Welcome to the Ultimate Lightgun Crowd Funder!
Arcade Europe has developed a Lightgun for use with retro gaming systems, windows and or rasPI gaming system. If you’re a serious gamer, a causal gamer or a Modder this is the perfect product for you.
Unfortunately the current lightguns on the market do not meet requirements for every gamer – with that in mind we have developed a Lightgun for all!
This is the only true plug & play, easy to use lightgun on the market, and yes, its ready to pre-order!
Meet the Lightgun
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Not only did we develop the most user friendly Lightgun available right now, it’s also accessible to all gamers at the same time we have solved the following issues:
- No cumbersome sensor bar
- No screen borders
- No long-winded calibration
- No time-consuming setup procedures
- No additional software requirements
Our development team has integrated smart chip technology within the lightgun to enable ease of use for the gamer and the environmental surrounding, to ensure nothing affects gameplay, user experience & fun!
In essence we produced an easy-to-use Direct Line of Sight Lightgun that works on a LCD display and is easy to setup.
Some history before the tech stuff
During our research period we visited the gun range, many times. We had many high-end ridiculously high powered weapons available to play with which inspired us in our designing process from how the product feels to how it looks.
We believe we have produced a gun that is of high quality, looks realistic, feels realistic, is plug & play and that all with a two click calibration system which exactly replicates the original CRT Lightgun systems of yesteryear.
OK, How does it work?
The AE Lightgun uses an extremely high quality; very precise perspective enabled positioning camera system with some smart coding that triangulates the lightguns position to ensure true Direct Line of Sight Accuracy astonishingly fast and hassle free.
This means that once calibrated “on the-fly” it has a latency of 7-9 milliseconds. No lag, no loss of accuracy with or without a on sight crosshair! This gun is simple to use & really fun.
The integrated console buttons on the side and rear of the gun enable live adjustments of settings whilst playing.
One of our aims was to make the gun multifunctional and modder friendly. We are all passionate about gaming so we have added more accessories for your gun! The Lightgun is produced with customisation in mind
How it all started – Prototyping
We spent many months producing the 3D prints to get the hand grip and overall design perfect. From these first designs we were able to design the inner workings of our multifunctional gun and then put the final designs on the externals.
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Production
Our production started in 2020 and has been completely self-funded. We have walked through all stages, test phases and we are ready for our launch with the manufacturing-, assembly-, packaging process under our direct.
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OUR FIRST PRODUCTION RUN
The very first injected moulded unit was made in blue before making the final touches to the handle grip and button locations.From this unit we added additional internal moulds for various PCB fittings, different technologys and finer details to the hand grip.
We have used a small display for customisations, logos and modders to have fun with!
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Production
We are now ready for producing the shells in mass. We have the capability of 500-600 units a day.
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PCB Production
The COVID 19 pandemic has affected almost every business and we are no exception. Even though we faced many logistical challenges we have taken our time to keep enhancing our Lightgun.
After manufacturing our first batch, we implemented several quality checks/controls. Based on feedback of our local and international test-panel(s) we decided to delay our launch and upgrade our technology even more for optimal user experience. We are currently running new production runs with our latest version & we are ready to go! We have no foreseeable manufacturing problems with regards to amounts.
Image is everything, right!?
The design team have not left nothing to chance and have left no stone unturned in designing the packaging
The guns are ready to go! For protection and shipping we have custom formed foam boxing for added security.
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Manufacturing
We are now at a manufacturing and shipping stage with several units being approved on the commercial market already, we are ramping up for full production, further product development and fully focused on finalizing our product road map.
Material
We have started to produce the first batch of guns in Polyamide. Polyamide is a type of polymer that contains amide-type bonds, a type of material that can be found in nature, such as wool and silk.
The properties of the polyamide are mainly related to its resistance and rigidity: to the shock (it is a shock-absorbing material), it also stands out for its resistance to deformation at hight and low temperatures, to chemical substances, to fatigue, friction and wear, as well as for its hardness and tenacious.
All these properties make it ideal for manufacturing automotive pieces, gear machinery and other pieces which undergo mechanical and friction use.
We wanted realism and quality, and is we found this the material the military and police use we wanted to use it also!
Accessories
Nothing is cooler than playing the games exactly like in reality and knowing that your gun is the most advance and most accurate direct line of sight gun on the market? – a reflex gunsight helps you with that realism!
We used them on the gun range and found them to be very cool, but far better in a game! So yes… we made them! The gun sight clips are placed on the top of the gun and showcases a small red dot in the middle so you can calibrate the gun using the sight and always be 100% accurate to your positioning.
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Gun Holsters are also going to be available on launch!
Holsters are made from 2mm steel and painted in black. (handed units)
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!Why we need and appreciate your support!
The AE Lightgun Project is not only about bringing a new Lightgun to the scene, it is about supporting a community, and getting the community involved so we can bring to the market new technologies, new gun shells and new ideas - not only for gamers but for game developers and modders aswell!
We have financed everything ourselves thus far, we are offering a finished product with reasonable lead times for shipment/delivery. Bulk manufacturing ask for pre-financing so your orders/support will be highly appreciated as this will help us cover bulk manufacturing costs.
One final note, the AE Lightgun is now finished, in production and ready to order and we are well on with innovating new ideas, projects and accessories. We are also preparing a rifle variant Lightgun - Codename GODZILLA. Over the coming weeks more and more info will be revealed!!!!!
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Please support us, share our AE Lightgun and upcoming projects! This project is started by enthusiast and made also based on our customers feedback, let’s bring the Lightgun Genre back hassle free!
Thank you for looking at the campaign and hopefully supporting the project! Please reach out to us with any questions or remarks!