September 29, 2005 04:14 PM
I’ve been trying to find information about RFID readers to use for pod identification in the Battle Pods game. It seems like something like this might work. Does anyone know anything about this stuff?
Another option would be a barcode reader, but I’m a little worried that it would be a problem to get the pods lined up just right to be read properly. I would prefer that the pod recognition process be transparent to the user.
A cartridge style slot with metal pins could work too, but clearly the ideal solution would be to just be able to set them on the controller and have them recognized without having to make sure they are aligned properly or fully inserted into any kind of interface.
More to come.
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