36 edutainment modes, thousands of stories
Each mode is fun to play yet built on serious simulation models. Use them to create educational and recreational scenarios for any age and any subject.
26 modes are included in the basic package and 10 more are available as an option. New modes and software updates are released regularly.
A few of the modes in action
Safari
How many secrets and dangers the mysterious savannah holds! There's a predator lurking behind every tree, ready to attack at any moment. Change the water level and the blooming savannah turns into a lifeless desert of cracked earth. By changing the terrain, children can immerse themselves in a fascinating world of wildlife that is home to many herbivores and predators. The teacher can tell children what animals live in Africa, what they eat, and what risk they may bring.
Volcano
The Volcano mode presents a magnificent spectacle in front of children's eyes – a blazing volcano with erupting lava. The mode expands the knowledge of a variety of natural phenomena as children observe the behavior of a volcano. The volcano erupts lava and releases smoke, lava flowing down the slope and accumulating in the lowlands. By learning the peculiarities of natural phenomena hands-on, children learn to make basic connections between them.
Gardener
This mode offers children a great opportunity to try themselves out as gardeners. Players plant seeds, water sprouts and tender plants. Plant health bars help kids find out how well they are doing as gardeners. The interactive garden teaches children what exactly plants need to survive and how to take care of them.
Water Spring
The mode is designed to study the behavior of water. It allows you to simulate mountain rivers, floods and dam breaks. Water flows down the slopes and accumulates in the lowlands. With the help of this mode the teacher can conduct geo science lessons and explain water bodies. Children will be able to learn more about their environment and learn to make cause-and-effect connections between natural phenomena.
Shapes and Colors
The mode includes three scenes with geometric shapes of different sizes and proportions: a square, a triangle, a circle and a star. As you change the height of the sand, the colors of the shapes change from the bottom to the top sand layer: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple. Each layer is about an inch of sand thick. The game teaches children to distinguish geometric shapes, compare their sizes, colors, properties and combine them according to similar characteristics.
This is just a small selection — iSandBOX ships with 36 edutainment modes in total across education, creativity, relaxation and games.
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Two ways to extend your iSandBOX
Already have an interactive sandbox? These optional add-ons let you shape the experience yourself and build content around your own venue — with no extra hardware.
How iSandBOX Editor extends your interactive sandbox
iSandBOX Editor is a companion app that puts scene-building in your hands. From any Android phone or tablet you can stack and edit relief layers, and every change shows up on the sand instantly — so teachers, hosts and creative studios can improvise landscapes and storylines on the fly.
Map layers
Drop street, satellite, night or relief maps of any region onto the sand and turn your sandbox into a hands-on world map.
Image layers
Upload your own photos, drawings or lesson materials — or pick from the built-in library — to build scenarios that are entirely yours.
Color layers
Fill sand heights with a color palette of your choice to style the box for a game, a theme or a creative task in seconds.
Custom Artefacts Mode for museums and exhibitions using iSandBOX
Turn your iSandBOX into a hands-on excavation built around your own collection. Visitors sweep the sand to scan the surface, dig out hidden objects and see each find revealed full screen with its own description — a memorable, gamified way to bring real exhibits to life.
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You send photos
Photograph the exhibits you want to feature from a few angles and add any descriptions you'd like visitors to read.
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We build the mode
Our 3D artists model and texture each object, then integrate it into the excavation mode and tune everything to your device.
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You run it on location
The finished mode is delivered to your sandbox, ready for visitors — and easy to grow with new artefacts whenever you like.
Custom digs we've built
A few excavation experiences we created for real venues.
Dinosaur museum dig
Brush away the sand to uncover dinosaur skeletons and fossils, then explore each find full screen.
Crash site on another planet
Follow the trail of a UFO crash and excavate alien artefacts scattered across an unknown world.
Minefield clearance
A sapper-themed dig where players carefully scan the sand and reveal hidden mines one by one.
Sunken Atlantis
Dive into the flooded ruins of the lost city and recover the long-forgotten treasures of Atlantis.
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