The Super Awesome Pinball Show - Fireside Chat 1 - George Gomez
Sit down with pinball artist Christopher Franchi, for a rare, personal chat with Stern Pinball's Chief Creative Officer, George Gomez, as he recants tales of his pinball career, both funny and emotional. Also hear his take on playfield issues, Wood prices cutting into B.O.M.'s and more. Also hear George turn the tables on Franchi for the Fast Franchi 5, where George gets to drill Franchi with 5 questions. Don't miss this unique show.
Kineticist’s take
George Gomez discusses his career journey from toys to video games to pinball leadership.
Synopsis
George Gomez, Chief Creative Officer at Stern Pinball, sits down with Christopher Franchi for an in-depth personal conversation covering his career trajectory from toy design at Marvin Glass and Associates to video game work at Midway to his current role. Gomez shares detailed stories about his early career, the 1983 video game crash, his philosophy on creative discipline and hands-on design methodology, and how his diverse background informs his approach to pinball game design at Stern.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Big Monster Toys· company
- Marvin Glass and Associates· company
- Midway Games· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Light Bright· game
- Mousetrap· game
- Operation· game
- Rock'em Sock'em Robots· game
- Simon· game
- Spy Hunter· game
- Tron· game
- Christopher Franchi· person
- George Gomez· person
- Greg Ferris· person
- Howard Morrison· person
- Joe Kaminkow· person
- Russell· person
- Steve Ritchie· person