Interaction system for computer games, uses radio wave, electromagnetic, acoustic or optic means to determine position and type of gaming pieces on board

摘要

The positions of gaming pieces (103) on a board (100) are detected using radio wave, electromagnetic, acoustic or optic means and they are identified or the type of gaming piece is determined also using radio wave, electromagnetic, acoustic or optic means. This information is sent to the computer system (104) and inputted into a game application running on the computer. The position and type of gaming piece can be identified using e.g. a video camera (101).