Drinking Games
I attended "The Sociable Pint" at Brophy's Pub last Friday. It was a really fun event overall. More importantly, I got to see some of the technologies I am interested in used in real life.
Some glasses had plastic sleeves with a base that fit over them. The bases contained sensors and LEDs. Depending on how the glasses were positioned in relation to each other, they would light up and react differently. If you clinked them, they would flash. If you took a sip the accelerometer in it would cause the lights to blink and change colors.
I think this project really capitalized on an essential part of gameplay - discovery. It was fun just to watch other people's reaction when they figured out what the glasses could do. It also got people talking to each other very easily, something you would want in a bar. I could see people one day getting a set and hooking them up to their home computer and playing with friends. I would also like to see the glasses conrolling elements in the room -- music perhaps?
Some glasses had plastic sleeves with a base that fit over them. The bases contained sensors and LEDs. Depending on how the glasses were positioned in relation to each other, they would light up and react differently. If you clinked them, they would flash. If you took a sip the accelerometer in it would cause the lights to blink and change colors.
I think this project really capitalized on an essential part of gameplay - discovery. It was fun just to watch other people's reaction when they figured out what the glasses could do. It also got people talking to each other very easily, something you would want in a bar. I could see people one day getting a set and hooking them up to their home computer and playing with friends. I would also like to see the glasses conrolling elements in the room -- music perhaps?
Comments
They use Xbee as a wireless controller which is what we use here to control our robots, actually we use ZIGBEE a slightly different specification and it works great, is inexpensive and easy to use.