Episode 414: Erika’s Pinball Journey
In a very short time on the scene, Erika has been providing great pinball content with her videos, Instagram updates and more. Hear about her film background and how there's more in the works from Erika including help with TWIPy's, pinball media mixers and maybe a homebrew???
Kineticist’s take
Filmmaker Erika discusses her pinball content journey, philosophy on game criticism, and Twippies sponsorship work.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Erika, a filmmaker and pinball content creator from Northern California, about her journey into pinball, her YouTube channel 'Erika's Pinball Journey,' and her work helping organize sponsorships for the Twippies awards. Erika discusses balancing her film industry career with pinball content creation, her recovery from recent leg surgery, and her philosophy on approaching game criticism constructively. She emphasizes the importance of experiencing games firsthand before judging them and highlights how new pinball games continue to be released and deserve recognition for the hard work of their creators.
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Naps Arcade· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Wormhole Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Twippies· event
- Kineticist· organization
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Erika· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Manu Smith· person
- Zach Sharp· person