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Immersive Design in Arcade Games: Walking Dead Arcade

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Walking Dead Arcade Another game I played while at Dave and Buster's was  Walking Dead Arcade,  which as you probably guessed, is based off of AMC's The Walking Dead TV series. There were a few features which really drew me to this game, most notably the crossbow controller, and overhead light. The Interior of the Booth / Specifications The booth, which can seat two players, has a 55" 1080p screen that supports 60 frames per second. The game features the "Thrill-D Sound System" allowing for "pumping sound" during play. What this "Thrill-D" sound system actually features remains to be seen, but it seems like it has 5.1 surround sound as there are speakers throughout the cabinet. Lastly, there is the "'Ambient Lig hting'  system [which] dynamically changes the lighting within the game cabinet to simulate events such as going outdoors from a dark space". Controls The game is controlled via mounted crossbow cont