News
BIBA AT THE FRPA! - AUG. 27, 2018
Biba's Corporate Development Director, Byron Seef, spoke to a group of Parks and Recreation professionals at the Florida Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference in Orlando on August 27. If you were in attendance and want to learn more, please feel to reach out to us!
BIBA COMES TO HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA! - JUL. 13, 2018
Biba Announces Hotel Transylvania: CrazyCruise, An All-New Interactive Game based on Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Hotel Transylvania: CrazyCruise integrates digital and physical play for kids and parents on the playground!
BIBA AND DHX RELEASE TELETUBBIES PLAYGROUND APP! - JUN. 28, 2018
As part of their campaign to promote the release of ten new Teletubbies episodes on CBeebies, DHX Brands partnered with Biba to launch a new app, Teletubbies Playground Pals. We launched this app in the UK to a terrific turnout from families! Read more here!
BIBA PROFILED BY THARAWAT MAGAZINE! - MAY 25, 2018
Tharawat Magazine recently published their interview with Biba's CEO, Matt Toner, about using big data to launch a playground revolution. Read the article here to see what he had to say.
VR FITNESS CALLS OUT BIBA AS INSPIRING AR APP! - APR. 26, 2018
VR Fitness Insider recently published an article on Biba’s AR apps, describing our games as a benefit to kids, “keeping their minds engaged and bodies active”. Thanks VR Fitness!
BIBA ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA! - MAR. 26, 2018
We are thrilled to announce Biba’s first playground in Australia! Our technology will be installed at the popular Kinkuna Park, located in the new coastal community of Allara.
BIBA HELPS WIN PLAYGROUND PROPOSAL - FEB. 23, 2018
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to the inclusion of Biba in their proposal, the All Inclusive Rec Playpower team unanimously came out on top a field of numerous pitches. Excited to move ahead!
BIBA PLAYGROUND IN GREECE, NY WINS DESIGN AWARD - NOV. 16, 2017
We are excited to announce that a Biba playground, in the town of Greece NY, was recently awarded the 2017 Exceptional Park Design Award by the Genesee Valley Recreation and Park Society! Very proud to be partnered with Greece for this installation.
BIBA AT IVENTURES 2017 - OCT. 25, 2017
Biba's CEO, Matt Toner, will be a panelist at the iVentures 2017 event taking place in Toronto on October 26 and 27, 2017. Matt will join other industry leaders in speaking to issues around building and sustaining successful start-ups in the field of tech and digital.
BIBA RAISES $1.3 MILLION - SEPT. 19, 2017
We are pleased to announce that in a pre-Series A round of financing led by Leonite Capital and with the participation of Greg Zeschuk, co-founder of BioWare, and Jason Kapalka, formerly of PopCap games, Biba has established the foundation for truly revolutionizing children's outdoor play spaces! We look forward to the future!
VOLUNTEERS BUILD NEW BIBA PARK IN FLINT, MI! - AUG. 15, 2017
Biba is delighted to add Hasselbring Park in Flint, MI to the list of playgrounds using our interactive and augmented reality technology. We appreciate the volunteers who put in the effort to build this new playground for their community!
NEW PLAYGROUND IN GREECE, NY! - JULY 5, 2017
We are excited to announce that the Town of Greece, NY has opened their Biba-powered Kids Canyon Playground on July 5!
BIBA NOMINATED AS THE MOST PROMISING START-UP - MAY 4, 2017
We are excited to have been nominated as one of BC’s most promising start-ups by the Technology Impact Awards! It’s been an exciting ride so far and we are looking forward to attending the event.
DR. BOJIN TO CONTRIBUTE CASE STUDY IN UPCOMING TEXTBOOK ON CHILDREN’S DESIGN - APR. 10, 2017
Biba's Product Designer, Dr. Nis Bojin just returned from giving a succesful talk at the 2017 US Play Coalition conference at Clemson University. Dr. Bojin's presentation, titled "Can screen time be quality time” resulted in a great future collaboration with Professor Krystina Castella, which will see Biba discussed as a case study for modern day children’s game design. More soon!
BIBA BREAKS NEW IN GROUND CHULA VISTA, CA! - MAR. 29, 2017
After years of planning, the city of Chula Vista is excited to announce the opening of a brand new Biba-activated playground! Mayor Mary Salas and the local community are very excited to be bringing this new engaging technology to families in the area!
BIBA HELPS RELAUNCH JOANNE LAND PLAYGROUND! - FEB. 2, 2017
Ziplines, bridges, extreme play... and Biba! We are really pleased to be part of the big re-launch of the facility at the Joanne Land playground just outside of Austin, TX!
US PLAY COALITION CONFERENCE DEC. 3, 2016
We are excited to announce that Biba's Product Designer, Dr. Nis Bojin, has been selected to participate in this year's US Play Coalition Conference at Clemson University. Nis will be speaking to Biba’s design philosophy around engaging today’s digitally literate generation of kids on the playground through app-enabled parent-child co-play.
BIBA BURSTS OUT IN FAIRFIELD, CA! NOV. 10, 2016
In close collaboration with the Parks department in Fairfield, CA, and with our colleagues at Miracle Play Systems, we have deployed more than 40 Biba-powered playgrounds across the Fairfield area! We are looking forward to working with Fairfield as the first fully equipped Biba city in the US!
BIBA AT NRPA 2016 - SEPT. 29, 2016
Come and join us this time next week at the NRPA Annual Conference in St. Louis. We'll be at booth 2210 ready to share some exciting Biba news.