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Flippaper – draw your own pinball game on paper

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I watched the second video first (no weird stuff in that video that I noticed, just a demo of the invention). My impression was that it was one of the most innovative and unique things I'd seen in a while, especially from a UX perspective.

Then I read the comments and watched the second video. I get the backlash over the misogyny. But I wonder if focusing too much on that is throwing the baby out with the bath water. Without knowing anything else, the scenario that popped into my head was a team of creators who are really good at a few things, but at the expense of being completely incompetent at marketing, social issues, website design, being classy in general...

But should this invention be squashed for their mistakes or lauded for its brilliance?

Sometimes I think really innovative and brilliant things come from people who have ultra-focused to the point of being very good at a few things and sucking at many other things... And the sucking at many other things is the cost that must be paid.

Initially really excited by the concept because I love pinball, what a letdown. Pinball is fun to play because people spend hundreds of hours carefully laying out a playfield of good shots and effective flow. These one-off doodle tables simply don't look like they would be fun to play.

It would be great for prototyping though. And of course you can spend hours fine-tuning the doodles to get a carefully crafted pin. It's never going to be the same because it's all virtual and there are no mechanical components but I love the general idea.

I'd agree with you if it was say, an app for a tablet or something like that, but turning it into a dedicated machine seems like strech to me.

A cartoon pair of breasts squirt cartoon milk at the end. Are we talking about the technology or the art? At least one of the the creators seems to have a very R. Crumb aesthetic. Is cartoon lactation just part of the art or is it more tech industry misogyny in a project launch? It is interesting for sure on a few levels

Analysis: http://imgur.com/a/gCj8R

EDIT: stranger, you are going to need to defend your down-vote. Watch the video, see the cartoon milk squirting breasts. Click on the creator links. Look at their tumblrs. Look at their aesthetic. Discuss the issue. Sorry if the content that they put in their video makes you uncomfortable, but it is on-topic for this post and I'm pointing out that it is there

I saw the two videos on the page but I didn't see the "cartoon milk squirting breasts". Can you please be more specific and point out where they are?