Pachinko 2016

Mixed media:  altered Pachinko machine, Pachinko balls, plexi shields, embedded Foxconn computer, HDMI screen, custom software, motor, custom pulley device, arduino board and rotary encoder, video clips.  It is designed to be wall hung.

A Pachinko machine is a type of Japanese mechanical game that is often used as a gambling device comparable to a pinball or slot machine. When a lever is pressed down, a Pachinko ball is shot upward and randomly makes its way down through a maze to the bottom of the machine. 

 The Pachinko machine is altered so that pushing a lever near the bottom of the device will cause a pachinko ball to begin moving upward through a labyrinth causing LED lights to flash, more balls to be released with great fanfare, and one of 200 video clips to randomly play on a built in screen. Beginning in the 1940’s and including today’s futurists, the video clips reveal a multitude of perceptions and predictions about the future of: cities, vehicles, culture, time travel, scientific discoveries, food, environmental change, technological developments, andIt all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.