digital gaming with endless possibilities
Digital Dice is a new digital dice device designed to replace all dice-based games. Combining the familiar haptic shape with advanced technology, it offers countless new gaming possibilities for play, creation, and customization via mobile app.
bringing innovation to life
Surfaceink has been working with a gaming company to help them design and develop their new six-sided digital die, including:
- Product form, aesthetic, and detail development
- Ergonomic testing (size, weight, roll study)
- Electrically and mechanically engineered all the components to fit in a small form factor
- Creating firmware architecture for new type of product
- Initial app development including wireframes, prototypes,
visual design support
services provided
Industrial Design
Software Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Support
software systems
- Design & development of 6 screens on
1 microcontroller - Consumer-ready cross-platform for
iOS, Android, & Unity SDKs - Custom mobile companion game
electrical & mechanical
- Architecture development
- Detail design
- Part assembly nesting solution
- Drop testing & durability
design
- Product form & interaction
- Details & aesthetic development
- Ergonomic testing
beyond the edges
Our design team iterated on a variety edge profiles prototypes to explore aesthetics, assess ergonomics, and analyze usability.
robust and compact
A durable electronic powerhouse, efficiently packaged with an array of technology into a form factor no larger than a golf ball.
keep it rolling
The tactile satisfaction of rolling a die was a critical factor that our team scrutinized to preserve, conducting a multitude of roll studies.
