Below are images from our Attacks from Mars pinball machine, fully assembled for Burning Man 2014. This is a three year project — the first year we created the murals and play space. In the next two years we will be updating the external lighting and make the playspace more interactive.
Play Space Lighting with People Standing On It — The People are the Ball
Fully Assembled Pinball, Left Side
Fully Assembled Pinball Right Side
Original Design Concept, for Application Submission
Playspace Lighting, Fluctuated in Color with RGB Controllable Lighting
Close Up of Side Mural
Close Up of Buildings
Close Up of Top Panel, with “Defender Robot”
Floor Lights Before Top Piece is Placed, Made of One Long Continuous Light Strip, Controlled by Pinball Application on Mega Arduino
Floor Design by Jeff Larson
Thanks to the fabulous team who made this possible, including all our “guest” artists who contributed many hours in construction and running the mutant vehicle at Burning Man. Shelly Farnham, Greg Larson, Jeff Larson, Daniel Walker, Andrew Thomas Cross, Lea Willingham, Ben Flaster, Shivers Бред Tb, April Suzanne Denton, Chloe Swanson, Leo Spizzirri, H.B. Seigel, Jeanie Lorman, Jonny Star, Cam Jones Manny and many many others!
This art project was inspired in part our love for pinball! Jeff Larson of our Totally Legit crew is a designer for the Seattle pinball zine, Skill Shot, and Greg Larson is a pinball repair technician at Quick Pinball Repair, a Seattle pinball repair shop.