ARCADE

a film by Kurt Vincent and Irene Chin

Last Friday I was a part of a panel discussion about arcades at NY Comic Con.  It was an amazing time.  Somehow, at 11 am on a Friday, we filled the room with people eager to hear a talk about arcades.  Leaves me feeling hopeful that the movie will receive a lot of attention when it is finished!  The panel was moderated by Tal Blevins who has been at IGN since the early days, 13 years and counting!  He was the perfect host.  Seth Killian was there providing an incredibly unique perspective (As far as I can tell he has one of the coolest jobs in the world).  Jamin Warren was beyond articulate, as always.  And let me state this here: In 20 years, Kill Screen will be the Rolling Stone of video games.   The Harlem Hero, Norman Burgess, was there waxing poetic about Chinatown Fair. And the star of the panel, Henry Cen, “Golden Cen” aka 50 Cen, was wonderfully cynical and cracking up the audience with his musings.    

Thank you all for coming and saying hi.  I met some new friends and look forward to continuing this discussion! 

-Kurt

So, as you may or may not know, NYC Comic Con arrives at the Javits center on Thursday, October 13th.  ARCADE is happy to announce that we were selected to host a panel on Friday October 14th at 11 AM to 12 PM.  The panel will be moderated by Tal Blevins and participants will include: Seth Killian, Henry Cen, Norman Burgess, Jamin Warren, and our very own Kurt Vincent.   If you don’t already know who Seth Killian is, he is the face of CAPCOM and a Street Fighter bawse (no literally, the SFIV boss Seth, is named after him).   Henry Cen is a New York City arcade legend and former manager of Chinatown Fair— he has played in every arcade in the city and lived through the golden age and downfall of arcades.  Against all odds, Henry opened up his own Arcade, Next Level, and he will be discussing the role of arcades past, present, and future.   As arcades were dwindling in number, pockets of gamers were gathering in living rooms and basements.  Norman Burgess’s uptown apartment is Harlem Arcade.  Every Friday night, Norman hosts a gaming night with a dedicated group of gamers.  These nights usually end around 7 am Saturday morning.   Gamers Don’t Read.  This is the misconception Jamin Warren is out to dispel with his groundbreaking quarterly, Kill Screen Magazine.  Jamin was an arts and entertainment reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was a columnist for GOOD magazine, and in addition was also a music critic for Pitchfork.  The director of ARCADE, Kurt Vincent will be answering questions about our film.    See more about our Panel, Meet Me at the Arcade: here.

So, as you may or may not know, NYC Comic Con arrives at the Javits center on Thursday, October 13th.  ARCADE is happy to announce that we were selected to host a panel on Friday October 14th at 11 AM to 12 PM.  The panel will be moderated by Tal Blevins and participants will include: Seth Killian, Henry Cen, Norman Burgess, Jamin Warren, and our very own Kurt Vincent.  

If you don’t already know who Seth Killian is, he is the face of CAPCOM and a Street Fighter bawse (no literally, the SFIV boss Seth, is named after him).  

Henry Cen is a New York City arcade legend and former manager of Chinatown Fair— he has played in every arcade in the city and lived through the golden age and downfall of arcades.  Against all odds, Henry opened up his own Arcade, Next Level, and he will be discussing the role of arcades past, present, and future.  

As arcades were dwindling in number, pockets of gamers were gathering in living rooms and basements.  Norman Burgess’s uptown apartment is Harlem Arcade.  Every Friday night, Norman hosts a gaming night with a dedicated group of gamers.  These nights usually end around 7 am Saturday morning.  

Gamers Don’t Read.  This is the misconception Jamin Warren is out to dispel with his groundbreaking quarterly, Kill Screen Magazine.  Jamin was an arts and entertainment reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was a columnist for GOOD magazine, and in addition was also a music critic for Pitchfork.  The director of ARCADE, Kurt Vincent will be answering questions about our film.   

See more about our Panel, Meet Me at the Arcade: here.