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Rcd. another call from <u>Arlan Tietel</u> (see 4/23). They are going ahead
with <u>GAME</u> applications of their device. Arlan has come up
with a <u>GOLF</u> game, which is quite popular there. He descrbied
the game to me and I got a pretty good picture of how
the machine. The "tape" does the programming. From a "frame"
you have a choice of three of three paths depending on which
of three buttons you push and the program can send you anywhere
from 7 back to 7 forward or back to the same frame. In his game
at the start of the hole you had a choice of three positions in
which to tee up. This sends you to another picture,
after which you spin a three position dial to get the next
button to push, which gives you the picture of your new ball
position. The voice then gives you a choice of three clubs, after
giving you a description of the position, Etc. One hole
was done on 35 frames, tho he figured and using fifty
per hole.
I checked with him about the cost of the device and it is in
the neighborhood of $400. So their thinking is for rental use.
He has the legal dept. working on some kind of a royalty
arrangement and I should hear from them in a week or
two.
I mentioned the idea of a travel <u>GAME</u> and also
mentioned it might be a race game. He brought up an
automobile "Rally" he had been in, but I felt that that
would be too limited a field. I thought that a stock market
<u>GAME</u> might be an idea. Later thought of a maze <u>GAME</u>
in a "Fun House" type setting, or possibly a Mintaur setting.
Arlan will try to get to N.Y. to show me the machine in
person. Or possibly an engineer may be in town with it.
Rcd. <u>POPULATION</u>, <u>ECOLOGY</u>, and <u>WOMEN'S LIB?</u> from Urban Systems.
Called <u>Miss Golden</u> (see 5/6). They weren't able to find the copy
of <u>''DER SPIEGEL''</u> with the article, but they had copies mis-
sing. She suggested the library at { Goethe House, 1014 5th Ave. (Nr 83rd), 744-8310
She thought the librarian there might remember the issue.
Called and she said she had a vague recollection of about
4 or 5 months ago. They are open [crossed out]
Mon., Fri., Sat - 9:30-5; Tues., Weds., Thurs. - 1:00-8:30.
Played <u>PLANES</u> with Dave. He beat me 42-40.