The Arcade is a
gacha event, featuring over 80 of the grid’s best designers and builders, in
which high-quality prizes are sold to avatars at random from gacha machines.
Set in a seaside build that evokes the whimsical feel of the penny arcades of
early 1900’s Coney Island and Brighton Pier, The Arcade strives to present a
nostalgic atmosphere that will welcome an audience seeking great gachas, and
continue to be a favorite destination for photographers and vintage
architecture enthusiasts. |
| Brighton Pier in real life. |
Gashapon (ガシャポン
gashapon) is a Bandai brand trademark widely used throughout the world for
their capsule toys. It is also referred to as gachapon (ガチャポン gachapon)." Both gashapon and gachapon are Japanese onomatopoeia, made up of two sounds: "gasha" or "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy capsule dropping into the receptacle. It is used to describe both the machines themselves, and any toy obtained from them. Tomy, another major player in capsule toy market, uses "Gacha" (ガチャ gacha?) instead of "Gachapon" for their capsule vending machines and toys
The Arcade is a
gacha event, featuring over 80 of the grid’s best designers and builders, in
which high-quality prizes are sold to avatars at random from gacha machines.
Set in a seaside build that evokes the whimsical feel of the penny arcades of
early 1900’s Coney Island and Brighton Pier, The Arcade strives to present a
nostalgic atmosphere that will welcome an audience seeking great gachas, and
continue to be a favorite destination for photographers and vintage
architecture enthusiasts.
Tim and I went
there yesterday.
The Arcade’s
fourth Gacha Event runs from June 1st to June 30th, 2013.
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