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Actually, that guy got hired by Microsoft and was working with the Kinect team for a while... Not sure if he's still there.

Yes, my understanding is that it functions as an external keyboard, connecting with Bluetooth. You can find a couple of tutorials on setting it up on Youtube. But like I was saying, the most recent versions of Android seem to have reworked Bluetooth and make it so most external controllers...

Well, I'm up and running and gradually learning more about both Android and pinball, so that's good. Got to play a little TOTAN as I waited in the airport in Chicago, so I enjoyed being so close to the source of so many great pinball games. Here's my latest questions: I got the iCade, as I'm...

I just got the Android version, and it seems that currently Arabian Nights is being gifted for free. And man, it is a cool game! Really enjoying it.

Thanks for the helpful replies! I think I'll wait and see if I can do everything I want to without rooting the device. I decided to pick up an icade, so maybe that'll satisfy my controller needs.

Hi all, I just noticed as I was trying out TPA for the first time on my tablet, that when you start the Arabian Nights table but prior to starting a game, in the preview/attract mode, as the camera starts to sweep around the table, the side art on the backglass is backwards -- the Williams logo...

Hi all, I just got an Android tablet (Asus TF700t) and am trying to get the hang of using it, as well as finally diving in to TPA. I have a few questions, though. When I leave the app by going back to the home/desktop, I see that it is still running. Is there a proper way to Exit TPA? I...

I definitely think it has potential... I'd love to try a peripheral like the pinball table controller you describe, jhamdotme. But one other issue with the Rift, at least in its current state, is that it can't track your head moving forward and backwards. Anyhow... as for things that I think...

There are some problems with the ideas of using the Oculus Rift with physical pinball controls. The main thing is, when you're wearing the Rift, you can't see anything outside of it. So you're gonna be kind of fumbling around to get your hands on the controls at times. This is compounded with...

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

Could you explain what you mean by better flipper control? Don't you just hit the button and the flipper moves?

Well, I'm not sure if I understand you, but think about all the complex and random things a game like Halo keeps track of. 16 players, each with their own multiple weapons, some in vehicles, etc., knocking things over and blowing them up based on a physics system. I mean, it's not a turn-based...

Well, good point about the chat room honor system. But think of folks who haven't played before, who are presumably gonna be matched up against strangers... it could make it less fun for them. But like I said, I'm not arguing against having that mode, I just wanted to describe the mode that I...

Hey, great interview. Thanks for doing it! I just wanted to say something about the two-player feature mentioned, head-to-head. I'm not against this feature, but the two-player feature that I really want is just what you'd do if you and a friend are playing a two player game on a real table...

Oh, man. Hello, new obsession. :p Imagine in a few years, if and when glasses-free 3D displays become affordable!

Woah, never seen that one... the plot thickens! I reckon the space shuttle wasn't trademarked so it was fair game for a popular theme.

Yep, that's the one I saw! But I didn't get to play it... It was on display but not working, along with some really old machines from the 1930s I think. But just as an aside, if any of y'all can get up to that NW Pinball and Arcade show, it's well worth it. It was way cool having hundreds of...

These are really cool. Are you able to physically nudge the cabinet or are there buttons for that?

Hi all, I wasn't sure where to post this, so hopefully this is a good place. I was reading about the Williams Space Shuttle table that's coming to the Pinball Arcade, and it reminded me of a pinball of the same name by Sega that I saw last summer at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show in...

I see... well, hopefully they'll be able to do that. Thanks.