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!! THE ARCADE !!
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Footage courtesy of: Destiny Meta
Music by: Cass Cuttlefish
GAME INFO
Hair Nah is a video game about a Black woman tired of people touching her hair. The physical game is played via motion capture, without the use of any joysticks or buttons. The cabinet was designed and built by Momo Pixel and Death by Audio Arcade.
The original web based game was created in 2017 by Momo Pixel.
The Arcade cabinet is currently located at:
1186 Broadway Brooklyn NY 11221. Sun-Thurs 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat 5pm-4am
PRODUCTION
TEAM
*Concept & Game Design
Momo Pixel
*Fabrication:
Mark Kleeb, Dustin Long, Matt Fry
*Arcade Game Development:
Tuxic, Dustin Long
*Original Developer: Trent Johnson
GETTING STARTED
The original Hair Nah arcade was created after winning the hands-free open call from Death By Audio Arcade. Momo began working with the team to bring her concept to life; The Idea: use motion sensors to capture the hand movements and swat away the hands on screen!
Momo designed a mock-up of the arcade cabinet with a quick 3d look to understand placement of everything and over design. Then began designing the arcade body as DBAA began building the physical body of the arcade and her developer rebuilt Hair Nah in Unity to be compatible with kinect.
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FABRICATION
The duration of the fabrication process totaled 5 months for the original cabinet. As the body of the arcade was being built, Momo created new game assets to update the UI for a more seamless user experience. The arcade was finished October of 2021 and held a spectacular launch party.
COMPLETION
Since it's debut, the Hair Nah arcade has become a staple game within Wonderville in Brookyln, NY with players traveling from various regions and countries to play the game in person. It was featured at Magfest 2023 and has become a collector's favorite amongst amazing fans and businesses.
If you would like to inquire about obtaining your own Hair Nah arcade cabinet for your company, business, or establishment please contact: info@momopixel.com
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