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Williams Book

Postby Bish500 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:44 pm

I recently picked up a book about how video games are manufactured off eBay. It's written for a young child, explaining all the steps in order that things are put together, and how they work.

The nice thing about this book is that it contains photos of the Williams plant in Chicago, and loosely follows how Joust is assembled.

I have scanned the cover, book information, and relevant photos, and will include them here for your enjoyment.

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Special arcade rooms are set up for testing new games

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The artist is drawing a storyboard for a new game

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A video artist is adapting a character to the video screen

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A computer programmer is programming a new game

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Empty wooden game cabinets are pictured here

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The game assembly line is shown

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In assembly, a woman is pushing wires into connectors, part of the cable assembly process

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This is the installation of an electric power supply

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Now there is the installation of electronics for the game

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Pictured below is a man preparing to install the monitor

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A worker installing the monitor

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Pictured below are the insides of a completed upright game (likely the last minty-fresh Joust you'll ever see)

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Almost completed games are being tested

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Postby tslam » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:47 pm

Cool stuff Bish

Thanks for sharing.

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Postby Diamond Dave » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:56 pm

They must have got their workers from the local Seniors Home!! Cool Stuff!
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Postby crazy canuck » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:05 pm

what is that in the *dude's* head in the 5th pic? certainly not bluetooth...i think

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Postby cooke » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:11 pm

That's Python Anghelo. The thing in his head is probably an antenna so he can communicate with his home planet.

EDIT: Thanks for posting this, Blaine.

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Postby CheffoJeffo » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:16 am

That's very cool -- I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for a copy.

Thanks for sharing!
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Postby wysiwyg » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:41 am

Diamond Dave wrote:They must have got their workers from the local Seniors Home!! Cool Stuff!


Yeah, all DEAD now.


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