Tangible crystal props with built-in NFC tags that served as a personal power source and live save-state for every young time traveler.
Custom acrylic tablets with ESP controllers, NFC readers, and engraved era runes that illuminated live once a crystal was successfully charged.
Placing the crystal back onto any tablet illuminated all previously unlocked symbols, giving players an instant visual readout of completed eras.
A spectacular physical portal featuring an integrated holographic display that told the story of the temporal anomaly and reacted to inserted crystals.
When slotted into the portal socket, LEDs climbed progressively up the arch proportional to completed quests, accompanied by glowing era runes.
Dynamic sound design: a brownout glitch effect when undercharged, and an explosive full-power audio/visual discharge once all missions were completed.
All sockets, tablets, and portal components were designed and crafted in-house using laser-cut acrylic and modular microcontrollers.
