Jp Encausse

Jp Encausse

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Microsoft MVP AI and Native UI Expert

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  • Tiny Expeditions
    Tiny ExpeditionsThe Tabletop That Plays Back
    May 2026
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    VISEO Bot MakerCreate chatbots and vocal apps in just a few clicks
    Oct 2017
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I built a smart tabletop tile. What should actually be in the box?

I've been building with ESP32s for years. A few weeks ago I co-designed a PCB with Gemini and Claude first real boards back from a Chinese fab, clean and scalable. That's when a drawer project became something I'm seriously considering turning into a product.

The tile detects miniatures, triggers LEDs and audio, runs a scenario engine on-device. No screen, no subscription, no app required.

Demo: https://demo.tiny-expeditions.com

Here's where I'm stuck: if you were backing this on Kickstarter, what would need to be in a Starter Kit for the price to make sense? 2 tiles? 4? With or without miniatures? At what price does it become a no-brainer vs. a "maybe someday"?

I built a smart tabletop tile. What should actually be in the box?

I've been building with ESP32s for years. A few weeks ago I co-designed a PCB with Gemini and Claude; first real boards back from a Chinese fab, clean and scalable. That's when a drawer project became something I'm seriously considering turning into a product.

The tile detects miniatures, triggers LEDs and audio, runs a scenario engine on-device. No screen, no subscription, no app required.

Demo: https://demo.tiny-expeditions.com

Here's where I'm stuck: if you were backing this on Kickstarter, what would need to be in a Starter Kit for the price to make sense? 2 tiles? 4? With or without miniatures? At what price does it become a no-brainer vs. a "maybe someday"?

Jp Encausse

1mo ago

Tiny Expeditions - The Tabletop That Plays Back

Every Tile Tells a Story. Yours Begins Here. A smart tabletop tile that detects your miniatures, narrates the adventure through light and sound, then connects to your friends' tiles to bring your own adventure. No screen. No rulebook. Just play. The tile is the platform; the adventure is yours to design.
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