3D Extensible Gaming Platform Modular Grid-Set Construction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional multiplayer strategy games are limited to two-dimensional board layouts, lacking the ability to build and expand in multiple dimensions, which restricts creativity and gameplay experience.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional (3D) gaming platform composed of snap-together structural components, including pads, links, and posts, allowing players to construct and modify a grid-set in multiple dimensions, with player markers and modifier nodes that enable dynamic gameplay and customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional two-dimensional board layouts are used, then game rules and gameplay are simple and well-defined, but creativity and gameplay experience are restricted due to lack of multi-dimensional expansion
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming platform is divided into modular components including pads, posts, and links that can be independently assembled and configured. Each pad serves as a discrete unit that can be connected to form various grid patterns and three-dimensional structures, enabling players to construct different board layouts and game configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform transitions from traditional two-dimensional board layouts to three-dimensional structures by incorporating vertical posts and links that connect pads at different heights. This enables multi-level gameplay configurations and spatial strategies that were impossible on flat surfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed board layouts are used, then gameplay is straightforward and easy to understand, but player creativity and customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The platform evolves from a static fixed layout to a dynamic reconfigurable structure. Players can modify the board configuration during gameplay by adding or removing pads, posts, and links, allowing the game environment to adapt and change based on strategic needs and player creativity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components serve multiple functions: pads provide playing surfaces and connection points, posts enable vertical connections and structural support, and links facilitate horizontal and diagonal connections. This multi-functionality allows the same components to support various game types and board configurations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensible platform components are added, then creativity and gameplay variety are enhanced, but the number of components and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The platform components are designed with nested connection features where pads, posts, and links interlock through integrated connector elements. This nesting approach allows multiple components to be combined into cohesive structures without requiring excessive fasteners or assembly hardware, reducing the overall component count while maintaining extensibility.
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AI summary
This three-dimensional (3D) gaming platform provides snap-together construction components and designs for building a variety of custom, multi-level game boards (grid-sets) on which players (one or more) can play a wide variety of included and extensible logic and strategy games. The invention includes sets of player pieces as well as custom “node” components that modify the behavior of spaces on the grid-set. Players may use additional grid-set construction parts and nodes to modify the physical board during play. The gaming platform enables an extensible variety of games as well as opportunities for further customizing grid-sets, game types, player pieces, 3D printable extensions, and virtual digital implementations.