3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System Debuts at Global Gaming Exposition 2008.Seven Gaming Display Providers Feature Tactile tactile /tac·tile/ (tak´til) pertaining to touch. tac·tile adj. 1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible. 2. Used for feeling. 3. Feedback Solution METHUEN, Mass. -- The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System, 3M's tactile-feedback touch system, officially debuted at the Global Gaming Expo Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an annual gaming trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, generally in November, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is one of the two major gaming trade shows. 2008 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV in the exhibits of seven leading gaming display providers: Ceronix, Inc., Effinet Systems, Kortek Corporation, Kristel Displays, Tatung Co., Tovis Co. Ltd, and Wells Gardner Electronics Corp. In displays ranging from 7-inch mechanical button replacement screens to oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. 32-inch slot screens, these display integrators featured tactile-feedback touch solutions as an upgrade option for existing casino games Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. In a casino game, the players gamble casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are available in online casinos, where permitted by law. , as well as an enhanced touch displays for next-generation games. Ceronix, Inc. (www.ceronix.com) featured a 19" (4:3 aspect-ratio) display Effinet Systems (www.effinet.co.kr) featured 19" (4:3) and 22" (16:10) displays Kortek Corporation (www.kortek.co.kr) featured 17" (4:3), 19" (4:3) and 22" (16:10) displays Kristel Displays (www.kristel.com) featured 19" (4:3) display Tatung Co. (www.tatung.com/en/index.asp) featured a 20.1" (16:10) display Tovis Co. Ltd (www.tovism.com) featured a 32" (16:10) display and a unique 3" x 17" display Wells Gardner Electronics (www.wgec.com) featured 7" (16:10) and 22" (16:10) displays The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System (MCT See Microsoft certification. System) is the recipient of the Casino Journal platinum award for the "most innovative gaming technology product of 2007" and the Casino Enterprise Management "Slot Floor Technology 2008" award. "The effort by this key group of display providers to create such a wide range of MCT System solutions for the Global Gaming show is an acknowledgement that tactile-feedback technology is up-and-coming interface for casino games," said Scott Hagermoser, gaming business unit manager, 3M Touch Systems. The 3M MCT System adds tactile-feedback effects to gaming's preferred touch interface, the 3M MicroTouch ClearTek II touch system. The 3M MCT System supports slot games optimized with complex tactile-feedback features, can be retrofitted into popular casino games to add simple tactile-feedback effects, or replace mechanical buttons with a video-based button panel so players receive tactile feedback similar to pressing a mechanical button. 3M Touch Systems provides fast, reliable and accurate touch products to customers worldwide under the "MicroTouch" brand. Popular interactive applications include casino gaming, retail point of sale, foodservice, hospitality, self-service, industrial, healthcare and interactive digital signage Digital signage is a form of out-of-home advertising in which content and messages displayed on an electronic screen, or digital sign, can be changed without modification to the physical sign, typically with the goal of delivering targeted messages to specific locations at . For more information about 3M MicroTouch products, visit www.3M.com/touch01. About the 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System (3M MCT System) The 3M MCT System combines a 3M MicroTouch ClearTek II capacitive touch sensor A device that measures or detects a real-world condition, such as motion, heat or light and converts the condition into an analog or digital representation. An optical sensor detects the intensity or brightness of light, or the intensity of red, green and blue for color systems. and an enhanced 3M MicroTouch EX II controller with tactile-feedback technology licensed from Immersion Corporation Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California, is a developer of haptic technology. The company was founded in 1993.[1] Immersion's technology is employed in automotive, entertainment, medical training, mobility, personal computing, and three-dimensional . The 3M MCT System creates on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. tactile feedback for game players by calculating the touch coordinates, which are passed to the gaming application on the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and then to the TouchSense Effects Library. The assigned tactile effect is passed back through the EX II controller to activate multiple actuators mounted to the touch screen to create the specified tactile sensation that the player "feels." The elapsed time e·lapsed time n. The measured duration of an event. Noun 1. elapsed time - the time that elapses while some event is occurring from the initiated touch to receipt of tactile response is virtually undetectable by users. About 3M Touch Systems, Inc. 3M Touch Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, operates globally and reports through 3M Electro E`lec´tro n. 1. An electrotype. and Communications Business, headquartered in Austin, TX. For more information, visit http://www.3M.com/touch. About 3M A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M's core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms - often in combination - to a wide array of customer needs. With $24 billion in sales, 3M employs 79,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com. TouchSense are trademarks of Immersion Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 3M, MicroTouch and ClearTek are trademarks of the 3M Company. For all other inquiries, visit www.3M.com/touch01 Release Summary: The 3M MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System received the Casino Journal platinum award for the most innovative gaming technology product of 2007 and the Casino Enterprise Management Slot Floor Technology 2008 award. Keyword Tags: 3m microtouch, casino, casino gaming, display, gaming, microtouch, touch screen, touch system |
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