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Posted February 19th 2008 under Playgrounds
Do you know the annoying but addictive toy Bop It from Hasbro? If not, watch this video. Basically it tells you what to do, (bop/pull/spin/twist/flick) and you follow the action as it commands you faster and faster.
This is the basic principle behind i-Play (intelligent play), new playground equipment from Playdale. This frame houses a solar powered computer system that controls the game. A variety of switches (Push, pull, press, spin, turn or stamp) are attached to the frame. When the game starts a light will flash next to an action point, and like the Bop It game, you have to complete each action fast enough with the speed ever increasing.
Scores are uploaded via the internet to a central league table on the iPlay website.
Comments
(April 7th 2009)
it is cool i love playing it