Packaging Body Game Controller via Electric Field Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video game controllers contribute to environmental waste, and there is a need for a system that encourages responsible recycling while providing a playful and social engagement mechanism using packaging as game controllers, especially for smart devices and consoles.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a hub unit connected to gaming device consoles with electronic circuitry that enables packaging bodies to function as game controllers, registering users and awarding redeemable points for recycling, utilizing alternating electric fields for gesture recognition and communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional controllers are used for gaming, then gaming functionality is provided, but environmental waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging body is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as both a protective container for the product and as a game controller for interactive gaming. The packaging includes electrodes and circuitry that enable it to detect gestures and commands, transforming it from a single-use waste item into a reusable gaming device that reduces controller waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers value from packaging bodies by enabling them to function as game controllers. Instead of discarding packaging after use, the system allows users to recycle the packaging body through the gaming interface, where points are awarded for recycling actions, thereby recovering the packaging for continued use or proper disposal.
2Loss of substance
If packaging bodies are recycled, then environmental waste is reduced, but user engagement motivation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback to users through the gaming interface when they perform recycling actions. The packaging body detects gestures and commands, processes them through the gaming console, and provides visual or haptic feedback, making the recycling process engaging and rewarding rather than mundane.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging body is equipped with its own electrodes and circuitry that enable it to actively participate in the gaming process and detect user interactions. This self-service capability allows the packaging to function autonomously as a controller, enhancing user engagement while promoting recycling.
3Ease of operation
If packaging bodies are made interactive as game controllers, then user engagement is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential components needed for interactivity from the packaging body - specifically electrodes and basic circuitry - while maintaining the rest of the packaging structure intact. This selective extraction adds gaming functionality without requiring complete redesign of the packaging, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging body acts as an intermediary between the user and the gaming console, translating physical gestures into digital commands. This intermediary role is achieved through simple electrode-based gesture detection, avoiding the need for complex processing systems within the packaging itself.
4Ease of operation
If redeemable points are awarded for recycling, then recycling motivation is increased, but system complexity for tracking and managing points is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The point tracking and recycling incentive system is merged with the existing gaming console and packaging body electronics. The gaming console processes gestures, tracks recycling actions, and manages redeemable points as part of its existing processing capabilities, rather than requiring a separate complex tracking system.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming console serves multiple functions: it provides gaming entertainment, tracks recycling actions through the packaging body, manages redeemable points, and provides feedback to users. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single device, reducing overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively promotes recycling by converting packaging into interactive game controllers, reducing waste, and providing incentives through redeemable points, enhancing social and environmental engagement while offering brands a 'green touch' in marketing.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing alternating electric fields for gesture recognition and communication
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a system operably connected to a packaging body for controlling a game device console. The system includes a hub unit coupled to the gaming device console and an electronic circuitry communicating with the hub unit. The hub unit includes generator, first convertor, a first electrode, a first switching unit, a first detection unit and a hub controller. The electronic circuitry includes a second electrode, a floating electrode, a second converter, a buffer and a second detection unit for detecting change in electric-field percentage value for playing a game on the gaming device console. The hub controller receives the unique command for a specified electric-field percentage value. Further, the hub controller facilitates in selecting the right game move for playing a game on the gaming device console.