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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Etienne MacGyver on May 28, 2011, 09:36:10 AM

Title: Jeri Ellsworth build a Giant Joystick like in the movie Joysticks
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on May 28, 2011, 09:36:10 AM

http://www.jeriellsworth.com/?p=27 (http://www.jeriellsworth.com/?p=27)

In case you are wondering who Jeri Ellsworth is..

she is the person who designed the circuits for the C64DTV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth)

and a 80 minutes video of her having a lecture at stanford  is found here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1053309060448851979# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1053309060448851979#)
nice video iyam

Title: Re: Jeri Ellsworth build a Giant Joystick like in the movie Joysticks
Post by: level42 on May 28, 2011, 01:03:15 PM

I wonder if this has a Freudian background for Jeri ?  ;D ;D

I like her..... geek girls are cool :)

Title: Re: Jeri Ellsworth build a Giant Joystick like in the movie Joysticks
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on May 28, 2011, 01:34:56 PM

Yeah, she has something interesting, dont know what it is , but i like it too

also in the lecture video as she is telling the story about the dumpsterdiving for parts, or the time she put scissors into the cartridge slot of the C64 to see the effects  :D  fantastic

its great how she did the "self learning" it is so recognisable, although i can never compete with her level 8)

Title: Re: Jeri Ellsworth build a Giant Joystick like in the movie Joysticks
Post by: shilmover on May 28, 2011, 05:36:36 PM

That's funny.

I started building one for the NW Pinball and Gameroom show last year, but was told about a month before that I didnt have room for it.

There is room for it this year, but no time.  :)

Title: Re: Jeri Ellsworth build a Giant Joystick like in the movie Joysticks
Post by: level42 on June 03, 2011, 01:18:50 AM

Wohoo, Jeri invited me to be friends with her on Youtube..woohoo ;) ;) ;)

(Oops, she already did in january this year, I barely ever watch my inbox on Youtube :))

Maybe she saw one of my vids ? :P