Ryan Gratzer is a person mentioned in 1 episode(s).
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Pinball Map was created because Google Maps custom map feature couldn't be searched and was difficult to maintain
Ryan's parents received a brand new Paragon machine as a late wedding gift in 1978-1979
Medieval Madness was the most common machine on Portland locations in the early 2000s before the remake
Operators prefer replacing older machines (15-20+ years) rather than maintaining them due to increased maintenance burden
From Pinballmap; co-host of Twippies awards show
Co-creator of Pinball Map (founded 2008), co-host of 'Mappin' Around' podcast
Co-founder of Pinball Map (2008); urban planner; handles design and data management; received community honor award at Expo 2023
Committee member for the 2024 Pinball Community Awards from Pinball Map
Co-founder of Pinball Map, urban planner by profession, based in Portland area, lifelong pinball enthusiast since childhood (Paragon machine).
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Scott Gratzer is a professional programmer who selected Ruby on Rails for Pinball Map platform
Pinball Map will add full global zoom capability in the app next year after backend optimization
Pinball Map generates approximately 8,500 edits per month from users adding/removing/commenting on machines
Volunteer donations fully cover all operating costs of Pinball Map without need for monetization
Stern Pinball uses Pinball Map's API for their official machine locator on their website
Pinball Map transitioned from Ruby on Rails to a more modern framework to better support API development
The Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) does not provide an API and is closed-source, limiting third-party integration