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Kabounce will have you pinging all over a map of bumpers and flippers, bouncing off of every surface as fast as you can in order to shift the objects in the field to your color by smashing into them, and keeping your opponents from doing the same by smashing into them. Up to four players […]
The team has finally finished the miniature pinball kit prototype, and they don’t want to stop playing it! Originally the design was going to include three generic themes, but the team moved to one universal playfield that can have customized themes applied to it. It’s time to put the finishing touches on the Autodesk Fusion […]
After slamming the left and right paddles as hard as physically possible, watching your ball drift seamlessly down the middle – you may want to ditch flashy, score-centric pinball games, instead exploring the softer side of pinball with Floating. Here, you’ll have some cute objectives about gently helping people, and all while enjoying the soothing […]
As the team comes to the end of its long-term builds, it’s time to make a tough decision: What should they axe? Which product can more easily be taken into production? Join Ben, Felix and James Ray from AVID as the group discusses the viability of the mini pinball game, Super Glue Gun and their […]
Enlarge (credit: The Pinball Arcade) If you’re a fan of Bally/Williams’ golden age of pinball machines, you might want to act fast to secure some great emulated facsimiles of some of the era’s best tables. The Pinball Arcade has announced that the license holder for 61 Bally/Midway titles that make up the heart of the […]
With the electronics, mechanisms and simulations done, the miniature pinball game is starting to come together. Now it needs a great case. Remember, not every design element needs to be done on the computer first; sometimes it’s better to get hands-on with foam board and start prototyping. Once the design is set, Ben can take […]
The team is laser-cutting, CNC-routing and designing another PCB this week. Tune in as Ben uses Autodesk Eagle to design an infrared ball detector for the mini pinball build instead of relying on mechanical detectors, which should help keep costs down. Not all the design work has gone well, though: Felix finds he has to […]
LAS VEGAS—When we weren’t pounding the pavement at last week’s overloaded CES trade show, we at Ars Technica took whatever opportunity we could to nerd out in uniquely Vegas style. That didn’t mean dumping our spare quarters into a Lord of the Rings-themed slot machine; it meant hitching a ride to the Vegas Pinball Hall […]
There’s a problem with Ben’s mini pinball game project: Everything is too big! Ben realizes that it’s time to decide on the design for the playing field, adding space for the various lanes, the larger bumpers and free travel for the ball. But can Ben do the math correctly? Perhaps Karen can help! What do […]
In tackling another prototype-to-production design, Ben uses Autodesk Eagle to recreate Felix’s printed circuit board layout. Learn with Ben how to create your own parts in Eagle and ensure that the board’s components are laid out correctly, bearing in mind things like ground planes and routing. What have you designed in Eagle? Is there anything […]
