The present disclosure is directed to inventive methods, systems and apparatus for lighting control. For example, light output of a lighting system (100) that illuminates a play area (101) may be altered, e.g., by a lighting system controller (102, 302), based on characteristics of toys (104) one or more children is playing with in the area, as well as alterations of the toys or relationships between the toys that the one or more children are effecting.

A play mat formed of two layers having interactive features such as blinking lights. The play mat contains electrical components and light sources that housed between the two layers. Light bulbs or LEDs are aligned with apertures in the upper layer to project light during play.

A play mat formed of two layers having interactive features such as blinking lights. The play mat contains electrical components and light sources that housed between the two layers. Light bulbs or LEDs are aligned with apertures in the upper layer to project light during play.

A sculpture device has a base, a figurine, a control element, a cover, and a device attachment clip. The control element has a magnetic mechanism for moving the figurine along an upper surface of the base in correspondence with movement of the control element along a lower surface of the base. The cover is coupled to the base and encloses a device interior of the sculpture device. The device attachment clip is coupled to the cover and has a through-hole or a sculpture lens. The device attachment clip removably attaches the sculpture device to an electronic device in a manner such that the through-hole or the sculpture lens is aligned with a camera lens of the electronic device allowing an operator to view the figurine and the device interior on a display screen of the electronic device when the camera is activated.

A clearance compensation device for a model car includes: a guide part which is provided on the bottom surface of the model car and has a guide rail formed along the vertical direction; a clearance compensation part which is provided to the guide part, has a bottom surface that is in contact with the upper surface of a panel having a runway formed therein, ascends and descends along the guide rail in response to the shape of the upper surface of the panel when the model car travels, and is configured to compensate for a clearance between the bottom surface of the model car and the upper surface of the panel; and a magnetic body which is provided to the clearance compensation part and provided at the lower side of the panel with the panel therebetween to be coupled with the lead member movable in the horizontal direction.

A handheld touch apparatus for providing a variety of tactile sensations to the fingers and thumb of a hand of a user. The touch apparatus includes a multi-faceted block body having an outer surface defined by a plurality of planar faces joined together by radiused edges that meet together to form rounded corners. The block body is sized for holding within the palm of the user's hand and for being supported, rotated and manipulated by the fingers and thumb of the same hand. The touch apparatus further includes tactile features extending from the planar faces of the block body and that are selectively movable relative to their associated planar faces. The tactile features are contained within the volume of an imaginary sphere defined by the rounded corners and isolated from the tactile features on adjacent planar faces by the radiused edges of the block body.

A handheld touch apparatus for providing a variety of tactile sensations to the fingers and thumb of a hand of a user. The touch apparatus includes a multi-faceted block body having an outer surface defined by a plurality of planar faces joined together by radiused edges that meet together to form rounded corners. The block body is sized for holding within the palm of the user's hand and for being supported, rotated and manipulated by the fingers and thumb of the same hand. The touch apparatus further includes tactile features extending from the planar faces of the block body and that are selectively movable relative to their associated planar faces. The tactile features are contained within the volume of an imaginary sphere defined by the rounded corners and isolated from the tactile features on adjacent planar faces by the radiused edges of the block body.

Creative play toys and play educational tools having a surface with at least one loop affixed to the surface and one or more extensions that can be releasably secured to the loop. The creative play toys and play educational tools can be components of creative kits and games. The play educational tools improve dexterity, fine motor skills and cognitive skills and teach by requiring the user to sort and match extensions to loops. Preferably the creative play toys include a plurality of loops mounted on the surface and a plurality of extensions that permit the user to create imaginative looks, structures, and designs.

Creative play toys and play educational tools having a surface with at least one loop affixed to the surface and one or more extensions that can be releasably secured to the loop. The creative play toys and play educational tools can be components of creative kits and games. The play educational tools improve dexterity, fine motor skills and cognitive skills and teach by requiring the user to sort and match extensions to loops. Preferably the creative play toys include a plurality of loops mounted on the surface and a plurality of extensions that permit the user to create imaginative looks, structures, and designs.

A playset comprises a plurality of hotspots positioned within a plurality of scenes. A switching mechanism is configured to selectively couple to the each of the plurality of hotspots and is communicatively coupled with a controller. The controller is configured to establish communication with a first object using a first hotspot and determine an object type of the first object and a location of the first object within the playset. The location of the first object corresponds to a scene that contains the first hotspot. The controller is further configured to select an interactive media based on the object type and the location of the first object, select a first media file based on the selected interactive media, and instruct the first media file to be output on an output device.