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Have you observed how kids love playing with the toy box more than the toy itself. This is because a box allows for imagination to transform it into numerous possibilities, something the child wants it to be, when they want it to be. A toy on the other hand is limiting, repetitive & unimaginative. It can only be what it was meant to be. The next time I hear the words "Think outside the box", I'm going to ask the child inside me to first reimagine the box. #innovation #solutions #reimagine

#Sony's #New #Patent #Can #Improve #Haptic #Feedback #with "#Weighted #Component" Sony is full of great ideas, and here is another one. What if you could feel the weight of your gun in-game and its movement while shooting? This and more could be possible with a new technology described in Sony's recently released patent. "Haptic Module and Controller Having Rotational Weight Distribution" changes controllers drastically. Now, they can only vibrate, but haptic feedback would jump to another level with this innovation. "The controller comprises a weighted component connected to the controller, wherein the weighted component is rotationally movable relative to the controller. The controller is configured to rotate the weighted component from a start position to an end position to shift the center of the mass of the controller in response to a trigger event; wherein the weighted component stops moving at the end position. This movement of the weighted component provides directional haptic feedback to a user of the controller." This weighted component would shift the center of the mass of the controller and make gaming experience more immersive. The invention "provides new forms of haptic feedback by significantly altering the weight distribution of the haptic module." "Rotating the weighted component means a wide variety of different types of directional haptic feedback can be provided, such as leaning sensation when the weight distribution of the controller is adjusted to make the controller heavier on one side for an extended period of time, or a jerking sensation when the weighted component is rapidly decelerated to provide a directional impact effect on the controller." Naturally, the patent's existence doesn't mean we'll see such a controller any time soon (if ever), but it's a nice addition to the pizza-smelling gamepad – full immersion. Read the full text here and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more. https://lnkd.in/emUEkRj2 80LU - 11 March 2024

Link in comments! You have a great idea. Will anyone want to pay for it? How do you make a business out of innovation? Drawing from his experience developing and selling board games (plus 33 years of product development and intellectual property licensing at IBM) Eric Foster of High Peak Concepts LLC will walk through the various decision trees that face new product developers. Is there a market for it? How do you promote It? Source It? Build It? Store it? Distribute It? Sell It? #makerspace #manufacturing Innovate 518 Center for Economic Growth Flying Pig Society

Innovation: successful ideas, methods or products to create new value. As an indie toy retailer we appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate & sell innovation. From my experience here are 5 top toy innovation companies I have worked with; 1. Moose Toys- truly new ideas/methods(in their DNA) 2. MGA Entertainment- disruptive in toys 3. Spinmaster- always in the discussion 4. Zuru- bigger than toys -construction and consumer goods 5. Wild Republic- introducing biodegradable plush Of Note; WowWee- robotics & consumer entertainment True innovation isn’t about copycat technology or adding a new color or license to a toy. It’s creating new value for all in our industry. Keep innovating. 👏🙏 #toys #games #toyindustry #innovation #inventors #brickandmortar #retail #indietoystores

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here's Bezi - interesting tool for mocking up AR interfaces, demonstrated by Son Huang here. as we transition into more use of hand tracking for day to day control, i'm thinking these types of interfaces will become more common as time progresses, especially as devices become more mobile and we use them in the field - shades of SAO a bit as well!