Dean Kamen files patent application for an inflatable, illuminated wind turbine

[Tetraman]

How can the GDC design a game around this?

[Basel A]

Would it be as loud as most wind turbines?

2012 game. Each turbine is colored red or blue, and each alliance must make robots to use air to spin the turbines, and the team who makes the most electricity wins!

Nah, that would be a pretty boring game. I just want one for my own personal use. It could be used to charge batteries between matches! Though you would need lots of wind of that.

[daniel_dsouza]

How large would these turbines have to be to be viable?

Originally Posted by Tetraman

How can the GDC design a game around this?

Think Red Bull Air Race: robots have to manuver a game piece through a field full of rotating turbines. The robot alliance with the best lap times get the point for the circuit. However, if a robot touches a turbine, they get a penalty. Similar to the real air race, even in the fact that pilots use inflated pylons while practicing!

[Michael Hill]

Did...he just create a higher-tech version of the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man?



It's purpose IS for advertisement...

[Carol]

Here is a copy of the application. There are 28 pages of drawing in it!