Alternative game controllers help to gamify reverse vending process

 The reverse vending machines are  very usefull but they have only one disadvantage - they are "passive" objects ! It is an intersting challenge to attract more people for collecting used cans and bottles.

A year ago I came to the idea of adding an outdoor arcade hardware to the "passive" vending machine.

https://tauko56.blogspot.com/2021/03/alternative-game-controllers-give-us.html

 

In order to remove any  sanitary problems cased by endless COVID pandemic I used my next idea of  the foot-operated game controller.Below you can see the 2nd prototype under construction.

   

 The core idea was to use kid's natural interest to gaming  for extra profit.

But the same interest may be used in the Revers Vending!

 The classic arcade gaming is almost completely killed by COVID and there is a clearly seen deficite of COVID-safe public gaming. There is no problem to use  my old approach in the case of reverse vinding. Kids and  teenagers have a lot of free time but limited pocket money. What if there will be a choice to get a set of  competitive arcade game in addition to some kind of coupons for used plastic bottle and  meta cans? As kids have a lot of free time they can use it fot colecting used  cans and bottles and convert then into gaming with friends.

Classic vending  and reverse vending machines may be installed at the same location and acts as  main attractive element of the meeteing point for local youth.

 

Any transaction of vending or reverse vending gives a chance to play arcade game. In the cheapist case video and sound of arcade game is broadcasted through local WiFi net and can be received not only by players ( with their mobile devices)  but  also by  onlookers and by-standers.

I made several arcade games  for my foot operated game controllers starting from dance game and soccer. The  most fresh game is about beer bubbles: 

For kids beer bubbles may be replaced with similar bubbles in Coke :).

"Huge but small" : alternative evolution branch of arcade cabinets

 Dimensions of the classic arcade cabinets were determined by available materials, TV  tube mainly.That is why arcade cabinets were made  for one player only.

Modern  OLED  displays are 50" wide and even more. It gives possibilty to make arcade games for 2 or even for 4 players . But classic arcade cabinet with such a huge display becomes too big and needs a lot of space for it .The price of this monster is also high!

Almost all  arcade bars have some limitations in  space. So the arcade gaming hardware must be big   for better  gaming but must be small in size at the same time!

 I guess I know how to solve this contradiction. Please, look at the picture below.

We see a  long bar   and huge TV screens . Let us convert them into  an unusual arcade gaming system. All we need is to install my original foot-operated game controllers under the  bar  and connect them with  the game console or TV set directly ( in the case of Android TV).  It may looks like at the picture below .

 The visitor can drink and play simple arcade games  at the same time as his \her hands are free now!

I had already  made  the beer-themed  arcade game and the foot-operated controller . I have tested my game  with my home TV and it looks not   bad. 

I guess it will be funny when the players drink beer and play beer-themed game  at the same time.

Part II.

After publishing this post I got a comment that my project ignores  the needs of disabled people.As a reply  I have to add some pics and videos.

It is true that the typical  arcade bar is  not friendly for  those who have problems with fine motoric as a result of Alzheimer's disease or cerebral palsy.

It is not a problem to dedicate a special zone of the bar and equipe it with comfortable chairs instead of classic "Lazy Suzan" . 

The partially disabled visitors feel uncomortable when they can not dance at the dance floor or play " The Dance Dance Revolution ".

 But in my case it is possible to dance sitting in the chair ! I called this  arcade game the  "Dance Machine for Grannies".

Visitors , who  are not able not play  the table football ( Kicker) can play my football simulator  with a partner in their own rhythm and style.