Abstract: Ammunition for a toy blaster may be infused with or otherwise contain a bittering agent, such as denatonium benzoate. Addition of denatonium benzoate to ammunition formulations may reduce the likelihood that the ammunition may be ingested by children. Ammunition may be formed of a superabsorbent polymer or hydrogel. By introducing a non-toxic bittering agent into the superabsorbent polymer or hydrogel that may form the ammunition, it may be more likely that children may spit out the ammunition instead of swallowing the ammunition. Denatonium benzoate may comprise approximately 50 parts per billion of the superabsorbent polymer or hydrogel, but may comprise approximately 1 to 100 ppb. When used in these low concentrations, the ammunition may be safe for a child to put in his/her mouth, but given the taste of denatonium benzoate, its inclusion as part of the ammunition formulation may act as an aversive agent.

Abstract: An extended-reality projectile-firing gaming system includes a projectile-firing device that includes a projectile repository, a battlefield object, a network configured to provide communication and control connectivity in accordance with at least one protocol to the projectile-firing device and the battlefield object, an extended-reality gaming application, and an extended-reality device. The extended-reality device includes at least one display and is configured to provide computer-aided vision of real and virtual objects and a computer-aided interface for interaction with the real and virtual objects, the computer-aided interface configured to receive commands or instructions associated with the real and virtual objects and corresponding to the gameplay configuration.

Abstract: An extended-reality projectile-firing gaming system includes a projectile-firing device that includes a projectile repository, a battlefield object, a network configured to provide communication and control connectivity in accordance with at least one protocol to the projectile-firing device and the battlefield object, an extended-reality gaming application, and an extended-reality device. The extended-reality device includes at least one display and is configured to provide computer-aided vision of real and virtual objects and a computer-aided interface for interaction with the real and virtual objects, the computer-aided interface configured to receive commands or instructions associated with the real and virtual objects and corresponding to the gameplay configuration.