On Tuesday, November 3rd, Tim Arnold’s Pinball Hall of Fame reopened in its permanent location, a 10,000 sq ft former tile store across from the Liberace Museum here in Las Vegas.
I dropped by last night a few minutes before closing, and took a handful of photos of the new space.
If you’re local, don’t forget: Max Brooks will be speaking at the Clark County Library tonight at 7:00pm.
Playgrounds from the 1970s. I was thinking the other day that designing a series of dinosaur jungle gyms would be a lot of fun… apparently there’s at least one already out there. Also, we had the generic t-shaped gym when we were kids — five of us would climb into one at lunch and be Voltron for the hour. [via MAKE]
Heather Anne Campbell’s Demon’s Souls review. I’ve been chipping away at the game all week… it’s tough, but fun tough.
A Gamasutra Q&A: Parsing Fumito Ueda’s Creativity.
Featured last night at the grand opening of Brett Wesley Gallery, check out this clockwork desk by local artist Dale Mathis.
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More photos of the piece on Dale’s site.
October is looking to be a fine month for geeks. Let’s go to these.
Natural History Auction
Featuring the Tyrannosaurus rex “Samson”
Saturday, October 3rd
Preview: September 18 – October 3
The Venetian, Las Vegas
One of the largest known Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered will be offered on Saturday, October 3rd during Bonhams & Butterfields Natural History auction to be held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The auction will contain approximately 50 lots of fossils with the centerpiece of the sale focusing on the expertly mounted female T. rex, expected to bring millions of dollars.
Preview the auction catalog.
An Evening with Max Brooks:Surviving the Zombie Wars
Author: Max Brooks
Friday, October 16th, 7:00 p.m.
Clark County Library
1401 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Max Brooks, considered by many to be one of the world’s foremost zombie preparedness experts, will take the stage at the Clark County Library to explain the keys to success against the hordes of the undead that may be stalking you right now.
“Despite your manners, I like your style. Let me buy you a drink.”
