Whats the difference between using a laser (RF) and Infrared (IR) for information transmission?
The industry standard for information transmission between players is Infrared (IR) and for good reason! – It’s more fun. Don’t get drawn into semantics about what might be cheaper, or sound more advanced, or be more accurate. At the end of the day you will want your guest to get the best experience possible so they will come back for more. So you’ll probably want to know why is IR more fun than laser (RF) Think about it – What if your tag reaches another player but does not register a tag because the half inch diameter beam is a couple inches from a tag zone and there aren’t that many of them, yet you saw your beam hit the player! Thats not fun, its frustrating. With Zone’s IR tag transmission and its multiple target zones, at 30 ft the IR sweet spot is around 8 inches diameter. If your tag reaches a player it registers a tag, just as you would expect. That is fun, more realistic and generates more repeat play.
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