SmartPlay

2013

SmartPlay is a networked payment and data collection system for arcade environments. Players tap an RFID card to pay for games and collect rewards — replacing physical coins and tickets. Each arcade cabinet is retrofitted with a SmartPlay module connected via Ethernet to a central server that authorizes transactions, manages configurations, and generates usage reports through an admin panel.

Built as my capstone project with a 4-person team (PlaySolutions). I built the hardware arcade cabinet emulator used to simulate real cabinets during development, implemented the coin collector hardware interface, co-designed the UI/UX for the hardware devices, and led the spec design and architecture for the administrator web panel. I also contributed reviews and testing across all other parts of the project.

Team: Luis Torres (PM), Juan Gomez, Andres Cordero, and myself.

This is a generic arcade game machine emulator used to emulate signals that would be sent to the physical coin slot and ticket dispenser mounted on the machine. The emulator was designed, build and programmed to interface with the SmartPlay arcade game device due to the unavailability of an actual arcade game cabinet.

The SmartPlay arcade game device which would be mounted on arcade game cabinets to replace coin slots and ticket dispenser. It has an back lit color LCD to display message, price and user instructions. It also has the RFID reader to identify users. Via the network port the device connects to the server to process user requests or receive commands from the admin panel. This was a WIP photo.

Top view of the SmartPlay arcade game device showing price message.

On the right is the SmartPlay recharge station device used by the user to add credits to their account. Users simply tap their RFID tag and insert coins into the slot to add credits. On the left is the SmartPlay arcade game device.

Full view of the SmartPlay system hardware devices. From left to right: arcade machine emulator, SmartPlay arcade game device, SmartPlay recharge station device.

Devices in transparent protective case for the final class presentation.

View of the SmartPlay system admin panel. Administrators could edit user accounts, recharge stations, arcade game cabinets and generate usage reports. Machine status, prices and ticket speed can be individually set for each arcade game Administrators could also remotely send custom messages to the LCD screen of devices in the network. Reports include data such as most popular game or most profitable game in a given date range.

Infograph on the SmartPlay system and its devices.

SmartPlay

2013

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