dr. mr. pants
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hey all,
so after finishing the shitty wood floors i have, priming the walls, painting the ceiling etc, and organizing the game room to v1.1 now its time for lighting...
for the most part the arcade marquees keep it bright enough to function, but once in a while a game is too dim or maybe the monitor is at an angle that does not help show the controls. maybe that area of the arcade is too dim to keep the control panel totally visible, like in the case of my asteroids or tempest games.
anyways, i want to have the vibe of an darker arcade, but bright enough that you can read all of the instruction cards or whatever other text easily.
comfortable, functional, no glare!, and dim enough to feel like an 80's mall arcade...
what can i do? black light a bit? overhead globe style lighting with a rheostat? lamps?
if you have any ideas please help!
thanks.
so after finishing the shitty wood floors i have, priming the walls, painting the ceiling etc, and organizing the game room to v1.1 now its time for lighting...
for the most part the arcade marquees keep it bright enough to function, but once in a while a game is too dim or maybe the monitor is at an angle that does not help show the controls. maybe that area of the arcade is too dim to keep the control panel totally visible, like in the case of my asteroids or tempest games.
anyways, i want to have the vibe of an darker arcade, but bright enough that you can read all of the instruction cards or whatever other text easily.
comfortable, functional, no glare!, and dim enough to feel like an 80's mall arcade...
what can i do? black light a bit? overhead globe style lighting with a rheostat? lamps?
if you have any ideas please help!
thanks.
