Seminar was awesome - well worth watching.

LTG : )

Cool!

Awesome! Thanks for posting!

This is great stuff! Exciting. Finally, something that actually *is* a breakthrough in pinball, not just some talking point.

So did someone post the video after this one with Dennis Nordman talking?

great talk.

So much promise.

One thing I would like to be addressed by Gerry here or in the future is that it's all very well to talk about changing the layout with different modules and, as mentioned recently, even adding more floating elements in the lower half but I'm concerned about the bottom third being too similar for all games. Existing pinball games have slightly different configurations of inlanes, outlanes and slings as well as rubbered posts and sides that all give a unique challenge to being able to read the behaviour of the ball and get it under control stopping it from going down the middle or sides. When you play a table long enough you intimately learn the way the ball bounces around the lower third and this is a huge part of mastering a particular table.

I'm concerned that new modules and rules will not be enough to stop the game from feeling too samey and would love to know whether the designers have thought about how to change the way the ball behaves in the lower third and make it unique for each game/module.

Basically pinball is not just about shot making but about reading the ball movement and control. I really think if that is addressed it could make the P3 platform the ultimate alternative to multiple machines in the home.

Great talk! Thanks for sharing. I am at year 2 stage

Gerry addresses this in the talk at about the 41 minute mark. He says the module which houses the lower flippers, out/inlanes and slings can be removed and replaced with different configurations (he mentions 4 flipper setups, zipper flippers, etc.) He also says that the assemblies on the lower part of the playfield on the sides (such as targets, etc.) can also be removed and replaced with other configurations, flippers can be placed on the side, etc. So basically there is nothing on the playfield that can't be changed.

Enjoyed the talk.

For me, the first 15 minutes of Gerry's "straight talk" about the pinball landscape were "spot on". Low ego, no BS, frank discussion about the real challenges facing the future of pinball as a consumer product...very refreshing. This guy has a compelling vision - I hope they are successful.

I'm one of those guys who recently "sold the pool table" to make room for more pinball...

Thanks for posting!

I was pondering this over night.... I love Gerry and the disruptive force he is trying to be, but something about p3 doesn't get me excited. I'm wondering if it is something as simple as the cabinet and art/theme.

He makes mention of how they have done things backwards. I was also pondering those images of rows of pinballs. To me, all those colors, lights, backglasses, etc, are beautiful. Right now the p3 isn't. Obviously I'm not speaking of the technology they have. So the superficial art package of it seems to be holding me up.

Anyhow, I know this will be addressed, so I look forward to that day.

Based on all the "wish X company would do Y theme" threads, it's clear that theme is a key issue for many people. For folks who grew up with rows of pinballs, I understand the nostalgia. No doubt that Monomorphic's challenge is to develop a product that appeals to new, younger players while still appealing to the older, more traditional crowd. Even minor changes (like adding a DMD years ago) alienated some older players. For the same reason, JJP's massive LCD screen will turn off other players. Not possible to make everyone happy...companies that try fail.

It's "Multimorphic".

But yeah, you are right. I've already seen comments in prior P3 threads here saying "it isn't real pinball" and crap like that. So yeah, it will be a challenge.

Personally I'm very excited about it and can't wait to see a finished version next year.

I personally think this could be an amazing product. If anyone knows where I could watch the video of the next part of the presentation with Dennis, please post it here. Thanks.

Ah yes...typo. Guess I was thinking of the inverse of "Polymorphic", a term often used in software language design (my field of expertise).

Multimorphic is certainly better than Monomorphic, but less commonly used (by me, at least

Thanks for the correction.

Gerry,

in your seminar, you talk about cabinet side and backbox head artwork that can be swapped out or changed.

Would that be something kinda like these?

http://www.fathead.com/

Thanks,
EV