Pocket Ink - Heaven’s mandate: a hyper-individualized tangible card game platform in the Age of AI

Quincy Kuang, Lucy Li, Lingdong Huang, Hiroshi Ishii

Track: Artwork

Keywords: Tangible Interface, Generative Ai, Large Language Model

TL;DR: Pocket Ink is an AI-powered, e-ink card game platform that brings digital-level personalization and interactivity to physical play, preserving the social connection and tactile joy of face-to-face games in the age of screens.

Abstract: Teenagers spend a significant amount of time online. Whether playing video games or doom scrolling, increased screen time can lead to shorter attention spans and decreased social interaction skills. In the Age of AI, how can we use intelligent and innovative interfaces to excite teens for tangible card games and foster social play? We present Pocket Ink, an AI-powered card game platform that uses flexible e-ink displays to make hyper-individualized game decks. On the one hand, the physical card form factor keeps the social and tangible aspects of card games, such as trading with friends or enjoying the haptics of holding a winning hand. On the other hand, Pocket Ink’s e-ink display cards give them an interactive and individualized play experience commonly associated with digital games. One deck can be flashed with any game of your liking, and by using generative AI, players can quickly introduce personalized avatars to create an adventure unlike any other.

Submission Number: 132