INSTEAD OF SENDING RLVNT's CLIENTS A CLICHÉ CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT YEAR, OUR TEAM GAMIFIED THE WHOLE TRADITION. WE BOUGHT A RETIRED VINTAGE MECHANICAL GRABBING CLAW MACHINE AND TURNED IT INTO AN ADVANCED ONLINE CONTROLLABLE MECHANICAL/ DIGITAL HYBRID GRABBING ROBOT.
I NAMED OUR HACK/MOD: 'GRAB-O-MATIC'
CLIENTS RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH THEIR PERSONAL ACCES CODE. THIS WAY THEY COULD LOG INTO GRAB-O-MATIC'S OWN ONLINE CHANNEL: GRAB-O-MATIC.TV PLAYERS CONTROLLED THE GRABBER FROM WHATEVER DEVICE: PC, TABLET OR SMARTPHONE.
grab-O-matic's first test run
DID A PLAYER SUCCEED IN GRABBING ONE OF THE 'CHRISTMAS BALLS?' GRAB-O-MATIC'S RFID READER WOULD DETERMINE WHAT PRICE WAS WON. OUR OWN 3D-PRINTED UNICORN RLVNT BALLPOINT HOLDER FOR INSTANCE.
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additional credits:
RIK KOKKELINK (CONCEPT, ART DIRECTION & DESIGN)
RUUD PUYLAERT (TECH & PROGRAMMING)
RENS PLANDSOEN (GETTING IT FUNDED)
