THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, May 20, 2010
THE AMERICAN CLASSIC ARCADE MUSEUM IMPLEMENTS NEW SCORING SYSTEM WITH THE APPLE IPAD
Pac-Man, Defender and
Frogger are hardly names you would associate with modern technology, but these old school games are being married with today’s latest computing technol- ogy – the Apple iPad. At the upcoming 12th an- nual International Classic Video Game Tournament inside The American Clas- sic Arcade Museum at Funspot in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, the score tracking will be done with this revolutionary new handheld device. “We were looking for a
device that would enable us to have real-time scor- ing and portability for this tournament. After review- ing many handheld tech- nologies, the iPad was the clear choice.” says David Hernly, owner of
Aurcade.com, the official scoring partner to The American Classic Arcade Museum. The iPad will allow the scorekeepers to enter the information, and then players will be shown a preview to electronically sign their score. Then the score is uploaded in real time to the Aurcade Tour-
process for our contes- tants and our referees. We are excited to have the players experience this firsthand.” Bob Lawton, owner of
Funspot recalls the days when competition scoring was done with a pad of paper, a pen and a calcu- lator. “Back in 1978, we started pinball tourna- ments and pinball leagues at Funspot. All of the scor- ing was done by hand,” says Bob, “Having the iP- ads today is wonderful… I love new technology.” At the 2009 tournament,
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The Apple iPad will be used for scorekeeping at the 12th Annual International Video Game Tournament at the American Classic Arcade Museum at Funspot this year.
nament System. For play- ers, real-time standings and scores are shown on a projected screen for all to see. Gamers from all around the world who are not in attendance will also be able to view the real- time standings through the
www.Aurcade.com website.
The American Classic Arcade Museum at Fun- spot is very excited to have this technology in place for their 12th annual tourna-
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ment. “It’s all about the players,” says Museum President Gary Vincent. “Using the iPad will enable us to improve the scoring
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