Author archive: Eric Yockey
Pop’nKO Music & Entertainment™
Founder, CEO (2004-2006) The company developed the original Neon FM®: Dance Radio™, manufactured a prototype cabinet, and negotiated a contract with Betson Enterprises for exclusive manufacturing and distribution. I co-founded the game studio in 2004 alongside Eric Ruth, Robert Ota Dieterich, and David Riley; and partnered with O2Media (Malaysia/Korea) to provide art and music for their…
Neon FM®: Dance Radio™ (2005)
Neon FM®: Dance Radio™ is a 5-panel arcade dance game designed to focus to North American musical tastes. The machine was engineered to use a revolutionary capacitive-sensing system which would use the player’s natural electrical field to activate the foot panels, resulting in a more natural dance experience and lowering the maintenance requirements of the…
Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts
AudioWorks Certificate (2004) Sheffield is a prestigious Maryland institute with multiple recording studios and licensed instructional programs. Their client list includes recording artists such as Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, and Walt Disney Motion Pictures. The AudioWorks program consists of 96 hours of lectures and 200 hours of labs (296 total) and qualifies graduates for employment in…
Websites
Below are some captures of websites designed for clients and for personal use.
Miscellaneous Work
Below are samples from a host of side projects and contracted work.
RFpay™
RFpay is a cashless payment system with a robust feature set, including user info retention, redundant card & tracked coin payments, and area denial with ID verification. The system is assembled in the USA. Modern arcades typically use a swipe-card system for payments, and the RFpay system was designed to disrupt the market by offering…
JokersGames.com
JokersGames.com was an online games portal and brick-and-mortar arcade located in Baltimore, Maryland. The online site allowed players to buy points with a credit card, play a variety of skill games to win additional points, and convert their points to actual novelty silver prizes that (via its partnership with Gold Farm™) could be shipped to…
GoldFarm.net
GoldFarm.net was a website that enables companies (such as Jokers Games™) to reward their customers with sterling silver prizes. Their customers can store earnings in the vault, have silver shipped to their home, or sell silver for cash deposits to their bank account via a partnership with Dwolla. The admin interface gives staff the ability…
Showcase Chrono™ Timer System
The Showcase Chrono™ Timer System is a precision timing kit made in the USA with a 6+ year legacy and is in use at over 50 venues worldwide. Units are sold direct and through our distributors at Adventure Solutions, a company officially licensed by American Ninja Warrior to build “Ninja Courses” powered by Unit-e‘s timing…