xScape Games
xScape Games
xScape Games
Overview
As founder of xScape Games, I led a team of robotic engineers to build an augmented reality robotic gaming platform. The technology enabled a “Real World MarioKart” experience with RC cars.
The Problem
Online gaming has created multiple generations of people who are disconnected from real-world interactions. Unlike the old days when multiplayer games were played on a couch or at an arcade with friends, gamers are now “alone together”.
Areas
0-1 Product
Frontier Tech
AR
Robotics
Location Based Community
New Gaming Experience
Period
2017-2021
Overview
As founder of xScape Games, I led a team of robotic engineers to build an augmented reality robotic gaming platform. The technology enabled a “Real World MarioKart” experience with RC cars.
The Problem
Online gaming has created multiple generations of people who are disconnected from real-world interactions. Unlike the old days when multiplayer games were played on a couch or at an arcade with friends, gamers are now “alone together”.
Areas
0-1 Product
Frontier Tech
AR
Robotics
Location Based Community
New Gaming Experience
Period
2017-2021
Overview
As founder of xScape Games, I led a team of robotic engineers to build an augmented reality robotic gaming platform. The technology enabled a “Real World MarioKart” experience with RC cars.
The Problem
Online gaming has created multiple generations of people who are disconnected from real-world interactions. Unlike the old days when multiplayer games were played on a couch or at an arcade with friends, gamers are now “alone together”.
Areas
0-1 Product
Frontier Tech
AR
Robotics
Location Based Community
New Gaming Experience
Period
2017-2021
Project Challenges
Fundraising for a high-risk consumer hardware startup
Navigating go-to-market options driven by consumer hardware economics
Innovations
Invented a proprietary low-latency, low-cost wireless video technology that was 40% faster than any alternatives on the market
Developed a high speed, low cost computer vision mapping system
Connected like minded RC car enthusiasts through a unique location-based companion app
User Research
Conducted one year of user research with 440 gamers and 5 vehicle prototypes
Built and tested a plug-and-play consumer version
Built and tested an AR camera kit version for RC car hobbyists
Built and tested an out-of-home entertainment version for location-based events and amusement parks
Created the world's largest location-based RC community app, validating the core concept in 3 months
Results and Outcomes
Signed $1M LOI based on MVP
Created go-to-market strategy to bootstrap product launch and capture $500M space
xScape Games demonstrated the potential of reviving a joyful childhood activity—RC cars—by integrating modern social gaming components and appealing to a large adult audience. By connecting people in the real world through unique shared gaming experiences, xScape Games transformed any location into a vibrant gaming arena, ensuring participants never felt "alone together."
Project Challenges
Fundraising for a high-risk consumer hardware startup
Navigating go-to-market options driven by consumer hardware economics
Innovations
Invented a proprietary low-latency, low-cost wireless video technology that was 40% faster than any alternatives on the market
Developed a high speed, low cost computer vision mapping system
Connected like minded RC car enthusiasts through a unique location-based companion app
User Research
Conducted one year of user research with 440 gamers and 5 vehicle prototypes
Built and tested a plug-and-play consumer version
Built and tested an AR camera kit version for RC car hobbyists
Built and tested an out-of-home entertainment version for location-based events and amusement parks
Created the world's largest location-based RC community app, validating the core concept in 3 months
Results and Outcomes
Signed $1M LOI based on MVP
Created go-to-market strategy to bootstrap product launch and capture $500M space
xScape Games demonstrated the potential of reviving a joyful childhood activity—RC cars—by integrating modern social gaming components and appealing to a large adult audience. By connecting people in the real world through unique shared gaming experiences, xScape Games transformed any location into a vibrant gaming arena, ensuring participants never felt "alone together."
Project Challenges
Fundraising for a high-risk consumer hardware startup
Navigating go-to-market options driven by consumer hardware economics
Innovations
Invented a proprietary low-latency, low-cost wireless video technology that was 40% faster than any alternatives on the market
Developed a high speed, low cost computer vision mapping system
Connected like minded RC car enthusiasts through a unique location-based companion app
User Research
Conducted one year of user research with 440 gamers and 5 vehicle prototypes
Built and tested a plug-and-play consumer version
Built and tested an AR camera kit version for RC car hobbyists
Built and tested an out-of-home entertainment version for location-based events and amusement parks
Created the world's largest location-based RC community app, validating the core concept in 3 months
Results and Outcomes
Signed $1M LOI based on MVP
Created go-to-market strategy to bootstrap product launch and capture $500M space
xScape Games demonstrated the potential of reviving a joyful childhood activity—RC cars—by integrating modern social gaming components and appealing to a large adult audience. By connecting people in the real world through unique shared gaming experiences, xScape Games transformed any location into a vibrant gaming arena, ensuring participants never felt "alone together."
