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BULLETIN IAFEC ELECTS ELECTS OFFICERS, OFFICERS, IAFEC PRESENTS AWARDS AWARDS PRESENTS FunCenterin in Vista, Vista, Calif Calif.; BestFacility FacilityBrochure-Full Brochure- Full Blast Blast FunCenter .; Best ofBattle Creek, Mich Mich.; and Best Best Advertising Advertising CampaignCan1paignof Battle Creek, .; and Slinky Action Action Zone Zone in in Duncansville, Duncansville, Pa. Pa. Slinky Supplier awards went to Heads Up Technologies' Supplier awards went to Heads Up Technologies' LaserTrek, Best Product or Facility Element; Play-By-Play Laser Trek, Best Product or Facility Element; Play-By-Play Ace/ Acme's licensed licensed Looney Looney Tunes Tunesitems items for for Best Best RedempRedempAce/Acme's or Novelty Product; and Jack Rogers of Play-By-Play tion tion or Novelty Product; and Jack Rogers of Play-By-Play Customer Service/Support. Service/ Support. Two Two exhibitor exhibitor awards awards for Best Best Customer for were presented for Fun Expo booths: 3,000 square feet or were presented for Fun Expo booths: 3,000 square feet or less-Castle Golf; Golf; 3,000 3,000 square square feet feet or or more-LaserTron. more-LaserTron. less-Castle For complete Fun Expo coverage, turn ourspecial special secsecFor complete Fun Expo coverage, turn toto our tion starting on page 155. tion starting on page 155. At the themembership membership breakfast breakfastmeeting meeting during during Fun Fun Expo Expo At last month in Orlando, Fla., the International Association of last month in Orlando, Fla., the International Association of Family Entertainment Centers presented its new slate of ofFamily Entertainment Centers presented its new slate of ofPhilDeAngelo DeAngelo of ofLenape Lenape Park, Park,president; president; Ron Ron StilStilficers: Phil ficers: well of PSC Ltd., vice president; and (outgoing president) well of PSC Ltd., vice president; and (outgoing president) Harold Skripsky Skripskyof ofEMS EMS Inc., Inc.,treasurer. treasurer.New Newexecutive executive Harold of Celebration Station, board members are Jeff Morton board members are Jeff Morton of Celebration Station, Charles Smith of Bullock Smith Partners, and George Smith Charles Smith of Bullock Smith Partners, and George Smith of Nan1co Cybertainment. T hey join a board that also conof Namco Cybertainment. They join a board that also consists of Frank Seninsky of Alpha-Omega, Lorien Henry of sists of Frank Seninsky of Alpha-Omega, Lorien Henry of Ton of Fun, Dave Schwartz of Legends, and Cindy Strachan Ton of Fun, Dave Schwartz of Legends, and Cindy Strachan STRICOR SIGNS SIGNS AGREEMENT AGREEMENT STRICOR ReedExhibitions Exhibitionsand and Carole CaroleSjolander Sjolanderof ofIAFEC IAFEC(non(nonofofReed votingmembers). members). Past Pastpresident president ('96-'97) ('96-'97) Ed Ed Pearson Pearson of of WITH GAMEWORKS GAMEWORKS WITH voting Sports Plus retired from the board. Stricor Inc., maker of ofthe the Prometheus PrometheusMotion Motion Platform Platform Sports Plus retired from the board. Stricor Inc., maker outlined DeAngelo and developer the DeAngelo outlined and developer ofofthe his four-part mission for Xtreme Powerboat Racing IAFEC '99 his four-part mission for Xtreme Powerboat Racing the year aliead: 1) consimulator, has signed an the year ahead: 1) consimulator, has signed an IAFEC 2) retinue the basics, agreement with Sega tinue the basics, 2) reagreement with Sega spondto to current cun-entresponresponGameWorks Works to to install install its its Game spond sibilities and mandates, game units in all the sibilities and mandates, game units in all the 3)broaden broadenthe therevenue revenue GameWorks Works flagship flagship lolo3) Game base, 4) educate the cations: Seattle, Wash.; base, 4) educate the cations: Seattle, Wash .; and 5) 5) world market, market,and LasVegas, Vegas,Nev Nev.; Tempe, world Las .; Tempe, plan for the future. He Ariz.; Grapevine, Texas; plan for the future. He Ariz .; Grapevine, Texas; believes that the success Ontario and Orange, believes that the success Ontario and Orange, ofIAFEC's IA FE C'swork workisis Calif.; Detroit, Mich Mich.; and of Calif .; Detroit, .; and based on knowledge, Miami, Fla., by the end based on knowledge, Miami, Fla., by the end marketing, and and control. control. of 1998. 1998.The The agreement agreement marketing, of "We are baggage-free," will allow Stricor to concon"We are baggage-free,"" will allow Stricor to said DeAngelo. "We tinue to to develop develop more more said DeAngelo. "We tinue have 100 100 percent percent conconexciting motion simulaIAFEC board for '98-99 , front row, (1-r): Carole Sjolander of IAFEC, Cindy Strachan of have exciting motion simulaIAFEC board for '98-99, front row, (I-r): Carole Sjolander of IAFEC, Cindy Strachan of trot of ofwhere where we we are are tototion game game content contentfor for Reed Exhibitions, Exhibitions,and and Lorien Lorien Henry Henryof ofTon Ton of of Fun. Fun .Back Backrow, row,(I-r): (1-r): Phil Phil De De Angelo Angelo of of trol Reed tion Lenape Park, Ron Stilwell of PSC Ltd. , Harold Skripsky of EMS Inc. , Frank Seninsky day and where we will the Gan1eWorks enterLenape Park, Ron Stilwell of PSC Ltd., Harold Skripsky of EMS Inc., Frank Seninsky day and where we will the Game Works enterAlpha Omega, Omega ,Dave DaveSchwartz SchwartzofofLegends, Legends ,Jeff JellMorton MortonofofCelebration Celebration Station, Station ,and and be tomorrow. tomorrow. Ours Ours isis an an ofofAlpha tainmentvenues. venues. be tainment GeorgeSmith SmithofofNamco NamcoCybertainment. Cybertainment. operator-driven group of George Stricor's businessstratstratStricor's business operator-driven group of people who operate on a egy to use the people who operate on a egy to use the day-to-day basis basisin in the the FEC FEC business. business. Perhaps Perhaps our our greatest greatest Prometheusplatform platform as as aa common common base base for for game game content content day-to-day Prometheus talent is to listen and learn." was proven with the shift from the Descent game to Xtreme talent is to listen and learn." was proven with the shift from the Descent game to Xtreme The following day the annual Golden Token Awards Powerboat Racing, derived from Interplay's VR Sports The following day the annual Golden Token Awards Powerboat Racing, derived from Interplay's VR Sports were presented: presented: Most Most Creative Creative Promotion-Wild Promotion-Wild Zone Zone AdAdPowerboatRacing. Racing. Xtreme XtremePowerboat PowerboatRacing Racingwas wasintegrated integrated were Powerboat ventures in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; Best Use of Logo onto Prometheus in late 1997, and entered the market this ventures in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; Best Use of Logo onto Prometheus in late 1997, and entered the market this and Most Creative Birthday Party-Wildwood Highlands in spring. Since then, Stricor has added several content upand Most Creative Birthday Party-Wildwood Highlands in spring. Since then, Stricor has added several content upBest New New or or Renovated Renovated FEC FEC and and Best BestDisDisWildwood, PaPa.; grdesto to the the platform platform along alongwith with two two new new racing racing courses. courses. Wildwood, .; Best grdes play of Redemption Prizes-Odyssey Fun World in Tinley Dave Klugh at Stricor, For more information, contact play of Redemption Prizes-Odyssey FunWorld in Tinley For more information, contact Dave Klugh at Stricor, Park,IllIll.; BestCommunity CommunityService ServiceAward-Vista Award- VistaFamily Family (770)923-3689; e-mail (dklugh@stricor.com). Park, .; Best (770)923-3689; e-mail (dklugh@stricor.com). ~~'i't~~~~ ~,'~r:.• PLAY METER 3 •• r, \, " :.::·',,~.~c· . - . ' NOVEMBER 1998