Patent ID: 8517836

Claim:
An interactive gaming system, comprising: at least one tile, wherein each tile comprises a tile power supply, a pressure sensor being arranged for measuring a pressure exerted on the tile, a controller being arranged for generating a control signal, the control signal being associated with the pressure exerted on the tile, a the communicator being arranged for wirelessly sending the control signal to a control unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit comprises a control unit power supply, a control unit communicator being arranged for wirelessly receiving the control signal from the at least one tile, a game controller that comprises (i) a game memory for storing at least one game and (ii) an interpreter for interpreting the control signal with respect to a stored game, a signal generator for generating signals associated with the interpreted control signal; wherein each tile further comprises a two-sided tile having an orientation sensor that includes a tilt sensor for providing orientation information to identify on which side of the two-sided tile the pressure is exerted and wherein the controller of the two-sided tile is further arranged for generating a control signal being associated with the orientation information of the two-sided tile and wherein each of the sides of the two-sided tile are arranged for use during play, wherein one side provides a first configuration flexibility and, responsive to turning the two-sided tile upside down, the other side provides a second configuration flexibility different from the first configuration flexibility.