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'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"?
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.
