Demonstrator Game Showcasing Indoor Positioning via BLE Signal Strength

TL;DR

This paper presents an interactive quiz game demonstrator that showcases indoor positioning technology using Bluetooth signal strength, aimed at educating a general audience about Industry 4.0 concepts.

Contribution

It introduces an engaging, hands-on game to effectively demonstrate indoor positioning, bridging the gap between technical concepts and public understanding.

Findings

The game effectively engages non-technical audiences.

It serves as a useful tool for education and discussion on Industry 4.0.

The demonstrator facilitates better understanding of Bluetooth-based indoor positioning.

Abstract

For a non-technical audience, new concepts from computer science and engineering are often hard to grasp. In order to introduce a general audience to topics related to Industry 4.0, we designed and developed a demonstrator game. The Who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire?-style quiz game lets the player experience indoor positioning based on Bluetooth signal strength firsthand. We found that such an interactive game demonstrator can function as a conversation-opener and is useful in helping introduce concepts relevant for many future jobs.