Document Type
Review
Abstract
[First paragraph]
In a nondescript warehouse in Scott Township, a small Pittsburgh suburb, the arcade lives on. Nestled within an industrial park, the off-white, squat, and windowless facade hardly calls attention to itself: No permanent signage marks the location, and little sound escapes into the gravel parking lot. However, upon entering a single set of small doors, vibrant sights and sounds immediately overwhelm the senses: flashing and flickering lights, animated dot-matrix displays, bells, chimes, clicks, clacks, and the occasional yelp or shout from a jubilant or frustrated competitor. This is the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association headquarters — popularly referred to as PAPA — and the organization is currently hosting the 16th World Pinball Championships. Pinball aficionados from around the world converge on Scott Township each year to showcase their skills, play over 400 machines new and old, swap stories and strategies, and, hopefully, return home with prize money and a trophy.
Repository Citation
Brown, Megan R.. "Resurrecting the Silver Ball: Digital Facilitation at the 16th World Pinball Championships." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 14, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1–4. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol14/iss1/9