Abstract: A toy is identified by locating a marker within image data that includes data that represents a toy and data that represents the marker; obtaining one or more marker samples, each of the one or more marker samples including a measured value of a color metric of the marker; determining a color metric offset based on the one or more marker samples and a known value of the color metric of the marker; obtaining one or more toy samples, each of the one or more toy samples including a measured value of the color metric of the toy; applying the determined color metric offset to at least one of the toy samples to determine a corrected color metric of the toy; and identifying the toy as a particular toy based on the corrected color metric of the toy.

Abstract: A toy is identified by locating a marker within image data that includes data that represents a toy and data that represents the marker; obtaining one or more marker samples, each of the one or more marker samples including a measured value of a color metric of the marker; determining a color metric offset based on the one or more marker samples and a known value of the color metric of the marker; obtaining one or more toy samples, each of the one or more toy samples including a measured value of the color metric of the toy; applying the determined color metric offset to at least one of the toy samples to determine a corrected color metric of the toy; and identifying the toy as a particular toy based on the corrected color metric of the toy.

Abstract: A toy assembly includes: a platform configured to receive an object in a space extending from the platform; a dock configured to receive and hold a portable imaging device associated with a field of view, the dock being positioned relative to the platform such that the space extending from the platform overlaps with the field of view of the imaging device when the imaging device is received and held in the dock; a physical input configured to move in response to an applied manual force; and a movable connection between the physical input and the platform, the movable connection configured to move the platform relative to the imaging device in response to receiving a manual force.

Abstract: Context-aware digital play includes accessing a virtual scene, the virtual scene comprising digital content; determining that the digital content of the virtual scene comprises a representation of at least one of a plurality of characters, each of the characters being associated with rules; accessing an indication of one or more context-based stimuli, the context-based stimuli being based on the virtual scene; determining whether one or more rules associated with the character and the one or more context-based stimuli associated with the accessed indications exist; and if one or more rules are determined to exist, applying the context-based stimuli to the virtual scene by updating digital content of the virtual scene based on the one or more rules and modifying the representation of the character based on the one or more rules.

Abstract: Context-aware digital play includes accessing a virtual scene, the virtual scene comprising digital content; determining that the digital content of the virtual scene comprises a representation of at least one of a plurality of characters, each of the characters being associated with rules; accessing an indication of one or more context-based stimuli, the context-based stimuli being based on the virtual scene; determining whether one or more rules associated with the character and the one or more context-based stimuli associated with the accessed indications exist; and if one or more rules are determined to exist, applying the context-based stimuli to the virtual scene by updating digital content of the virtual scene based on the one or more rules and modifying the representation of the character based on the one or more rules.

Abstract: A toy assembly includes: a platform configured to receive an object in a space extending from the platform; a dock configured to receive and hold a portable imaging device associated with a field of view, the dock being positioned relative to the platform such that the space extending from the platform overlaps with the field of view of the imaging device when the imaging device is received and held in the dock; a physical input configured to move in response to an applied manual force; and a movable connection between the physical input and the platform, the movable connection configured to move the platform relative to the imaging device in response to receiving a manual force.