Stern Pinball: Making of Aerosmith Pinball

Summary

Stern's Aerosmith pinball: Design process, lip-sync animation, music-driven gameplay innovation.

This is a behind-the-scenes documentary from Stern Pinball about the development of the Aerosmith pinball machine. John Borg (designer), Lonnie Robb (software engineer), Charles Ernst (CG art director), and other team members discuss the creative process, including 30 minutes of lip-synced Steven Tyler animations, playfield toys inspired by 'Toys in the Attic' and 'Love in an Elevator,' and the use of advanced LCD display technology. The game received positive early feedback and was listed in the top five best products at a show.