CryptoGrabber - A physical arcade claw machine converted to accept Bitcoin - page 2.

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Quote from: Kprawn on May 20, 2017, 01:35:40 PM

Quote from: batesresearch on May 05, 2017, 10:57:35 AM

Placed a website up at : http://cryptograbber.co.uk.

Will keep it posted with developments and ideas, will also be adding some photos of the converted coinmech and development process.

The website is very basic, but a good idea to get the marketing going for your ideas. Have you ever considered making a whole fleet of these

machines and hiring them to Bitcoin meetups? There are many Bitcoin meetups with people who would like to play that machine. {novelty}

It will also be ideal, because Bitcoin owners are your primary target market. Wink

Thanks. I wasn't thinking of a OTT website, plain with photos and basic info.

Yes, actually in the process. Had multiple requests for the machine to be hosted at various working spaces so need to clone the machine, just finalizing the code after improvements were added - I'm thinking on the bitcoin meetup front aswell - just need to work on logistics back/forth etc.

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Quote from: Mike Mayor on May 20, 2017, 12:36:27 PM

That's really cool. Pay Bitcoin to play a Bitcoin game and win Bitcoin things. The Bitcoin game is the claw game a game we all know. Nice idea. Never even thought of it. Now you can spread Bitcoin awareness through awesome gifts that advertise for themselves. So a claw device like this doibkes up as a fun game and education tool. Good stuff. We need more of this.

Thanks. Got more stuff lined up to be added as prizes following feedback at CoinFest and on here, just talk to the respective companies.

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Quote from: batesresearch on May 05, 2017, 10:57:35 AM

Placed a website up at : http://cryptograbber.co.uk.

Will keep it posted with developments and ideas, will also be adding some photos of the converted coinmech and development process.

The website is very basic, but a good idea to get the marketing going for your ideas. Have you ever considered making a whole fleet of these

machines and hiring them to Bitcoin meetups? There are many Bitcoin meetups with people who would like to play that machine. {novelty}

It will also be ideal, because Bitcoin owners are your primary target market. Wink

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That's really cool. Pay Bitcoin to play a Bitcoin game and win Bitcoin things. The Bitcoin game is the claw game a game we all know. Nice idea. Never even thought of it. Now you can spread Bitcoin awareness through awesome gifts that advertise for themselves. So a claw device like this doibkes up as a fun game and education tool. Good stuff. We need more of this.

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Placed a website up at : http://cryptograbber.co.uk.

Will keep it posted with developments and ideas, will also be adding some photos of the converted coinmech and development process.

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Quote from: Lorilikes on May 02, 2017, 07:18:59 AM

Wow! Must be nice to "have a guy" on standby with iPhones for promos!
Then again, you have a set of skills that are highly marketable because it's challenging to even scratch the surface of what your job entails and it's in demand with all walks of life. I can understand why you might be surrounded with techy gifts and new project offers constantly.

It is, he is in need of alot of promo (and he is soon accepting Bitcoin

) - So needs all the promo he can (For the both of us really)

Quote from: buwaytress on May 02, 2017, 07:28:54 AM

Hey there! So happy to see that these types of ideas come out from CoinFest (which I as usual unfortunately can never be around to visit!).

Clawgrabbers are cool anyway if you're into kitsch, but a bitcoin-powered one with Bitcoin merchandise?

You know there are a couple of trading card style crypto projects in here like Age of Chains - add them into the mix, perhaps even rare ones only found in the grabbers and you'll get quite a bit of interest if that particular gaming community finds out about it.

Thanks. I was looking forward to seeing the reaction from everyone at CoinFest and I was very happy with the response!

I like the idea of the crypto-trading cards! Thanks!

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Hey there! So happy to see that these types of ideas come out from CoinFest (which I as usual unfortunately can never be around to visit!).

Clawgrabbers are cool anyway if you're into kitsch, but a bitcoin-powered one with Bitcoin merchandise?

You know there are a couple of trading card style crypto projects in here like Age of Chains - add them into the mix, perhaps even rare ones only found in the grabbers and you'll get quite a bit of interest if that particular gaming community finds out about it.

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Quote from: batesresearch on May 02, 2017, 04:47:17 AM

Quote from: Lorilikes on May 02, 2017, 02:57:21 AM

I am so glad to see this awesome improvement to the endlessly unbeatable claw game. Drop an iPhone and a paper wallet worth a Bitcoin in the prize bin, and this novelty could attract substantially more than the investment in profits. I would blow some bits trying, no doubt. The brilliance here is in the possibilities. Bitcoin operated vending is officially on the rise thanks to you !

Thanks for your input Grin

- Much appreciated.

An iPhone sounds like an interesting idea! - I know someone who might give me a few for some promo!

Wow! Must be nice to "have a guy" on standby with iPhones for promos!
Then again, you have a set of skills that are highly marketable because it's challenging to even scratch the surface of what your job entails and it's in demand with all walks of life. I can understand why you might be surrounded with techy gifts and new project offers constantly.

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Quote from: Lorilikes on May 02, 2017, 02:57:21 AM

I am so glad to see this awesome improvement to the endlessly unbeatable claw game. Drop an iPhone and a paper wallet worth a Bitcoin in the prize bin, and this novelty could attract substantially more than the investment in profits. I would blow some bits trying, no doubt. The brilliance here is in the possibilities. Bitcoin operated vending is officially on the rise thanks to you !

Thanks for your input Grin

- Much appreciated.

An iPhone sounds like an interesting idea! - I know someone who might give me a few for some promo!

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I am so glad to see this awesome improvement to the endlessly unbeatable claw game. Drop an iPhone and a paper wallet worth a Bitcoin in the prize bin, and this novelty could attract substantially more than the investment in profits. I would blow some bits trying, no doubt. The brilliance here is in the possibilities. Bitcoin operated vending is officially on the rise thanks to you !

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Following feedback received from the CoinFestUK event we have updated our QR code to dynamically include (and update) the BTC cost per play - The QR will be updated every 30 minutes

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Quote from: batesresearch on April 16, 2017, 06:15:11 AM

Thanks, that's what I am thinking. I have worked with BitStashers.com before and I am thinking of some custom engraved wallets (Password protected by Helio Pay) aswell as some other funky engraved stuff they do with BTC addresses on them like the wallet sets with bottle openers etc.

I have actually got a few unique bitcoin related goods to test to see if the machine can pick them up as is or if I need something to hold them.

Also I've had a few people suggest the machine accepting other cryptocurrencies aswell as Bitcoin, what do you guys reckon?

I support the idea of adapting altcoins too. I look forward to paying in an altcoin and picking up a BTC wallet.

Exchange in the fun way Wink

Also, I look forward to seeing the expansion of the machine's item-portfolio.

I think multi-currency is the way forward it opens a few issues for me to implement but worthy of a challenge

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Quote from: batesresearch on April 16, 2017, 06:15:11 AM

Thanks, that's what I am thinking. I have worked with BitStashers.com before and I am thinking of some custom engraved wallets (Password protected by Helio Pay) aswell as some other funky engraved stuff they do with BTC addresses on them like the wallet sets with bottle openers etc.

I have actually got a few unique bitcoin related goods to test to see if the machine can pick them up as is or if I need something to hold them.

Also I've had a few people suggest the machine accepting other cryptocurrencies aswell as Bitcoin, what do you guys reckon?

I support the idea of adapting altcoins too. I look forward to paying in an altcoin and picking up a BTC wallet.

Exchange in the fun way Wink

Also, I look forward to seeing the expansion of the machine's item-portfolio.

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Quote from: tiggytomb on April 20, 2017, 04:58:51 AM

This is great and just a glimpse into the future where arcade machines will have bitcoin as a payment option so we no longer have to carry around tons of change.

Thanks. I'm hoping to acquire some more machines in the near future to work on.

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This is great and just a glimpse into the future where arcade machines will have bitcoin as a payment option so we no longer have to carry around tons of change.

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Seems the professional photographer caught a few people playing our CryptoGrabber. No wonder we need to stock up!

https://twitter.com/coinfestuk/status/854783808960421889

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Quote from: User365 on April 18, 2017, 05:35:17 AM

Very cool project,

how do you protect against double spend attack ? Do you wait until a confirmation before giving out the credits ?

Thanks

Working on some ideas at the minute, during CoinFestUK when we previewed it the machine was set to 0 confirms.

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Very cool project,

how do you protect against double spend attack ? Do you wait until a confirmation before giving out the credits ?

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Quote from: Kprawn on April 16, 2017, 01:02:27 PM

like to see some more of these machines in the arcades. Grin

Yes i told him the same... make get the arcade back..make it cool again...

On this topic, i just got an idea. @batesresearch message me when your free.

Quote from: batesresearch on April 16, 2017, 02:20:43 PM

I like that idea! One of my ideas was to host a BTC address on the front of the machine (Or even use the generated QR code address) and have that wallet in the machine to be won - so the user can win all the BTC paid to play the machine - after its won the QR is generated again

Oh that is a very good idea.. just image 100 people playing and the wallet has around 1 bitcoin oO that would be like soooooo much.. xD

It should have very very hard to pick.

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Quote from: Kprawn on April 16, 2017, 01:02:27 PM

Something that would make this VERY interesting, is if you place a "golden ticket" / paper wallet with a big "money" prize in the machine. I can

see people scrambling to try and win the "golden ticket" .... It will have to be in some item that would be possible to be picked up. Roll Eyes

I would

like to see some more of these machines in the arcades. Grin

I like that idea! One of my ideas was to host a BTC address on the front of the machine (Or even use the generated QR code address) and have that wallet in the machine to be won - so the user can win all the BTC paid to play the machine - after its won the QR is generated again

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