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Multi-Sensory Gaming

Children's gaming evolves to become more immersive

Implications - Moving beyond the use of multi-screens in gaming, brands are turning to multi-sensory features to elevate the experience. By incorporating augmented technology and digital projections, brands are seeking to draw in easily impatient young consumers with devices that demand more engagement and sensory participation. This ultimately reflects a shift in the evolution of gaming towards more immersive experiences.
Workshop Question - How does your consumer use your offerings and how can you enhance that interaction by create a more immersive experience?
Trend Themes
1. Multi-sensory Gaming - Brands are turning to multi-sensory features to elevate the gaming experience and create more immersive experiences.
2. Digitized Building Block Games - The merging of physical and digital gaming experiences is becoming more popular, blurring the lines between the two.
3. AI-assisted Toys - Toys that incorporate AI technology are allowing children to experience a more interactive and automated gameplay experience.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming - The gaming industry can benefit from incorporating multi-sensory features and digitizing physical games.
2. Toy - The toy industry can benefit from incorporating AI technology to create more interactive and engaging toys.
3. Education - The integration of interactive technology in education can create new opportunities for immersive and engaging learning experiences.
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Featured Examples

AI-Assisted Racing Toys
AI-Assisted Racing Toys
'Hot Wheels AI' is a Modernized Version of the Classic Race Car Toys
The ‘Hot Wheels AI’ Intelligent Race System is Hot Wheels’ attempt to bring their classic toys up to speed with an increasingly video game-dependent young generation. With video... MORE
Talkative Smartphone Toys
Talkative Smartphone Toys
The Smapon Communication Toy Works in Tandem with a Phone
The Smapon Communication Toy is a novel device that’s designed to sit on a smartphone’s screen and talk to users in Japanese. Interactions that can take place with the smart talking... MORE
Interactive Game Projectors
Interactive Game Projectors
The Lumo Interactive Projector Turns Kids' Rooms Into Playgrounds
The Lumo Play system uses an interactive projector to enable kids to play various games on floor projections. Classic games like air hockey, soccer and hungry, hungry hippos can be projected on a... MORE
Augmented Fantasy Games
Augmented Fantasy Games
Kazooloo Blends a Traditional Fantasy Game with Elements of Digital Play
The premise is Kazooloo is simple: you’re a hero on a mission to take down dragons and other terrifying creatures that threaten to destroy the planet. The journey takes players through three... MORE
play_circle_filled Digitized Building Block Games
Digitized Building Block Games
Lego Dimensions Blurs the Lines Between Physical and Digital Gaming
Lego Dimensions is the building block manufacturer’s latest digital gaming experience. Blurring the lines between physical and digital gaming, this newly announced product was unveiled at... MORE
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Augmentation Anime Apps
The Pokemon Go Lets Users Battle & Play On the Go Via Mobile Devices
Nintendo is working with developers to create the Pokemon Go app, which is an interactive mobile game. It allows users to play, battle and capture Pokemon creatures using augmented technology. This... MORE

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