G2E PREVIEW
Zytronic’s new video glass bash button deck format makes a significant leap forward for the casino gaming industry
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uring G2E, Zytronic will launch its innovative video button deck solutions with transparent glass bash buttons, which are set to revolutionise the casino gaming industry. Zytronic’s proprietary ZXY500 PCAP controller and custom firmware drive these solutions, offering multiple buttons that can be located either inside or outside the display visual area, reducing the need for additional mechanical complexity and controllers and offering potential cost savings and reduced maintenance costs. The floating glass bash buttons offer numerous advantages over traditional video mechanical bash button deck designs, which require an aperture to be drilled into the surface of the glass sensor for mounting. Instead, they are laminated directly onto the touch-sensing active area of the button deck and driven through the touch sensor below, making them fully interactive with no moving parts. Therefore, they are fully water-resistant and maintenance-free. The enhanced user experience is evident as audible feedback is provided upon touch, combined with the tactile sensation of the raised buttons. Also, since the buttons are made from glass, they offer better scratch resistance and durability than plastic bash buttons. In one of the button deck units on display, the glass bash buttons are mounted directly in the display area without any need for any printed borders to hide electronics or mechanics. Dynamic imagery is generated via the display underneath
Zytronic’s glass bash buttons are mounted directly in the display area of the button deck
Video glass bash button deck design where the glass buttons are located in a transparent glass area outside the display area
and around the transparent button simply by changing the graphics on the display itself. This gives a more active user visual experience beyond anything achieved via traditional RGB LEDs generally associated with mechanical bash buttons.
Zytronic also shows a video glass bash button deck design where the glass buttons are located in a transparent glass area outside the display area. Incorporating Omron’s STP (see thru panel) technology with predefined graphics, such as “$$$” signs and “PLAY” wording, extends the innovation to create a holographic-type effect both underneath the bash button and the surrounding area.
Dynamic imagery is generated via the display underneath and around the transparent button
Omron’s STP technology with predefined graphics creates a holographic effect underneath the bash button and surrounding area
“This enhanced visual feedback is achieved by the STP’s dynamic imagery, visible through the transparent glass bash buttons and unprinted transparent area of the glass video button deck,” explains Dr. Andrew Morrison, CTO, Zytronic, “providing a visually stunning and interactive button deck gaming environment that has not been achieved before.”
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