Pinball Fantasy Print

Pinball Fantasy is a concept for a pinball game and is designed to function as a working game. I spent 570 hours during a one year period designing this piece and I looked at lane clearances, ramp heights, shot paths, etc. in an attempt to create a design that will actually work when manufactured. I put a lot of thought into game play and into the "goals" of the game. I used CAD software to draft 2-dimensional layouts of the game's playfield and graphics. By using CAD software, I was able to create dimensionally accurate drawings that I can measure in the computer. I can measure the distance between two objects to see if an actual pinball will fit between them. I then used the CAD drawings as blueprints for creating 3-dimensional, virtual parts in the computer with 3D software. The 3D parts are also dimensionally accurate, representing life-size parts. I used texture maps and materials to color these 3D parts in order to give them realism and character. I added lights to the 3D "scene" in the computer to further enhance the realism of the game. The final image was created by 40 individual computers, each rendering (coloring) a 1" x 60" strip of the entire image. These strips were then assembled into one very large final image. In the end, I created over 200 different playfield layouts in the CAD program. In my design process, I work on one playfield up to a certain point, save it, copy it, and resume working on the new duplicated playfield. This allows me to experiment with different ideas without worrying about ruining my previous design. It also creates a record of my ideas along the way and allows me to re-examine my previous ideas if I choose. I often find ideas from my earlier designs that I had discarded, and use them in new ways in my current design. My long-term goal is to manufacture a working, physical game based on this design.

Print:Giclee on Photo Paper

Size:12 W x 6 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:17.25 W x 11.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.