Who has not heard of Skylanders, LEGO Dimension, the new talking Barbie or Disney Playmation? In this talk we'll show you how Unity helped us make some cool connected toy experiences. From debugging the hardware to creating new smart toy interactions, we wanted something flexible enough. Unity was a great fit and we'll show you how.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCE6jcy2rU
18. DF Robot
OSH Park Ecosystem
Fab Lab
~ 1$/PCB
Local business...
2-layer PCB
(from DFRobot)
PCB Production
19. Not too hard.
• Good station (ex: PACE or HAKKO)
• Multimeter
• Clips
• Microscope
Reflow oven / Breakout boards
Soldering & Assembly
20. IDE for C / Assembler
Existing code:
• Arduino librairies
• mbed platform
Firmware Over-the-Air
Firmware
21. • Iterative process: Build and Run
• Windows development
• Visual Studio
• C#
• Native extensions for mobile devices
• UniSWF
• One person is needed to make a complete prototype
Video Game
22. • Iterative process: Build and Run
• Windows development
• Visual Studio
• C#
• Native extensions for mobile devices
• UniSWF
• One person is needed to make a complete prototype
Video Game
23. • RFID / NFC (no global reach)
• Audio recognition (no multiplayer and low reliability)
Wired communication:
• USB HID
• UART
Wireless communication:
• Wifi
• Bluetooth
• Bluetooth LE (low energy)
Communication Protocol
24. Debugging real-time data over the air
• BLE Sniffer Hardware
• C# Communication Bridge
• Transfert data to Unity over TCP Socket
• Play the game inside Unity Editor in real-time
• Debug inputs with Gizmos
• WPF / SciChart
Communication Debugging
26. • Create your own part CAD
• Autodesk Inventor HSM
• To 3D Printer
• To CNC
Hardware Development
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29. • Take the time to pick the right components
• Watch out for Burgerduino monsters!
• Assume Simon makes errors (FOTA rocks!)
• Use Unity!
• Make it beautiful, but robust!
• Debug and iterate
• Yes, things can catch on fire!
Remember
It seems to me I had a great time playing video game when I was young... But now, I got six kids, And I see how much easier it is to access games, and how time consuming it can get. This is why at frima we started a branch called frimalab, who's goal is to bring back the kids to physical play, while conserving the best aspect of video games.
Today, we are going to talk about the process of making a smart-toy prototype, from the deisgn phase to the final result, and all steps to get there.
You've got the most awesome job in the world. EVERY SINGLE TIME
It all started a while ago, we have an internal contest like the Dragon's den (or shark tank) TV Show
Ce qu'on fait maintenant
Comment ça a commencer.
VIDEO
We broung in the idea, sound fun, we did it.
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