jcasetnl
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Talking pinball with high school kids tomorrow - topics?
A local high school has some pinball games for a couple weeks and the teacher asked me to come and talk to the class. She said they've watched bits and pieces of Tilt, SWL and Pinball 101 to learn about pinball. A tech is coming in next week to talk a little tech.
I plan to do some in-person flipper skill stuff, but as far as a short lecture, I'm trying to think of what I can add that isn't a rehash of the above.
Ideas that came to mind:
1) What the video game/pinball/arcade scene was like when I was their age (I'm 35 and I've been playing video games since I was 10).
2) Talk about a few weird pinball laws still on the books in Oakland and Salinas.
3) Talk about the current bay area scene - local tournaments, shows, where to play, etc.
Anybody got more?
A local high school has some pinball games for a couple weeks and the teacher asked me to come and talk to the class. She said they've watched bits and pieces of Tilt, SWL and Pinball 101 to learn about pinball. A tech is coming in next week to talk a little tech.
I plan to do some in-person flipper skill stuff, but as far as a short lecture, I'm trying to think of what I can add that isn't a rehash of the above.
Ideas that came to mind:
1) What the video game/pinball/arcade scene was like when I was their age (I'm 35 and I've been playing video games since I was 10).
2) Talk about a few weird pinball laws still on the books in Oakland and Salinas.
3) Talk about the current bay area scene - local tournaments, shows, where to play, etc.
Anybody got more?