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=Electronic Roll-up Go Board=



The Electronic Roll-up Go Board is a portable, rollable board for the game Go. Unlike traditional playing methods that require individual Go chess pieces and a separate board (which can be made of anything such as paper or wood, as long as it's flat and has the game grid printed on there), this device combines all of that into a piece of electronic paper. The OLED board tracks touch, such as when you want to move a piece, and display the changes. While this piece was designed for a particular game, it could easily be applied to other types of board games.

Analysis
This device is highly portable and makes for convenient electronic interface for any social activity. I foresee that in the future, it may even become a portable desktop space that can be brought to any place. It can be placed on a wall to be a whiteboard, or flat on a table to draw out plans. In terms of scale, I can think of two dimensions that may be affected: the physical size of the board, and the electronic memory (the amount of information that the electronic board can store and display).

This may be a useful this device to display event information in community or library message boards, thus transforming traditional print-and-taped message boards into interactive electronic message boards.