2024 Speakers & Guests
Here is the plan as we know it so far. Check back for refinements.
Thursday
We expect to show a documentary movie about pinball or arcade games.
Friday
10:00 Playing Tips from Eric Stone
11:00 Panel discussion: Things an Aspring Tournament Director (TD) should know
1:00 to 5:00 An array of seminars about pinball technology, including another Homebrew Developers panel, Frank Lindenmuth with some tricks and traps for repairing solid-state games, and Mark Gibson with some tricks and traps for repairing electromechanical games. (Separate from the seminar program, Mark Gibson will be presenting an all-day workshop on electromechanical repair at the Pintastic show hotel on Wednesday, April 10. Click this link for details.) Eric Selak will present “Gottlieb’s Critical Mass – The Abandoned Prototype Pin” and discuss how Gottlieb “looked outside” for game designers.
Evening: Bowen Kerins does a playing demonstration of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth under the camera rig. We may also have another panel discussion or a movie.
Saturday
9:30 Late-Breaking News
Late morning and afternoon: Talks with Special Guests, including John Borg. A progress report from the Arcade Dreams movie team. Todd (Tuckey) and Frank (Lindenmuth) have more pinball tales. Factory updates from several manufacturers, including David Fix for American Pinball.
2:00 Introduction to Competitive Pinball, which will give the uninitiated an overview of the world of pinball tournaments and leagues. Following at 3:00, there will be a novices-only tournament hosted by SNHPC in their Club Room.
4:00 Bill Grupp steps out on his own to discuss the programming work he did on the new Elton John game, plus other insights from his work starting with Demolition Man 30 years ago.
Autograph Session following the Bill’s presentation
6:30 Jersey Jack Pinball update, with food
You can see typical seminars we offer on our Past Speakers page.