Heber, the UK-based supplier of gaming controllers, is exhibiting for the first time at next week’s Autumn Coin-Op Show in London.
One of the products on show will be the XTouch through-glass button-touch switch technology.
The technology offers game developers and manufacturers the opportunity to provide improved player interaction and game play. In machines that have a front panel, the XTouch can replace traditional mechanical switches, so that there is no need to drill holes in the glass. This allows the switch icons to be integrated into the artwork on the glass front. The XTouch technology is mounted behind the wipe-clean glass or acrylic sheet, and is protected from water ingress.
It also allows manufacturers to provide hidden switches, which can appear depending on the game play. LEDs incorporated within XTouch provide a backlight to attract the attention of players, while the touch buttons present improved ways to play in a similar manner to a smartphone screen.
