Fun Game project : 2.4 Ghz RF / nRF24LU1 feasability ?

[Guillaume]

Hi, we would like to create a kind of game using 2.4Ghz emitters . The 2.4Ghz USB Dongle emits and the mobile phone detects the frequency + embed unique ID/code so we confirm if the person has been there ;-). No cheating !

Attached is our concept so we would thank you if someone can confirm we have chosen the right hardware before to buy.

Many many thanks ! Giom

2.4ghz USB Game project.docx

[John Waddell]

This sounds like an interesting concept. The nRF24LU1+ seems well suited to a small wireless game prototype because it combines a 2.4 GHz transceiver with USB and an onboard microcontroller. Nordic also lists game controllers and toys among its potential applications.

For the phone side, I’d make sure the device can reliably identify the transmitted code rather than simply detecting the 2.4 GHz signal, since the band is shared by many wireless devices. A simple unique ID plus packet validation would make the “no cheating” idea much more reliable.

It would be interesting to see this applied to modern mobile gaming too. For example, download this if you want to explore another mobile gaming experience while thinking about how wireless hardware could interact with games.