Although the museum wasn’t too busy, a fair number of people came over to play my machines. Many of them were drawn to my cardboard machine and really liked the visuals on it, namely the eel and the lights. When they played it, however, many gave up early because the ball drained too fast and they found it very difficult. Some people (especially children) wanted to interact with the eel in some way.
Those who played my digital machine liked the music and visuals and were able to last much longer on there than on the cardboard machine. Many really liked my general concept and how I iterated on it. I can say that I’m very proud of how both of these machines came out and they were very fun to make without being too complex or difficult, given my experience in designing pinball machines. With some more robust functionality and visual details, I think the digital machine would make for a good portfolio piece.
Credits (Visual Pinball)
The song I used that plays during a game is called “Bleed” by DJ Dela (licensed under Creative Commons) – https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/447520