🧠 Invention, Intellectual Property & Income

🐲 Dissemination Plan

Now that my project is getting close to being complete, I’ve been thinking about how I can share it beyond Fab Academy. I’ve put a lot of work into designing this board game — with sensors, lights, and interactive gameplay — and I believe it could really appeal to people who love strategy games with a twist of technology.

My plan is to document everything clearly on my Fab Academy page and GitLab repo. I’ll share all the files, instructions, and code so others can try it out, build their own versions, or use parts of it in their own projects:

• - Website documentation with images and code explanations
• - GitHub/GitLab for full source files and schematics
• - Instructables or Hackaday post for wider DIY community reach
• - Hosting game demos at local Fab Lab events or maker expos

🐲 Future Opportunities

This is just the beginning! Here are some exciting directions I’d like to explore next:

• - Add custom campaigns and stories for players to explore
• - Upgrade to wireless multiplayer communication using ESP-NOW
• - Introduce physical action cards with NFC or QR codes
• - Let the community build and share their own characters or maps

Eventually, I might even consider turning this into a commercial board game with a digital twist — depending on how stable, fun, and playable the full system becomes.

🐲 Intellectual Property

I want to keep my work open and collaborative, but I also want to make sure it’s not sold without permission. So I’ll license it under:

📄 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

• - Others can use, adapt, and remix my work
• - They must credit me as the original creator
• - They can’t use it for commercial purposes
• - Any new versions must carry the same license

If I later decide to create a commercial version, I’ll consider releasing it under a different license or via crowdfunding.

🐲 Media Files

I’m preparing the following files for final presentation, which will be placed in the root directory of my Fab Academy site:

• - Summary Slide: presentation.png (1920x1080)
• - Video Clip: presentation.mp4 (≤25 MB, 1080p, < 1 min)

These will ensure everything is properly documented and ready for evaluation.