Center Manager Pro, the point-of-sale system from Lasertron, recently received its most extensive upgrade ever, according to the company. “Our entire software suite was completely redeveloped from the ground up,” they wrote in a recent newsletter. “It’s currently operating in both of our company-owned stores and a few client locations.” For more details about the system, schedule an online demo by emailing Larry LaClair at [email protected]. Or, go to Lasertron’s spring conference, held in Rochester, N.Y. May 7-8, where they’ll have demonstrations and discussions about all of their products. Registration is available at www.laser-tron.com.
Author: Matt Harding
For its monthly OmniverseeSports Tournament starting in January, Virtuix had 30 registered participating locations in 11 countries, where gameplay on its units increased significantly during the four-day contests. During the contest week, held Jan. 24-27, the number of plays on Omni systems more than doubled compared to the previous week, reported Virtuix founder Jan Goetgeluk. The number of players at participating locations jumped by a whopping 450 percent. The tournament has a $50,000 prize pool for the year, sponsored by HTC and HP, and winners get a combination of cash and prizes. For more information about the tourneys, including how…
After securing $1.5 million in a seed funding round, the Toronto-based VR and AR developer Dark Slope has announced the launch of its first product, the location-based entertainment title Scarygirl Mission Maybee. The funding will be used to add new staff and develop the year-old company’s free-roam technology. Scarygirl was developed for large-scale multiplayer free-roam VR environments and Dark Slope said in a press release that it embodies their goal to design content that brings people of all ages together. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, it’s a first-person action game made for up to eight players. “Scarygirl…
A new entertainment concept in the heart of Wrigleyville will hit today (Feb. 15), just a strong throw to home plate at the iconic Chicago ballpark across the street. Lucky Strike Social at Wrigleyville, with its bowling, arcade gaming, chef cuisine and craft beverages, also has two private party rooms and a prize room retail store spread across 30,000 square feet. Perhaps most impressive, especially to baseball fans, is the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor with views of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs and one of the oldest stadiums in the country. Lucky Strike Social has locations…
During the recent wave of bank account closures threatening the independent ATM industry, cash management services have stepped in to fill the gap. While many ATM operators might feel this is a less-than-ideal solution to the account closure crisis, these cash services are evolving to meet the needs of their ATM operator customers. Cascle Inc., is one such company working to provide a value-added service not available through traditional banking. Cascle’s solution is allowing ATM operators to settle vault cash funds in a FDIC insured holding account. Operators can then call and have needed funds delivered through leading secured cash…
AMOA’s 2019 State Council meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, Texas, from Feb. 7-9, attracted more than 60 attendees from across the country. Included among the attendees were 26 state association leaders as well as invited representatives from some of the leading manufacturers and suppliers. “It was very successful,” said AMOA Exec VP Lori Schneider. “I would say it’s probably more of the successful ones we’ve had in recent years. There was a lot of great information shared and a lot of great discussion with members.” In addition to the presentation of state reports and roundtable discussion, highlighting…
One of the oldest U.S. manufacturers of self-serve money changers – seen throughout the country’s amusement, vending, laundromat and commercial car wash markets – was recently acquired by American Changer Corporation. A pioneer in coin-op, Rowe Bill Changers has been servicing the industry for more than 50 years.Products and parts for Rowe changers will continue to be sold under the Rowe name, but will be provided from American Changer’s manufacturing and corporate center based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A press release from American Changer said, in part, “Moving forward, the dedicated professionals at American Changer aim to effectively serve Rowe’s…
by Kevin Williams CES presented LBE VR attractions from the Microsoft and Shanghai Lions Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. partnership such a standalone VR kiosk machine gun called the Scorpio. EAG had standalone VR attractions from Bandai Namco, Hologate, AI Solves’ We Play VR and a wide range of offerings from Immotion. Cleanbox Technologies proved that hygiene is possible with LBVR using ultraviolet light. Read more here. [Posted: 02-07]
by Interpark Tractica sees much greater potential for “bespoke, standalone, and untethered” VR experiences in parks. These systems, which will integrate more advanced “eye tracking capabilities (thus reducing processing power demand and lowering unit costs without sacrificing quality), will help drive the market for location-based VR around 2021. Read the full post here. [Posted: 02-08]
After debuting the animated short Cyclesat last August’s Computer Animation Festival in Vancouver, B.C., Disney recently greenlit another “top secret” virtual reality project, according to CNET. All we know is it will be another animated VR short from Jeff Gipson, the director of Cycles. And that it’ll also be in the 3-5-minute range and will be able to use current Disney characters. “The fact that they greenlit another one this quickly is proof that they might not know exactly what tomorrow looks like for Disney and VR, but we’re going to keep exploring,” said Nicholas Russell, head of the Disney…