John Boucard is a technology futurist / inventor specializing in high tech toys, consumer products, and software.
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John Boucard has been developing new PaperClix Technology and embedding it into various types of flat surfaces such as whiteboards, paper folios, and stationary.
The new technology allows anyone to touch or gesture on a a flat surface, paper, stationary, and even packaging.
Enjoy!
I have been developing interactive, conductive ink packaging that is able to manage TOUCH, LIGHT, SOUND, INTERNET, and INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS placed in various locations inside / outside the package.
I have been experimenting with a unique software system that manages the ability to recognize physical objects and link them to relevant digital experiences on the internet.
What do you think?
- John Lilly
John Boucard says this is just the tip of a whole world of marketing and promotional opportunities that can laser-target the kid demo.
Controlling armies with a wave of the hand used to be the exclusive domain of emperors and warlords. But thanks to the inventiveness of John Boucard and the creative genius of Stan Lee, now anyone can use their meathooks to conduct a massive superhero battle on-line.
Lee’s property incubation shop POW! Entertainment has teamed up with Boucard to introduce Power Patrol, a new game system that lets players store character information and stats on a special encrypted ring and then transfer that data onto the web. Kids can then either face off against other players’ characters in real-time, one-on-one battles or participate in a more immersive community quest to control cyberspace.
Once they’ve decided whether they want to play as a superhero or supervillain, kids buy the corresponding ring and then log on to a restricted website (www.power-patrol.com) by waving the bauble in front of any computer. Once there, they create an avatar, go on missions and solve puzzles to earn points and strengthen their character. The chips in the rings are designed to talk to each other, so kids will also be able to unlock new powers, games, points and missions simply by interacting with other Power Patrol members they know.
But the rings might eventually communicate with more than just computers. John Boucard’s patented technology can be embedded into almost any physical object, so the potential’s there for controlling things like TV sets, DVD players and cell phones. “It’s an entirely new form of entertainment like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” says Lee. “It has no borders. People can play wherever they go.”
Back in 2005 I invented a Kitchen magic device to help people figure out what to eat, how to make, and have fun with good food.
I embedded RFID tags into menu cards that the user could swipe in front of this multimedia device and activate a cute little animated chef named "Cookie".
This was the first handheld game that could interact in the real world....and push data and content back online.
As usual I was ahead of my time back then.
John Boucard is a technology futurist / inventor specializing in high tech toys, consumer products, and software.
John Boucard is a technology futurist / inventor specializing in high tech toys, consumer products, and software.
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