Ellen Juniper Kaplan

@juniper.ellen.zone

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🤖 DevRel Enjoyer [Open for work!] ⭐ Theme parks, coffee, and retro games are my jam 📝 Author, "Coping with Gender Dysphoria"; bylines in Vice, @pcgamer.com, etc. 🗺 Boston, MA 🌐 ellen.zone

an original STRIKERS 1945 III cabinet from 1999, a world war ii shoot-em-up developed by psikyo. the screen displays a GAME OVER, with gameplay of a semi-realistic plane bombing naval vehicles below.
a small scale bowling alley with tiny balls and segmented LED displays to track score. only one of the lanes has a wood panel floor. the machine is coin operated and is labeled with the “bowlingo” and “capcom usa” logos
a closer look at the screen. color-coded player stations from 01-06 are marked underneath it, with a sci-fi looking faux display below those marks. the screen displays the words MISSION BRIEFING, with status information for the player ship on the right hand side. it does not photograph well.
a large scale arcade installation labeled “GALAXIAN3” in an exciting font, with a craggy sign under it detailing the “ATTACK OF THE ZOLGEAR” update. it has blue and yellow trim, and there is a dedicated “ENTRANCE” and “EXIT”. the interior has a large theater like projection display, and six different player stations with seating and gun controllers.
a SSS+ score (100.7722%) on 空回りライブラリ (Karamawari Library) by yukino ito on expert in maimai dx prism plus
a picture of me on a carousel, smiling
A screenshot depicting a red spaceship flying over a sunny beach while being shot at by strange blue circular ships with giant propellers