Touch screen jukebox/game kiosk

[Paladin]

Since all the cool kids are making videos these days, I got out my camera and made a video of my jukebox from boot up to shut down.  I wanted to show how the front end program works with the different applications.
My camera didn't capture enough detail to read the screen, but it gets the point across and shows load times and the software setup.

Some background info on the clip:
I power the cabinet on and off with a remote power switch.  I bought this from someone on KLOV who got a box of them off ebay.
The PC bios has been set to turn on when power is applied, so when the power strip in the cabinet comes on the computer will turn on.
While the PC is booting and the jukebox is loading you may hear some crunching sounds.  This is our cat, who decided she needed a snack while I was filming.

Software notes:
I'm using WindowsXP Home SP3, SimpleTouchFE, E-Touch jukebox, slot programs by Masque Publishing and some misc. games by Pop Cap Games.





Oh yea, I forgot to mention that the entire thing is actually operated by our cat using the keyboard and mouse.  You can see her in the last picture when I let her out for a lunch break.

[Nacimroc]

Looks good! Really like the smooth edges and the door sits in perfect! 

[haggen29]

Nice

[bsoder52]

Wow!

Very Nice!!!  Got my 15"ELO under the tree for Xmas, now just need to finish the other two project I'm working on!

hehe

[HanoiBoi]

Nice looking kiosk, Paladin.

I'm looking to create a touch screen jukebox too and have been considering games.  Are the Pop Cap Games flash games (.flv?) or executables (exe)? 

[Paladin]

They're .exe.  The games connect to the internet to verify the registration code one time, although they also have a way to generate the registration info if you don't have an internet connection to the PC you install them on.  They have a 5 install limit, which I'm not too happy about - but it shouldn't be a problem unless I need to wipe and install the PC in the cabinet a few times.

It's cool that you can download the games to try before buying.

[Fordman]

Paladin, why dont you use Instantsheller and do away with the WinXP introduction! Make it appear to be a 'stand alone' unit. 99% of the people that use my jukebox or mame cab have no clue its just a regular computer that has XP running in the background!

 

Fordman