 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
Back to OEC-07 |
Press release
Win an iPod with the HurraFussball online trading card game at OEC-06
The revolutionary online trading card game "HurraFussball", developed by Menippos GmbH and manufactured by printed systems GmbH will be demonstrated at OEC-06. Delegates at OEC-06 will have the opportunity to play "HurraFussball" and the lucky winner of the tournament will receive a brand new iPod, courtesy of cintelliq, the founder of the conference. "HurraFussball" is based on the technology of mass printing of function polymers and enables the real playing world to be connected with the virtual playing world. Each of the trading cards is equipped with an electronic code which controls an online game. For the pilot application of mass-printed electronics, printed systems GmbH produced nearly 3 million trading cards - from the design of the electronic code via the electronic printing up to the sorting and packing of the cards in booster and starter sets. "The fully printed chip made by printed systems is revolutionary", says Volker Tzschucke, Executive Manager of Menippos. "It is no thicker than printing colour and is not noticeable or disturbing for the player. Moreover, it is the first time this technology allows us to use electronics on trading cards in an economically sensible manner." 330 different ID codes ensure that the computer can identify each card and integrate it into the flow of the computer game at the right time. The dedicated reader that can be bought by the end customer along with their first set of playing cards was also developed by printed systems. The player inserts the playing cards into the reader. The reader then sends signals, via USB cable, that are identified and translated by the game. See www.hurrafussball.de for a demonstration of the online game. |
|
|
||