Cube based gaming platform boggles the mind

  • Tons of tech in a tiny package
  • All the puzzle games you love are inside
  • Developer's kit coming in early 2013
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Cube based gaming platform boggles the mind

What do you get when you take multi axis accelerometers, haptic vibration feedback, wireless connectivity, 4-channel audio and 54 multi-color LEDs and roll it into a handheld cube? A unique gaming experience unlike any other of course. What? You didn't know that?

ThinkGeek worked with our European friends Princip to produce this super cool gaming toy of the future. How does it work? Hard to explain but we'll try.

The Futuro Cube senses rotation and tapping on any side. It can vibrate, play audio and dynamically change it's LED colors across any face of the cube to provide feedback. A dozen built in games then take advantage of these controls. What's more, buy two cubes and they can interact together. Not enough? Wait for the software development kit coming out later this year and program your own applications.

Here are some of the tech tricks your Futuro Cube can do:

Determine gravity
This feature is used for Gravitap and Rotoselect functionality, and has a lot of other uses. Ever played the classic game Snake? Imagine playing it on The Cube controlling the Snake using a tap – whenever you tap the Cube, the snake goes down.

Motion tracking
The Cube tracks your motion to recognize patterns that are used as a game input. For example, to reset the cube, use a circular gesture.

Tapping
The Cube's accelerometer can determine when you tap it. It also recognizes what particular side your tapped and whether this side was on top, bottom or one of the lateral sides.

Diode coloring
Each side of the Cube contains 3x3 RGB color LED lights matrix, 18 LED lights total. Each point can shine one or both colors with varying intensity or not shine at all, giving three color options to design games with. Imagine Rubik's cube with only three colors. To solve it you need to have the same colors on opposite sides.

Sound
The Cube can play sounds and voice clips, too! Any game information like how to play, game feedback or your score can be conveyed audibly.

Early in 2013, Princip will release a software development kit so you can develop your own games and software for the Futuro. Built in are a dozen different games you can play out of the box

INCLUDED GAMES

CUBRIS
Similar to Tetris on a cube. Tap on a side to rotate the piece; tap from the top to place the piece. If you fill a side, that side disappears, if you create a ring around the cube, the ring disappears. If you do it with same color, bonus!

GOMOKU
Try to beat the cube at a futuristic version of tic-tac-toe. This is a classic five in a row on the cubic surface. The special rule is that diagonals of opposite sides are connected.

SNAKE
Eat as many apples as you can without eating yourself. The snake is turning so that it is always moving towards the top. Green poisoned apples make you go straight for a while. Unfortunately, you have to eat them anyway.

RING DREAM
This is a very delicate and motion sensitive game for long-romantic evenings. No, actually this is a very easy rotation puzzle that everybody can solve. Just select the ring by rotating the cube and then by tapping, twist the ring. The ring will rotate one spot for each tap. Once every side has same color, you are done!

ROAD RUNNER
Keep the Road runner on the top side. The faster you follow, the faster he moves. If you are not fast enough, he waits for you, but you lose your speed and distance. Try to go as far as possible.

MULTI GOMOKU
Five in a row for two players with two cubes. It has the same rules as Gomoku.

    

GRAVITY PUZZLE
The Gravity puzzle is a lovely classic cube-based rotation puzzle. You need to get each color on its own side. All transfers are made by side tap and top tap.

GRAVITY CHALLENGE
This is a very relaxing game. You only work with the top side and spots love falling down if they can. Try to tap! You have to collect all the spots with the same color to one uniquely colored connected area.

PIANO
Welcome to our musical challenge. Expect lots of practice and try to be precise by hitting the center of sides! You have always 6 tones available for each rotation of the cube, therefore just playing the full scale can be very difficult. Once you master a complicated piece, share it on internet!

MULTI CUBRIS
Have you mastered CUBRIS for one player? Then here is the right challenge for you and one of your friends. Connect your cubes, and you will receive the same set of pieces to place. Time is running and you must survive, otherwise your score is not counted! If you finish faster, you gain some points for your opponent's laziness… However, what if he placed the pieces slower but smarter?

SOKOBAN
The classic computer game on a Futuro surface. It makes perfect sense to play this game on a cube, because you can always move it aside (wink, wink). We’ve prepared the mazes, your goal is to move the bricks to the right spots! You change your position by rotating the player on the top and then by tapping on the sides. If you want to take your move back, just tap the opposite side of the player.

DREAM QUEST
Ready your brain to serve as a display unit. Each time you reset this game, a new random maze is generated. But you never see the maze! You walk through the maze, by rotating cube like you would do if you were a walking cube. If you hit a wall, the cube will let you know. Find all sound spots and then make your journey from the lowest sound spot to the highest. You have to go in order otherwise you fail your quest. You can play this with closed eyes, but if you open them there is a small hint ready for you.

Product Specifications

  • The gaming device of the future in the palm of your hand
  • Contains a lot of tech:
    • solid-state accelerometer senses rotation and movement
    • gravity sensor
    • tap sensor
    • 54 multi-colored LEDs
    • vibration feedback
    • wireless communication for competitive gaming (if you have two cubes!)
    • 4 channel audio
    • built-in rechargeable battery provides hours of play time
  • Play games like Snake, Cubris, Sokoban, and more. A dozen games are included.
  • Developer tools coming in early 2013! Code your own games!

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