What is a kiosk?

A kiosk is a device for interacting with information and performing tasks. Its physical structure can take many forms but all are intended to allow people to find and interact with information in order to accomplish some goal. A kiosk can facilitate many kinds of tasks such as performing banking transactions, finding directions, ordering merchandise or publications, making reservations, applying for a job or discovering information about a wide variety of topics. You can find kiosks in many department stores providing all kinds of services such as photo enhancement and printing and bridal registry. Kiosks provide valuable services that can be accessed on a self-service basis by your customer.

Kiosks can be web-connected or self-contained. They can funtion as isolated units or as part of a network. Metroplex Consulting Group can design a kiosk system to meet your needs and the needs of your customers. Whether you are looking for interactive capabilities as part of a large display or something small and elegant that fits into a small niche, booth or tabletop, the possibilities for kiosk design and implementation are endless. Any information that can be communicated by a computer or the internet can be delivered through the medium of a walk-up kiosk giving your business greater reach into the marketplace.

Effective use of media

A well designed kiosk will make good use of music and video to attract customers' attention. Once you have their attention, the kiosk can deliver your product message tirelessly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A well designed interface makes it easy for potential customers to explore your offerings and transact business. The kiosk can make effective use of sound and images on every screen, customized buttons, text, and dynamically generated content based on date, location, time of day, or other contextual factors. MCG can produce the necessary media assets in-house, or if you are after something specific that our in-house studio cannot provide, we'll work with others to ensure that the assets created fit the budget and technical requirements of your kiosk project. The technical and artistic people we involve in the media design have experience both in video and audio recording studios, and can produce the content you need.

More about dynamically generated content

MCG can design your kiosk to load dynamically generated content in response to user interests as reflected in their interactions with your kiosk. This allows your kiosk the flexibility to display varying media assets without additional programming. Pre-defined rules govern which media is presented and how the user navigates through the content. Your kiosk can be designed to use locally stored content or it can be networked to a central database giving you flexibility in configuration.

Kiosk design

MCG has experience designing multiple kiosk platforms from the ground up, and adding functionality to existing kiosk systems. Let us help you select the right kiosk specifications for your needs, appropriate signage (if applicable), and the information technology you need to get your message, product, or service delivered.