NEC Display Solutions of America, a  leading provider of commercial LCD  display and projector solutions, announced today  that Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., has  outfitted its new interactive “Discovery Zone” with 45 NEC X464UN 46-inch  displays.  

Opening today and part of a  major expansion of the hospital, the Discovery Zone, located in full view as  soon as families walk into the new, majestic 5-story atrium, is  comprised of a 50-ft.-wide by nine-ft.-high NEC digital video wall where up to  30 kids, teens and adults can interact at one time.  Magical creatures and blooming plants appear  on the digital canvas.  Using Microsoft  Kinect2 technology, the Discovery Zone lets kids interact with these objects  and expand their imaginations.

“We are so looking forward  to watching kids and families play in the Discovery Zone,” said Dr. Neil  Izenberg, Chief Executive of Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media.  “We know this experience is going to be  transformative for many children, their siblings and parents.”

The Discovery  Zone was designed by Kinesis Studio of San Francisco, which creates large scale gestural technology  experiences frequently deployed as entertainment and therapeutic stations in  children’s hospitals.  Feedback  from Nemours educators, nurses, doctors, therapists, kids and others helped  bring the digital canvas to life.

“The Discovery Zone is a  marriage of gesture technology, animation and creative story-telling, the  biggest install of its kind in a hospital,” said Greg Richey, Kinesis CEO.  “We wanted displays capable of delivering  brilliant imagery, and NEC Display fulfilled that promise.”

The X464UN direct LED-backlight  LCD displays deliver improved brightness uniformity, reduced power consumption  and mercury-free components.

The UN displays also have a bezel gap of  just 5.7mm.  With DisplayPort 1.2  multi-streaming, they are capable of delivering ultra-high definition  resolutions across the entire canvas of displays. 

“We are  delighted to be a part of such a worthwhile initiative, especially one that  will bring joy to children during their hospital stays,” said Ashley Flaska,  Vice President of Marketing for NEC Display.   “This combination of video wall and gesture technology expands all our  imaginations, and underscores the commitment that Nemours and Kinesis Studios  have made to creating something spectacular.”

Nemours is an internationally recognized  children's health system that owns and operates Nemours/Alfred  I. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware and Nemours  Children's Hospital in  Orlando, Fla., along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware,  Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.