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[[File:Proof of Concept Animatronic at cv9.jpg|thumb|387x387px|The Prototype at ''CheeseVention 9'' in 2012.]] |
[[File:Proof of Concept Animatronic at cv9.jpg|thumb|387x387px|The Prototype at ''CheeseVention 9'' in 2012.]] |
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The '''''Chuck E. Cheese Proof of Concept Prototype''''' (also potentially being instead of [[Rick Rat]]) was an animatronic created by Harold Goldbrandsen and his team at ''Fantasy Forest Manufacturing'' in 1977 to demonstrate the concept of animatronic characters to Nolan Bushnell. |
The '''''Chuck E. Cheese Proof of Concept Prototype''''' (also potentially being instead of [[Rick Rat]]) was an animatronic created by Harold Goldbrandsen and his team at ''Fantasy Forest Manufacturing'' in 1977 to demonstrate the concept of animatronic characters to Nolan Bushnell. |
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== History == |
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== Design == |
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The design would be the first ever iteration of Chuck E. Cheese ever, mainly taking inspiration from the [[Rick Rat Walkaround]]. This heavy reliance on the costume's design and shape would forever influence the character's design for decades to come. |
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The mouth shape was almost an exact copy of the shape from the walkaround, being a long snout with saggy cheeks. The head also copied the triangle shape of the costume's head, alongside its smaller eyes. Two distinctive differences from the costume however was changing the ears to stick up and out higher, and making the nose smaller. |
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Two designs on the animatronic taken from Rick Rat would not carry on to other iterations, the first being Chuck's tan eyelids. Later iterations would portray his eyelids as either grey or light blue. The other would be his pink stomach. Every other iteration of Chuck E. Cheese going forward would instead keep a grey furred stomach. |
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Multiple parts of the design are unclear what they originally were due to deterioration, notably being the eyes and teeth. No pictures of the bot having teeth have been found, making it unclear their original size and shape. A misunderstanding has spread around about one of the images of the bot having his left eye visible<ref>[[:File:Cv9protochuck1.jpg|File:Cv9protochuck1.jpg]]</ref>, though this is an optical illusion created by an aluminum rod behind the eyehole. The bot's right eye is in-tact, though multiple pictures show it in various positions, making it unclear where its default position is. The pupil in the right eye also had an odd rectangular bar sticking out from the general circular shape, making it either a unique pupil art-style, or that the pupil seen was the backing for the true pupil design that has fallen off from deterioration. |
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==Movements== |
==Movements== |
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Despite never seeing the animatronic move, pictures of the internals with all the cylinders still intact allows the movements to be determined. |
Despite never seeing the animatronic move, pictures of the internals with all the cylinders still intact allows the movements to be determined. |
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*Eye Turn or Eyelid Close |
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*Eyelids |
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**Pictures showing the internals do not make it clear enough from the visible cylinder what movement it would accomplish. |
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*Mouth |
*Mouth |
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*Right Arm Raise |
*Right Arm Raise |
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Revision as of 20:22, 8 September 2022
The Chuck E. Cheese Proof of Concept Prototype (also potentially being instead of Rick Rat) was an animatronic created by Harold Goldbrandsen and his team at Fantasy Forest Manufacturing in 1977 to demonstrate the concept of animatronic characters to Nolan Bushnell.
History
Design
The design would be the first ever iteration of Chuck E. Cheese ever, mainly taking inspiration from the Rick Rat Walkaround. This heavy reliance on the costume's design and shape would forever influence the character's design for decades to come.
The mouth shape was almost an exact copy of the shape from the walkaround, being a long snout with saggy cheeks. The head also copied the triangle shape of the costume's head, alongside its smaller eyes. Two distinctive differences from the costume however was changing the ears to stick up and out higher, and making the nose smaller.
Two designs on the animatronic taken from Rick Rat would not carry on to other iterations, the first being Chuck's tan eyelids. Later iterations would portray his eyelids as either grey or light blue. The other would be his pink stomach. Every other iteration of Chuck E. Cheese going forward would instead keep a grey furred stomach.
Multiple parts of the design are unclear what they originally were due to deterioration, notably being the eyes and teeth. No pictures of the bot having teeth have been found, making it unclear their original size and shape. A misunderstanding has spread around about one of the images of the bot having his left eye visible[1], though this is an optical illusion created by an aluminum rod behind the eyehole. The bot's right eye is in-tact, though multiple pictures show it in various positions, making it unclear where its default position is. The pupil in the right eye also had an odd rectangular bar sticking out from the general circular shape, making it either a unique pupil art-style, or that the pupil seen was the backing for the true pupil design that has fallen off from deterioration.
Movements
Despite never seeing the animatronic move, pictures of the internals with all the cylinders still intact allows the movements to be determined.
- Eye Turn or Eyelid Close
- Pictures showing the internals do not make it clear enough from the visible cylinder what movement it would accomplish.
- Mouth
- Right Arm Raise
Gallery
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Eye Closeup + Internals (2012)
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Internals (2012)
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Eyes (2012)
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Face (2012)
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Head (2012)
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Picture w/ Left Eye Mesh Inserted Back In (2012)
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Bot at CheeseVention 9 (2012)
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Bot at CheeseVention 9 (2012)
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Harold Goldbrandsen w/ the Bot (2012)
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Body (2012)
