Faster Than** (Milan/Paris): Custom video rendering pipeline for interactive race experience at UEFA Euro 2016, 4,000+ participants
- **Wonderdal Kids** (Stellenbosch): Edutainment centre with custom RFID wristband tracking and interactive learning stations
- **Children's Arabic Language Centre** (Riyadh): Face tracking, AR, touch, and Phidget-based Arabic language education exhibits
- **Angry Birds Activity Park** (St. Petersburg): Unity3D companion app with hardware integration for obstacle course

## R&D Focus Areas

- Computer Vision & Gesture Recognition
- Real-Time Rendering Optimisation
- Sensor Fusion & Novel Input Devices
- Networked Multi-Device Experiences
- Accessibility in Interactive Installations

## Technology Stack

Unity, C#, .NET, Azure Kinect, Orbbec, MediaPipe, OpenCV, Vuforia AR, ARKit, RFID, Phidget controllers, LIDAR, real-time 3D rendering, multi-touch systems, depth sensing, body tracking, cloth simulation

## Founders

- **Jeff Rusch**: Technical director and Unity expert — interactive installations, AR/VR, real-time systems, project delivery
- **Ridho Jeftha**: Systems engineer — interactive platforms, production reliability, Unity development, backend infrastructure
- **Shane Marks**: Principal software engineer — 15+ years leading multidisciplinary teams, governance and strategic advisory

## Contact

- Email: info@exhibitiontechnologies.com
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Delivery: Worldwide
- Website: https://www.exhibitiontechnologies.com/

## Links

- [Services](/services/)
- [Founders](/founders/)
- [R&D](/rnd/)
- [Contact](/contact/)
- [Hand Tracking R&D](/rnd/hand-tracking-interactive-exhibits/)