![Two Bit Circus Micro Amusment Park™ cofounders Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman smile near the carnival midway](http://twomaverix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Brent-and-Eric-Midway_DSC01144-copy-e1554779205618.jpg)
Two Bit Circus co-founders Eric Gradman (right) and Brent Bushnell. (Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.)
Two Bit Circus would like you to come and play with them.
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But don’t expect their Micro Amusement Park™, in downtown Los Angeles, to be like any other amusement experience you’ve ever had.
![Acrobats perform near the red wheel logo and arcade games at Two Bit Circus Micro Amusment Park™](http://twomaverix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Copy-of-TBC_868-e1554779680998.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.)
“Interactive” is the key word as you explore the 38,000-square-foot complex.
![Visitors to Two Bit Circus Micro Amusment Park™ wear VR headsets and are strapped into virtual reality simulators](http://twomaverix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Copy-of-TBC_899-e1554779822403.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.)
Carnival elements combine with computers, robotics, VR, XR and a sense of “what if we did this?” to show visitors a great time. Even the shows (well, especially the shows) involve participation and collaboration.
![Participants in VR headsets in "Hologate" at Two Bit Circus Micro Amusment Park™](http://twomaverix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/TBC_942-e1554780247536.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.)
And no two visits to the Micro Amusement Park™, which opened in September, 2018, will ever be the same.
Eric Gradman is the co-founder and CTO of Two Bit Circus. He is also a computer software designer, a circus performer–and a professional whistler!
Eric talked about the experience of creating the Micro Amusement Park™, some of the resources available to fellow creatives, and what’s next!
!["Club 01" lights glow gold next to The Arkane in Two Bit Circus Micro Amusment Park™](http://twomaverix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2H5A0876-e1554780001977.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Two Bit Circus, and used with permission.)
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:
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How the Micro Amusement Park™ evolved from Eric’s earlier work on STEAM Carnival with co-founder Brent Bushnell;
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What the experience was like, opening the Micro Amusement Park™;
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One of Eric’s favorite experiences (to build, and in the park);
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One challenge which Eric and the team face as they make “the future of fun” look easy;
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What visitors might experience in the interactive theatre, Club 01;
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Some of the new games that have been added, since the park opened in September;
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The element that could turn a “boring” game into a masterpiece;
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And, a demonstration to “make over” a type of game which some people might consider “boring”!
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A great STEAM resource for teachers and makers;
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What Eric and his team are learning, as they continue evolving the Micro Amusement Park™;
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What may be next!;
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How independent inventors can get their games previewed by the Two Bit Circus crew and their guests.