2016-07-12: Week 3: Day 9

Agenda

  1. Weekly goal: Friday design review.

Questions we need to answer now.

  1. How many games are we building?
  2. How large is the playfield?
  3. Is there a visual theme?
  4. How many sensors?
  5. How many solenoid actuators?
  6. How many LEDs?
  7. Any pins?
  8. How many rubber bumpers?
  9. Can it fit on one Arduino?
  10. Score display?
  11. Audio display?
  12. 12mm or 24mm high walls?
  13. Any optional features we can drop if needed? E.g., pivoting gates, ball spinner, tilt sensor.

See also: ideas on mechanisms, pinball problem statement.

Videos

Wintergatan

1947 Gottlieb Humpty Dumpty Pinball Machine