Dazz Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hello Dallas / Fort Worth area members, I know that there are several of you out there... I have been asked by the Dallas Makerspace to put on an two hour class for Intro to General emulation / HyperSpin and HyperPin. The class is going to be on Feb 21, 2015 from 2pm to 4pm. Everyone is welcome to join the class even if you are not a member of the Makerspace. Anyone that's not familiar with a Makerspace it is basically a community workshop. My "drone" group met there yesterday and I got a full tour of the facilities. This Makerspace is pretty impressive. Full workshops for just about everything you can think of.... From electronics, programming, 3d printing, full metal and wood shops to knitting and creative arts. For more information on the Dallas Makerspace check out http://dallasmakerspace.org/. I was asked by their pinball and arcade restoration group to teach an introduction class on Arcade and Pinball emulation. I will have my digital pinball (HyperPin 2125) there as well as my MAMEcab control panel and computer there for hands on. If you'd like to try out a digital pinball machine before building one or want to learn how to setup MAME w/HyperSpin / PinMAME w/Visual Pinball and HyperPin then come on out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THK Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Awesome, too bad I'm half a world away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapig Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yes me too, I'd love to be there. I failed at Hyperspin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazz Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 You guys happen to have any suggestions for the class? This first class is just an intro class. I need to create a small outline/syllabus. I'm just not sure exactly what people really need/want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THK Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 pfff, that's a tough one. I guess: Why emulation? What can be achieved What is involved Difference between emulators/between front-ends Communities/events out there I guess with all the equipment there, ppl might be interested in building their own cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapig Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 You know your pinball, so for arcade probably stick to just Mame as they asked for arcade emulation. I suppose explain what Roms are and perhaps where they come from in the first place. Explain that the emulator is a means of running those Roms, mimicking the hardware. Move on to hardware and what may be necessary to run the emulator and Roms, so include PC specs (minimum specs are probably on the mame site) and also the display and controls. Lastly a convenient way of launching those games via the user friendly front end. Then the boring legal stuff, and for more details visit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazzardActual Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If i was closer, i'd come just to say hi. If you find yourself in austin PM me and we can grab a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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