Alterface Explained

Alterface Projects is a manufacturer of interactive and media-based attractions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Belgium, Europe.^[1] Alterface has a U.S. office and branches in Beijing and Xiamen, China. They create attractions for dark rides, spinning & dueling theatres, and walkthroughs.^[2]

History

Founded in 2001, Alterface was a spin-off from the University of Louvain-La-Neuve (UCL) work in creation of interactive systems.^[3]

Products

Alterface has developed products such as the "Salto!" show control management software,^[4] 3D and 4D shooting devices, and the non-linear & scalable Erratic Ride.^[5] The ride concept Action League combines tournament, interactive gaming, and motion.^[6]

Notable attractions and projects

• Popcorn Revenge (2019, Walibi Belgium): Erratic® Ride featuring vehicles from ETF Ride Systems and theming design by Joravision. This interactive dark ride has received the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement,^[7] Park World Excellence Award, and European Star Award.
• Basilisk (2018, Legendia, Poland): Interactive dark ride featuring vehicles from ETF Ride Systems and theming design by Joravision. In 2018, it received the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement,^[8] Asia Attraction Crown Award, Park World Excellence Award, and European Star Award.
• Maus au Chocolat (2011, Phantasialand, Germany): Interactive dark ride featuring vehicles from ETF Ride Systems 42 3D back projection screens, on screen shooting. Interaction software, show control system and overall design were provided by Alterface Projects, turnkey of the project.
• (2012, Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia): Interactive dark-ride based on DC Comics' Justice League intellectual property. It features shooting at 3D screens and at moving and non-moving scenery (animatronics). Alterface Projects provided the interaction software and overall show control system. Overall design and art direction was provided by Sally Corporation.^[9]
• (2015, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis, United States): Interactive dark-ride based on DC Comics' Justice League intellectual property. It has motion-based vehicles from Oceaneering International, shooting at 3D screens and at moving and non-moving scenery (animatronics). Alterface Projects provided the interaction software and overall show control system. Overall design and art direction was provided by Sally Corporation.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Logiciel Salto . 2022-11-01 . Waw magazine . fr . 26 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026001235/https://www.wawmagazine.be/fr/etiquettes/logiciel-salto . live .
2. Web site: Recherche . 2022-11-01 . Le Soir . fr . 29 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529014121/https://www.lesoir.be/archives/recherche . live .
3. Web site: Toutes les spinoffs UCLouvain . 2020-11-10 . UCLouvain . fr . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074247/https://uclouvain.be/fr/chercher/toutes-les-spinoffs-ucl-0.html . live .
4. Web site: Coates . Charlotte . 2020-07-28 . Alterface presents Salto! show control system . 2020-11-10 . Blooloop.
5. Web site: Zhang . Lily . 2019-08-25 . Walibi Belgium debuts world's first Erratic® Ride with opening of Popcorn Revenge® from Alterface . 2020-11-10 . InterPark . en-GB . 17 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117094307/https://interpark.co.uk/walibi-belgium-debuts-worlds-first-erratic-ride-with-opening-of-popcorn-revenge-from-alterface/ . live .
6. Web site: Kleiman . Joe . 2020-09-28 . Alterface: Inside Action League, the interactive revolution . 2020-11-10 . InPark Magazine . en-US . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054909/https://www.inparkmagazine.com/alterface-inside-action-league-the-interactive-revolution/ . live .
7. Web site: Kleiman . Joe . Alterface: Popcorn Revenge results . 2020-11-10 . InPark Magazine . 7 September 2020 . en-US . 30 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001253/https://www.inparkmagazine.com/alterface-popcorn-revenge-results/ . live .
8. Web site: Thea Awards Recipients . 2020-11-10 . teaconnect.org . 6 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200106162047/http://www.teaconnect.org/Thea-Awards/Past-Awards/index.cfm?id=7905&redirect=y . live .
9. Web site: Alterface Celebrates 20 years of fun . 2022-11-02 . InPark Magazine . 2 April 2021 . en-US . 30 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030074406/https://www.inparkmagazine.com/alterface-celebrates-20-years-of-fun/ . live .
10. News: MacDonald . Brady . 2016-01-21 . Video games move out of the living room and into theme parks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231217154751/https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-ea-video-games-plants-zombies-mass-effect-20160121-story.html . 17 December 2023 . 2022-11-05 . Los Angeles Times . en-US .