Industry specialist Kevin Williams follows up on his look at the rise-and-fall of technology in the amusement scene, particularly in regards to optical storage mediums. It’s the 1990s and its time for…LaserDiscs…and CDs! KWP: Its hard to fathom anyone in the amusement trade being too attracted to another bout of technology in the optical storage [...]
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, industry specialist Kevin Williams looks at the marking of the 40th anniversary of a technology that was then hailed as a ‘savior of coin-op’ but nearly killed it stone dead! Here’s a brief history of the use of LaserDisc’s in coin-op: Kevin(KWP): Innovation is an [...]
Welcome to August, where we’re going to start things off with a new guest post from Kevin Williams. One of Kevin’s specialties is Virtual Reality, where today he’s highlighting some of the latest developments in out-of-home VR systems (“Location Based Entertainment(LBE)” VR or arcade VR) which are still working hard on carving out their own [...]
Guest post article from freezy and iaakki about creating pinball games digitally. They discuss the current methodology and the future direction using Visual Pinball Engine. The post A Peek Into the Digital Creator Community appeared first on This Week in Pinball.
The Pinball Mountain / Horrorhouse Fest & Halloween by Ryan Policky, aka the Night Mutilator The post The Pinball Mountain / Horrorhouse Fest & Halloween by Ryan Policky, aka the Night Mutilator appeared first on This Week in Pinball.
In his occasional feature for Arcade Heroes, Immersive Amusement and Attraction Entertainment specialist Kevin Williams (KWP) looks at major issues impacting the international amusement sector. In this latest coverage, he looks at the state of the current Japanese Amusement scene, showing us where it may be headed. The “traditional” view of the arcade biz in [...]
Guest post article from Paul Clarke describing his work and design on Steam Dream, a steampunk themed pinball machine. The post Steam Dream Pinball Retheme: I’ll Find a Way appeared first on This Week in Pinball.
Guest post article from Teri Bertram about the story of Midway's Last Pinball Project The post VIDBALL: The Untold Story of Midway’s Last Pinball Project by Teri Bertram appeared first on This Week in Pinball.
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams, marks the celebration of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, and charts the influences that the video amusement industry has taken from the Global sporting event. This comes full circle as the Opening Ceremonies of the 2020 games showcased video game music [...]
Immersive Pinball, Adam Sandler, and The Pinball Mountain by Ryan Policky, aka the Night Mutilator The post Immersive Pinball, Adam Sandler, and The Pinball Mountain by Ryan Policky, aka the Night Mutilator appeared first on This Week in Pinball.