Smarts Interactive Darts

Smarts Darts is the hottest product to hit the bar and pub scene in years. Darts as a game has become hugely popular over recent years, with fanatical support at competitions, and more and more players taking up the game at home. We’ve taken the game of darts to the next level, with our interactive darts system we’ve enabled you to play a whole host of fun games with your friends – you don’t have to be a pro player, or a whizz at maths to have fun. The Smarts Darts system plays all the amazing games and does all the scoring for you automatically. Watch the video below for a full walkthrough of the incredible Augmented Reality Darts system, showing the hardware, the software and learn about how the incredible control operators have at their fingertips. It is worth noting that Bullseye and Augmented Reality Darts is currently only available for commercial premises. This license includes software license, game use and servicing. How it works The Smarts Interactive Darts system consists of: A Unicorn Smartboard dartboard A big-screen TV A touchscreen user interface to control the gaming experience Using the very latest dartboard technology the Smartboard senses where the darts have landed on the board. This registers the score and updates all the game graphics on a TV placed near to the dartboard (usually above) and on the touchscreen user interface. The basic game rules are always displayed on the touchscreen, but the user is guided through the game process on the main big screen. The graphics willl show who is throwing, who’s up next, what the current scores are and what players should aim for with each throw. The whole system is controlled via a touchscreen user interface which can be located somewhere near the throw line. Is it the same system that Flight Club uses? No. The Flight Club system uses cameras to track where the dart has landed. We have found in testing that our Smartboard is more accurate than Flight Club’s camera system. Camera systems Vs Smartboard At present, a Smartboard which detects dart locations in a bristle dart board is the most accurate system in the world. They require no calibration (just hang it on the wall), no prohibitively expensive camera systems and less fickle lighting setups to work. Due to its extremely robust nature, the Smartboard system is much more suited to the hospitality industry – even a nudge to a camera system can result in an engineer callout to recalibrate. Some camera systems do have a wider field of view, allowing for the recording of darts missing the board – but our system has solutions to combat this. Most importantly, a Smartboard is the only detection method that enables Augmented Reality Darts. SMARTS – Interactive Darts The SMARTS Interactive Darts system uses the Smartboard to automatically detect where darts have landed and instantly displays the results on a TV screen or monitor above the board. The system is controlled via a touchscreen user interface which is located somewhere near the throw line. The basic game rules are always displayed on the touchscreen, but the user is guided through the game process by the graphics on the TV screen or monitor. The graphics show who is throwing, who’s up next, what the current scores are and what players should aim for with each throw. What’s the difference between SMARTS interactive darts and Augmented Reality darts? It’s not what is known as a soft tip dartboard. The dartboard is manufactured by Unicorn and is made to the same exacting standards as the Unicorn HD Eclipse 2 – the board used in all professional (PDC) events. Unicorn are our joint venture partner and we have exclusivity of the board for commercial use. The dartboard is not the same as the board which can be bought for domestic use. The domestic board is battery powered and communicates via Bluetooth. We have worked with Unicorn to develop a serial version of the board that is powered by and communicates through USB. The version we use is green and red The board detects spikes in electromagnetism to determine where and when darts have landed in it. Any steel tip darts can be used but they need to be magnetised for detection. To do this, the tips of the darts are inserted into a small hole on the front of the board that contains a magnet. Each dart takes 5-10 seconds to magnetise and will remain magnetised for 6+ month