A monitor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a bullet dispersion prevention function for a shooting game. The monitor device includes a frame coupled along a circumferential surface of the display apparatus and protruding out of a front surface of the display device, an impact-absorbing shooting pad coupled to an end of the protruding frame, formed to be transparent to show an image displayed on the display device, and configured to, when a bullet hits a hitting surface at an angle within a preset angle range from the vertical, absorb impact of the bullet so that the bullet hitting the hitting surface falls downward, and a bullet dispersion prevention unit configured to, when a bullet hits the impact-absorbing shooting pad at an angle exceeding the preset angle range from the vertical, enable the bullet to fall downward without being scattered outward.

The present disclosure relates to an automated dice tossing apparatus comprising; a main body portion; an elongated toss-arm, having a proximal portion rotatably attached to said main body portion about a pivot axis, a vessel mounted to a distal portion of said toss-arm for holding at least one die; a pneumatic actuator configured to, upon actuation, move the toss-arm about the pivot axis with an ejection force such that at least one die held in the vessel is tossed away from said vessel towards a predefined target area; and control circuitry configured to randomly determine a magnitude of the ejection force within a predefined range in order to randomize a set of initial conditions for each actuation of the pneumatic actuator.

The present disclosure relates to an automated dice tossing apparatus comprising; a main body portion; an elongated toss-arm, having a proximal portion rotatably attached to said main body portion about a pivot axis, a vessel mounted to a distal portion of said toss-arm for holding at least one die; a pneumatic actuator configured to, upon actuation, move the toss-arm about the pivot axis with an ejection force such that at least one die held in the vessel is tossed away from said vessel towards a predefined target area; and control circuitry configured to randomly determine a magnitude of the ejection force within a predefined range in order to randomize a set of initial conditions for each actuation of the pneumatic actuator.

A device for launching and catching an object is provided. The device may include a body having an inlet, an outlet, and a channel therebetween. A propulsion mechanism may be housed within the body and include a motor. The propulsion mechanism may receive an object traveling at a first speed within the channel and from the inlet and to adjust the speed of the object to a second speed enroute to the outlet such that the object is launched into the air. A receiving funnel defined by the body may catch the object as the object descends such that the object is directed back into the inlet. A method of playing a catch game is also provided which may include one or more devices for launching and catching an object.

A drop resistant controller is described. A control of the controller may include a cover, a circuit board disposed behind the cover and within a housing of the controller, and a switch mounted to the circuit board. The circuit board includes a cantilever portion, a main body portion, and a cutout defined in the circuit board between the cantilever portion and the main body portion. The switch is mounted to the circuit board on the cantilever portion and is configured to provide, to a processor(s), data indicative of an actuation of the control. Damage to the control, and/or to particular components thereof (e.g., the switch), is mitigated by the ability of the cantilever portion of the circuit board to flex under high-force impacts on the control.

A monitor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a bullet dispersion prevention function for a shooting game. The monitor device includes a frame coupled along a circumferential surface of the display apparatus and protruding out of a front surface of the display device, an impact-absorbing shooting pad coupled to an end of the protruding frame, formed to be transparent to show an image displayed on the display device, and configured to, when a bullet hits a hitting surface at an angle within a preset angle range from the vertical, absorb impact of the bullet so that the bullet hitting the hitting surface falls downward, and a bullet dispersion prevention unit configured to, when a bullet hits the impact-absorbing shooting pad at an angle exceeding the preset angle range from the vertical, enable the bullet to fall downward without being scattered outward.