LTAR and LTTO are Friends!

I made a discovery today that if you host LTAR guns with the NOMAD in the LTAR-only mode (this will allow you to make any LTAR-only attribute changes you wish, such as no beacons, auto reload, receive ammo and/or shields) IT CAN interact with LTTO normal hosted games!  Meaning the LTAR and the LTTO gear will each receive tags from each other! This opens the door up to even more great customizable games.  This video demonstrates how it works.

NOMAD MKII OVERVIEW VIDEO

Grab yourself some popcorn and poprocks ladies and gents, here is a video that gives you an overview of everything the NOMAD MKII can do. And it's a lot! This video is an HOUR LONG! (The NOMAD is a hand-held portable hosting unit with many additional features.)  So for the next hour you can either re-watch the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season finale - or the this epic masterpiece that unveils the numerous features of the NOMAD MKII!

NOMAD MARK II

I know this blog has been quiet, but I have been VERY busy working out the kinks on the latest Zombie sensor AND the new NOMAD MkII. And I must say for the NOMAD, this little device is simply AMAZING! I can't wait to show it off to you all.

What is the NOMAD? It's a portable, hand-held device that can be used for hosting LTTO, LTX and LTAR games without needing to be attached to a computer.  It does hosting and a ton of extra features crammed into a tiny unit.  Think of it as the Lazer Tag GameMaster's Swiss Army Knife. Yes, it's been a long wait, but trust me, it will be worth it.

PODCAST!

One of the great things about working on the Arduino platform is having access to a TON of help on the internet. When I started these projects over a year ago, I really knew nothing about programming and hardware. I only had a vision and a passion to make certain devices that would be compatible with the Lazer Tag gear I'm so heavily invested in. So I searched the web and taught myself through many of the great on-line tutorials recources that's out there.

PROJECT UPDATES

Even thought it's been quite here on my blog, I've been busily working on updating all of my projects
- which has been actually pretty intense. So I'd thought I'd take a quick timeout from coding on the Arduino to bring everyone up to speed.

ZOMBIE SENSOR - This project has been known as the FERAL IR SENSOR - it will get a formal name change soon.  Last summer the "Mark I" version was used extensively at TagFest. I've been working on some updates to help improve upon the "Mark I" and it's looking really nice. I'll be making an announcement soon about this, along with a video to show off what's different.

TAGFEST 2014!!!

The dates for TagFest 2014 has been set for July 10 - 12 near Eugene Oregon. TagFest is a multi-day Lazer Tag event where we play in the Oregon woods. Come and have fun and meet other Lazer Tag enthusiasts. Sign up here on the official Facebook page.  For more information and to ask questions, visit this Facebook page.

Lazer Swarm Command Center

If you are looking for a way to do computerized hosting of complicated Lazer Tag games, then check out Riley McArdle's site, Lazer Swarm.  He has the Lazer Swarm Command Center. This hooks up to a laptop to create fully customizable games and is now on sale for $150. Here's a demonstration video...