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Rockafire Explosion Documentary

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History and cultureHardwareRetro computingElectronics

A documentary exploring the history, technology, and dedicated fans preserving the Rock-afire Explosion animatronic band from ShowBiz Pizza Place.

This is the Rock-afire Explosion Documentary from 2008 by Brett Whitcomb.

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What people say. Recommended for those interested in the history and preservation of retro animatronics and hardware control systems.

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On “Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Band”

Somewhat related is the The Rock-afire Explosion band from ShowBiz Pizza Place. There is an excellent documentary on the history and some of the fans preserving the technology. link to this video
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On “Chuck E. Cheese's animatronics band bows out”

Anybody vaguely interested in this story would probably enjoy this documentary about the the direct ancestor of this band. link to this video
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On “Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long”

WARNING: RANTY STREAM OF CONCIOUSNESS ESSAY AHEAD I just recently started building FOSS in this space in stealthmode, things are not looking good long term. Animatronics as an artform are facing extinction. There are VERY few people in the community with technical expertise to maintain the mechanical and technical aspects of the characters. And companies are abandoning them en masse in favor of screens. To illustrate the HN relevant challenges lets walk through the "stack" of a singing rat. You have the mech itself, its guts a stationary frame made of some material with mechanical extremities attached to it. that are usually animated using either compressed air, or servos. As well as some ki…
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