Da Pong - The 2.0 Beer Pong to Light Up Saturday Night

Revolutionising a game that today costs less than 20€ by making it interactive and adding a digital component.

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The 2.0 beer pong to light up Saturday night

A Beer Pong 2.0 with multiple upgrades, for a new and always different experience. A dynamic, innovative and socializing game for all 18+ around the world.

Concept

Dapong is a new way to play beer pong with a smart board able to move, store points and light up to give an interactive experience.

Hardware

Wireframe of the device: runs with a stepper motor, LED rings and piezo sensors. The smart board is able to move, store points and light up to give an interactive experience. Electrical configuration of the device on the right, the layout of the architecture developed during the lab, and a focus on the Adafruit Feather used.

Software

The application is designed to give extra power to the board adding: the organization of tournaments and plays; the colors setting and the management. The prototype works with Android broadcast and a bridge app.

Experience

The experience starts when players place all the cups on the board. Switching on and connecting the board to the mobile app, it's time to choose between a single game or a tournament. All the cups have a green light, but one — the bonus one — has a rainbow light. By centring a glass, the platform will start to rotate while the bonus glass stops the rotation. The first team to finish their glasses wins the round.

Promo video