"When The Lego Group announced that its biggest innovation since 1978 would be a tiny proprietary computer brick, the reactions were divided. I heard from people concerned this was the death of imagination from a company that's all about imagination - and from people who thought it sounded pretty cool! Personally, I walked in skeptical. My kids loved Lego's previous computer bricks, the Lego Mario toys, but don't play with them for long because they're predictable and fiddly to use!"
"This isn't like Lego Mario where scanning a barcode largely triggers a series of sound effects on cue. The new NFC smart tiles are effectively programs that tell the Smart Brick what kind of vehicle or character it now represents. Then, it starts reacting and interacting with other smart parts nearby. Now, I just wonder if Lego will take full advantage of its own creation. For example, the most attention-grabbing thing you can do with Lego's flagship set is have a lightsaber battle."
Reactions to Lego's new Smart Bricks were divided, with some fearing an end to imagination and others excited. Previous computer bricks like Lego Mario tended to be predictable and fiddly, leading to short-lived play. The NFC smart tiles function as programs that tell the Smart Brick what vehicle or character it represents, enabling the brick to react and interact with nearby smart parts. Play examples include synchronized lightsaber battles between two Smart Bricks, a throne tile that plays The Imperial March, and dynamic, unintelligible character conversations that invite imaginative interpretation.
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