Interviews
George Gomez, is the Chief Creative Officer atSTERN Pinball.
Youve had an extensive career having worked at Bally, Williams, Stern Pinball, and numerous other companies.
What are some of your career highlights?
Each of those opportunities taught me a lot and helped me refine my design skills.
In many ways, that was my graduate school in design.
My relationship with STERN pinball began as a consultant designer working on games from the outside.
I love the energy and diverse personalities in the studio.
When did you first fall in love with pinball?
Most designers are drawn to pinball by a love of the game.
Youve worked on some iconic pinball machines such as Batman, Transformers, The Beatles, & Deadpool.
Are there any specific pinball games that you helped create which you feel have stood the test of time?
What do you personally feel sets a game apart from the pack?
Its a pretty strange control interface; buttons and flippers.
If you dont keep the ball in play; youre out of the game.
Every other rule and game progression goal is built on that.
It seems that over the past decade pinball games are experiencing a resurgence.
What do you believe is behind this boom?
Its a unique and very physical game experience that can be very social.
What do we want to be?
Quickly followed by: How do we get there?
I dont think the resurgence is all something that just happened; I think we played a pivotal role.
What is the Stern Insider all-access membership and what does it offer gamers?
The evolution of the program is designed to bring even more interesting stuff in the future.
How popular are the Stern Pro Circuit tournaments and what should players expect from them?
It will continue to grow and evolve; in some ways it is an E sport.
Is there anything else that you would like to share about Stern Pinball?
I hope that the audience realizes that we are also consumers of our own product.
We bring that love of the game and focused passion to the company and the product.
We are thrilled and thankful for every owner, player, operator, dealer and distributor of the games.
Stay in, stay safe, play pinball!
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