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The Quest Gauntlet
The Quest Gauntlet
Live Demonstration
Live Demonstration
Who Is It For?
The Quest Gauntlet was designed for hobbyists and people that are interested in immersive user experiences. The device is designed to act as a Bluetooth positioning device. It can be easily implemented into a myriad of settings like live action roleplay, escape rooms, and maze runs.
Why Is It Useful?
The Quest Gauntlet improves the immersive user experience industry and bring what once was thought to be reserved for the virtual world to the real world! The Quest Gauntlet could potentially tap into a whole new aspect of immersive technology.
What Does It Do and How Does It Work?
The Quest Gauntlet is a Bluetooth positioning device that is made up of a glove for each designated player and NPC. The player glove system is made up of a buzzer, potentiometer, and a Circuit Playground Bluefruit as the logic board. The NPC glove system is made up of a power switch and another Circuit Playground Bluefruit as a logic board. The two-glove system work together to create a "hot and cold" position indicator with the use of the LEDs on the Bluefruit logic boards. When both gloves are close enough to each other, The LEDs will start to flash, introducing the player to the NPC and starting the player on their next adventure.
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
The NPC Glove is built onto a knit glove.
Attached on the back of the hand is the Circuit Playground Bluefruit, which is powered by a coin cell battery pack tucked into the glove. A separate power switch is attached on the wrist.
The Player Glove is built onto a knit glove.
On the back of the hand is the Circuit Playground Bluefruit, which is powered by a AAA battery pack tucked into the glove -- greater current than the NPC's coin cell. A separate power switch is attached on the wrist.
Differently from the NPC glove, the Player Glove has a potentiometer and a buzzer on the wrist.
The Player Glove has a physical slide switch to power on and off the Circuit Playground.
It receives LED color signal from the NPC Glove and determines signal strength.
The on-board NeoPixels light up with the color choice received and increase in number of NeoPixels lit based on the strength of Bluetooth signal.
When the signal strength is very close, the buzzer activates.
The NPC Glove has a physical slide switch to power on and off the Circuit Playground.
There are two buttons on the board to pick the color of the LEDs.
This chosen LED color is transmitted via Bluetooth to the Player Glove.
Main Components
Main Components
NPC Glove
NPC Glove
Knit Glove
Circuit Playground Bluefruit
Power Switch
Coin Cell Battery Pack
Player Glove
Player Glove
Knit Glove
Circuit Playground Bluefruit
Power Switch
AAA Battery Pack
Potentiometer
Buzzer
Next Steps
Next Steps
Change Bluetooth to GPS - This will allow for better use outdoors, and on a grander scale! Make the whole world your map!
Incorporate Vibration Feedback - Give users a more interactive experience with this kind of feedback.
Add Sound Effects - Gauntlets can interact in so many new ways! Make sounds trigger quests complete, or finding a secret place all to immerse the user further.
Add Additional Coded Features - Incorporating other programs could open a huge range of possibilities, adding elements to real life gameplay. Such as a way to track currency a player may collect in a game, or track time for a quest to be finished!
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