Wahlap Reveals GTI Asia China Expo 2025 Lineup: Storm Racer 2, Phantom Vanguard: Modern Combat, Jubeat, More

It’s time for another of China’s amusement industry trade shows, and following the major showcase they had at AAA in May, Wahlap are bringing an even bigger lineup of new arcade games to GTI Asia China Expo 2025. AAA saw them generally host Chinese debuts for existing games that we’d seen previously in overseas markets, but this time around, they have several new-new titles that are sure to make a big splash, as well as a reinforced partnership with...

September 9, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Exploring the edge of design and biology with Arduino: inside the “Parasites and Robotics” workshop

This summer in Berlin, a group of artists, designers, and curious minds gathered around a creative question: What can parasites teach us about robotics? Led by Salvador Marino, a transdisciplinary artist with a PhD in biology, the workshop “Parasites and Robotics” invited participants to explore the intersection of biology, sci-fi, and open-source hardware – all powered by the Arduino platform. Over five days of hands-on experimentation, attendees imagined and prototyped robotic bodies inspired by the strange and brilliant adaptations...

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An old PC case becomes a Halloween vending machine

Arduino Team — September 8th, 2025 Halloween is creeping up on us like some kind of impatient ghoul, which means that half the maker community is currently scrambling to throw together some spooky projects. Those projects become a lot more approachable when you start with something the already exists—anything, really. For example, Appalachian Forge Works began this Halloween vending machine project with an old PC case. Used PC cases are easy to find for free or...

September 8, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Newsbytes: Japan Amusement Expo; VEX HyperDash; Multimorphic Ships Portal Pinball; More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a series here on Arcade Heroes that covers quick news from around the world of arcade and pinball gaming. The summer lull is officially over now, with more big stories centered on the upcoming trade shows going to press; there is still a few more waiting in the wings, but in the meantime, we have a few smaller happenings that are already out there. I also want to introduce a new writer to Arcade Heroes by the name...

September 7, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Episode #801 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 8 – 1954, Pt. 2

Air Week: September 8-14, 2025

Atlantic Records, Pt. 8 – 1954, Pt. 2

Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the...

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No Fate: It’s What You Make Of It That Matters

A maker mindset and DIY becomes ever more important in times of struggle and conflict, as we’ve reported on Ukraine here, here and here over the last few years. However, while drones and other instruments of war and survival have been front and center in those conversations, Ukrainian artists and makers have been equally busy sharing their experience of the ongoing conflict in imaginative ways, including at four Maker Faires that have been held in the...

September 5, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Turtle bots, Gestalt principles, and emergent art

Arduino Team — September 5th, 2025 In the worlds of programming and robotics, turtles are entities — either virtual or physical robots— that follow commands to move around a 2D plane. Those are usually very simple commands, such as “move forward 10 units” or “rotate 90 degrees clockwise,” and they help people learn some programming fundamentals (like Logo in the ’80s!) in an intuitive way. But a lot of complexity can evolve out of simple building...

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Repurpose gadgets as Arduino-ready modules

Arduino Team — September 5th, 2025 Most people have a general awareness of how economies of scale play into the cost of products; a bespoke, handcrafted vase is going to cost a lot more than a mass-produced vase sold in the millions. But the ramifications of that concept can be really counterintuitive when it comes to electronic goods. In some cases, an entire device can cost less to purchase than just one component in that device....

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Making Connections With Glass

This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. When Chris Mosley was in elementary school, he was the kid who was always behind in his work. While other students dutifully read in class, he got in trouble for drawing because he was more interested in creating his own stories than reading someone else’s. Fast-forward to today, and the creativity that got him in trouble as a kid now enables him to flourish as...

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