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Maximus:
Thank you for that brilliant informed critic Dr Lexus
HanoiBoi:

--- Quote from: Maximus on August 28, 2013, 09:00:58 pm ---Thank you for that brilliant informed critic Dr Lexus

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Am I misinterpreting you or are you being douchy?  From your changing requirements and varying renders, it seems that you arent really sure what you want to do with your space.  If it were me, I'd welcome others' input rather than possibly effing myself later.  And, that's all I'm offering.

I've gone through this process and came out with a pretty cool multipurpose basement that even my wife and kids love.  I don't have a full arcade - that's a major difference, so maybe we aren't speaking the same language, but there are some similarities in what you want to do and what I've done. 

We have a theater area with a 100+" screen, a bar that seats 10-12 with lotsa beverages (2 taps, a beer cooler and a mini fridge), 2 pub tables and some gaming; MAME, virtual pinball, shuffleboard, foosball, xbox, etc.  We've been able to have guys nights, ladies nights, poker nights, thown kids parties/sleepovers, and enjoyed NYE parties with thumping music, DJ lights and fog.  And for hanging out watching football, baseball, hockey, etc., we've got 3 viewable screens.  Point is, its multipurpose, which I think you wanted at one point.

If you don't appreciate the feedback, I'm okay if you choose to ignore it, but no need to be snitty about it.
mcseforsale:
No,
He drinks..

A lot.

Sometimes he drinks...and posts on the interwebs.

 :cheers:

AJ


--- Quote from: HanoiBoi on August 29, 2013, 02:29:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Maximus on August 28, 2013, 09:00:58 pm ---Thank you for that brilliant informed critic Dr Lexus

--- End quote ---

Am I misinterpreting you or are you being douchy?  From your changing requirements and varying renders, it seems that you arent really sure what you want to do with your space.  If it were me, I'd welcome others' input rather than possibly effing myself later.  And, that's all I'm offering.

I've gone through this process and came out with a pretty cool multipurpose basement that even my wife and kids love.  I don't have a full arcade - that's a major difference, so maybe we aren't speaking the same language, but there are some similarities in what you want to do and what I've done. 

We have a theater area with a 100+" screen, a bar that seats 10-12 with lotsa beverages (2 taps, a beer cooler and a mini fridge), 2 pub tables and some gaming; MAME, virtual pinball, shuffleboard, foosball, xbox, etc.  We've been able to have guys nights, ladies nights, poker nights, thown kids parties/sleepovers, and enjoyed NYE parties with thumping music, DJ lights and fog.  And for hanging out watching football, baseball, hockey, etc., we've got 3 viewable screens.  Point is, its multipurpose, which I think you wanted at one point.

If you don't appreciate the feedback, I'm okay if you choose to ignore it, but no need to be snitty about it.

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Maximus:
OK sweetpants...

"The bar area looks kind of forced, like it doesn't belong there"

While your comment is nebulas and vague you also manage to offer an extremely poor alternative use to the space. The bar area has to house two fridges, create surface area where people can place their food, drinks AND face each other while socializing. It also houses the projector (I'll address that genius comment later) house a large sub woofer, HT amp and pre amp and the wiring between them all. It needs space for a wine rack which is represented by the small cupboard between the fridges. It also needs to provide a good balance in the walkways where it leaves enough room for people to sit at the bar sides and others to play the games around it while still being able to turn around and place their drinks on the bar within arms reach so they are not trying to rest them on the cabs anywhere. It also needs to present the beer pumps in such a way that they are at an ergonomically friendly height with a shelf edge for drip trays that can't get banged into when someone walks/runs/staggers by.


"Narrow stand alone bar shelf 6ft wide and 2ft deep"

Accommodates virtually none of the above criteria while providing comfortable seating for 2 or uncomfortable seating for 3 people all facing the same direction. Sounds fun to me.


"Move the beer to the back corner"

Which one? Perhaps on top of the Outrun machine? Maybe get rid of some arcade cabs for the beer? Or find one of those oh so common 10" deep beer fridges to put it by the back corner near the door?


"The taps are just floating in the middle of nowhere"

Not only is this comment vague and none constructive it is a physical impossibility so yeah i'll just move on to the next spark of genius.


"Also make sure you plan enough distance for the projector to the screen. I can't make out the measurements in the renders, but it appears a bit cramped."

Obviously with detailed observations, in depth knowledge and advice like this you clearly have a career in AV installation and perhaps consulting for optical physics related issues. For over a decade now it has been easy to acquire affordable quality projectors that can throw an 80" image from as far away as 24" with perfect keystoning and excellent color uniformity. I use two such projectors in my Alchemy pinball build. Lens shift, optical zoom lenses up to 2.0x and creatively mounted exhaust fans allow the home user to place modern projectors in an amazing array of positions and distances. My current Optoma H20 throws a 130" image from only 13ft away. The screen in this room is 100" across, I didn't write out measurements on it but I think a monkey could get a general feel for the size by relating it to other objects in the room. The couch allows the viewers an eye to screen ratio of 1.28 with a slightly below center eye height, the equivalent of sitting in the middle row of a typical movie theater.

So yes I do appreciate input, but by your same measure of accepting responsibility and feedback to what you post, I will certainly point out when I feel some half assed comments are vague, ill conceived and overall completely useless.

I was joking around, maybe giving you a sarcastic prod with my Dr Lexus comment. But as you decided you felt like getting a sandy vagina because we didn't all roll over in awe at your terrible post I figured I'd illustrate the difference between joking and 'snitty' for you.

Love Joel

Rick:
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