What happend to Aaron Hightower? (Ahigh)
Out of all my DI research, Ahigh and his youtube channel was the best thing I could find as far as unbiased scientific recording. All of the other DI resources on the internet are trying to sell some poppycock or are making leap of faith esq claims. I enjoyed searching through his posts here on WOV and his old videos on youtube.
With that being said, has he given up gambling? I saw his huge thread talking about him not playing craps anymore. His youtube channel hasn't had a Craps upload in years. It says his WOV account is restricted? What happened?
Quote: Dyvan13I guess I am still technically a 'new' member, but I lurk way more than post on this forum.
Out of all my DI research, Ahigh and his youtube channel was the best thing I could find as far as unbiased scientific recording. All of the other DI resources on the internet are trying to sell some poppycock or are making leap of faith esq claims. I enjoyed searching through his posts here on WOV and his old videos on youtube.
With that being said, has he given up gambling? I saw his huge thread talking about him not playing craps anymore. His youtube channel hasn't had a Craps upload in years. It says his WOV account is restricted? What happened?
Ahigh self-suspended for his own reasons. He's welcome to return if and when he wants at this point.
I would be willing to bet he's still playing craps for fun. IMO Ahigh has always been a controversial person with an I know best/what I'm doing ego/attitude. There's been much criticism surrounding him and NTEK / NTGL. He mostly rejected any advice given. That seems to piss people off even more, many people were rooting against him. Many people like EvenBob telling him it/he would fail. He was very confident in his products and the company(great products but bad company IMO). Unfortunately his company failed, but I'm certain it had nothing to do with his games or ideas. Had he been working with IGT or someone like that I'm sure we would see some version of his games in casinos.Quote: Dyvan13Ah, it looks like he weighed the pros and cons of gambling, and decided he was better without it. I have yet to do the same.
WOV can be brutal towards people (especially to guys that help paint targets on their own backs)What's the point in returning when he will just be criticized with I told you so comments and even worst?
He's a highly skilled intelligent person if he added some better people skills to that he would probably be very wealthy.
Let's hope he recovers and gets back in the game.
Quote: AxelWolfI would be willing to bet he's still playing craps for fun. IMO Ahigh has always been a controversial person with an I know best/what I'm doing ego/attitude. There's been much criticism surrounding him and NTEK / NTGL. He mostly rejected any advice given. That seems to piss people off even more, many people were rooting against him. Many people like EvenBob telling him it/he would fail. He was very confident in his products and the company(great products but bad company IMO). Unfortunately his company failed, but I'm certain it had nothing to do with his games or ideas. Had he been working with IGT or someone like that I'm sure we would see some version of his games in casinos.
WOV can be brutal towards people (especially to guys that help paint targets on their own backs)What's the point in returning when he will just be criticized with I told you so comments and even worst?
He's a highly skilled intelligent person if he added some better people skills to that he would probably be very wealthy.
"controversial person with an I know best/what I'm doing ego/attitude"
which regulars on here aren't????
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I deleted the post with his home phone, post it again and you're gone.
No doubt his (then) passion for craps helped him to decide to order his own table, to practice/experiment with.
The experiment is over: dice setting was not proven to be viable.
A noble effort, Aaron; thanks for sharing it with the group.
Quote: DeMangoAhigh decided he was NOT going to build on the shoulders of those before him in DI, he was going to reinvent the wheel. His primary failure, from the little I watched, was a toss without much influence. Bad money management. Bad betting on others. It added up to crash and burn. Might have cost him a marriage too. Has he learned anything? Very doubtful. Sad.
What's sad is this is exactly the type of message I have come to expect from the WOV forum.
Ooops! I now see that you have, indeed, sold the table. Congratulations!
The All-tall All-small got changed for a reason, IMO.
That being said, I also believe that most people who think that they are performing DI are having WAY TOO MUCH FUN to know what they are talking about.
I have never exploited dice control successfully for any significant amount of money and I've played without an edge for 95% of all of my craps play (measured by the dollar, not by the time).
But I have beat a casino playing nearly every day for over a year without using odds or volatility either one. Just grinding out what I thought was an edge, and the numbers and my research bore out the notion that I had one.
It was boring and it was like work. The dealers (at the Silverton) hated me that year when I came in every day during lunch and tipped almost nothing.
I much prefer to lose and have fun and treat it like entertainment. But I do know folks that I think may have been able to exploit their own edge at the tables with big money behind it, just I have never done that.
I have moved on to other things these days and I am now performing contract programming work in Silicon Valley. I basically live in a shack and I live like a college student after my days "living large" in Las Vegas.
My most recent pursuits are watching lots of cable television, using Facetime very frequently over LTE, and drinking sugary drinks at home watching my waistline expand and listening to people tell me how sugar and cheese and energy drinks are not healthy. I have a pet peeve for nicotine addicts preaching to me about my "unhealthy eating habits."
I'm doing pretty good.
I will continue to visit Las Vegas and I will continue to gamble, I just won't gamble as frequently now that I live eight hours away.
Quote: AhighJust an update for anyone wondering, and it takes a bit of effort to come out and say this, but I do believe that dice control is possible in a casino environment.
The All-tall All-small got changed for a reason, IMO.
That being said, I also believe that most people who think that they are performing DI are having WAY TOO MUCH FUN to know what they are talking about.
I have never exploited dice control successfully for any significant amount of money and I've played without an edge for 95% of all of my craps play (measured by the dollar, not by the time).
But I have beat a casino playing nearly every day for over a year without using odds or volatility either one. Just grinding out what I thought was an edge, and the numbers and my research bore out the notion that I had one.
It was boring and it was like work. The dealers (at the Silverton) hated me that year when I came in every day during lunch and tipped almost nothing.
I much prefer to lose and have fun and treat it like entertainment. But I do know folks that I think may have been able to exploit their own edge at the tables with big money behind it, just I have never done that.
I have moved on to other things these days and I am now performing contract programming work in Silicon Valley. I basically live in a shack and I live like a college student after my days "living large" in Las Vegas.
My most recent pursuits are watching lots of cable television, using Facetime very frequently over LTE, and drinking sugary drinks at home watching my waistline expand and listening to people tell me how sugar and cheese and energy drinks are not healthy. I have a pet peeve for nicotine addicts preaching to me about my "unhealthy eating habits."
I'm doing pretty good.
I will continue to visit Las Vegas and I will continue to gamble, I just won't gamble as frequently now that I live eight hours away.
Out of all of the people that I've met over the years on a craps table Ahigh, was the only one that put his money where his mouth was! He didn't write about something that he didn't know anything about and set out to try to prove one way or the other if someone could control the dice and win at craps by doing so! He spent thousands of his own money doing so! We didn't see eye to eye on a lot of things about the game and what some was selling as dice control. But I had a lot of respect for him, the guy is brilliant and I for one will miss him and what he was trying to do!
Quote: Dyvan13I guess I am still technically a 'new' member, but I lurk way more than post on this forum.
Out of all my DI research, Ahigh and his youtube channel was the best thing I could find as far as unbiased scientific recording. All of the other DI resources on the internet are trying to sell some poppycock or are making leap of faith esq claims. I enjoyed searching through his posts here on WOV and his old videos on youtube.
With that being said, has he given up gambling? I saw his huge thread talking about him not playing craps anymore. His youtube channel hasn't had a Craps upload in years. It says his WOV account is restricted? What happened?
Hmm, maybe he took my advise when I commented on his video's?
Nothing harsh, I just asked him why he is wasting his time with ultra slow recording. once those dice hit that back wall they do whatever they like.
Shooting the dice is not easy as one-two-three
First off you have to factor in your grip, your throw, how fast you throw, speed comparison of the throw, create a separate database containing a column OOPS THEY SLIPPED OUT MY FINGERS along with the PERFECT ROLL.
SECOND he didn't even roll many repeated numbers in many of his recordings. so what do they matter.
I give the chap a pat on the back for getting me started with the LAY ALL NUMBERS bet advice, but the rest is just rubbish.
Quote: LaymedownHmm, maybe he took my advise when I commented on his video's?
Nothing harsh, I just asked him why he is wasting his time with ultra slow recording. once those dice hit that back wall they do whatever they like.
Shooting the dice is not easy as one-two-three
First off you have to factor in your grip, your throw, how fast you throw, speed comparison of the throw, create a separate database containing a column OOPS THEY SLIPPED OUT MY FINGERS along with the PERFECT ROLL.
SECOND he didn't even roll many repeated numbers in many of his recordings. so what do they matter.
I give the chap a pat on the back for getting me started with the LAY ALL NUMBERS bet advice, but the rest is just rubbish.
Dammit man, the thread and the latest post in it is a year ago!!!
In the last couple of years, I have had no shortage of self-proclaimed experts (usually in other fields than I) trying to tell me how things work.
Anybody who wants to get together and shoot some dice, let me know.
Good to see your back.Quote: AhighI am back in Vegas, now.
In the last couple of years, I have had no shortage of self-proclaimed experts (usually in other fields than I) trying to tell me how things work.
Anybody who wants to get together and shoot some dice, let me know.
Quote: AhighI am back in Vegas, now.
The craps tables could use your
money..
Said the guy with a roulette system.Quote: EvenBobThe craps tables could use your
money..
Quote: Ahigh
In the last couple of years, I have had no shortage of self-proclaimed experts (usually in other fields than I) trying to tell me how things work.
You mean like pointing out how terribly you marketed that gambling pinball machine?
They were right you know ...
Quote: sabreYou mean like pointing out how terribly you marketed that gambling pinball machine?
They were right you know ...
And here we go, that didn't take long..
Quote: GWAEAhigh, you popped up on my facebook today as someone you may know. I think it is because we share a friend.
Cool, dude. Yeah, I think I remember talking to you at the table gaming show back in Fall of 2015.
Quote: beachbumbabsWelcome back, Ahigh!
Hey how are you doing? I hope all is well!
Quote: DRichWelcome back.
Hey, DRich. I hope you're doing great, bud.
I was avidly into the hobby for several years. I dropped off a little because it’s expensive and I moved out of my parents and into a smaller house, but I still own two pinball machines and a bar top Megatouch.
Quote: gamerfreakI take from your avatar and experience with pinball that you are into Arcade and Pinball machines.
I was avidly into the hobby for several years. I dropped off a little because it’s expensive and I moved out of my parents and into a smaller house, but I still own two pinball machines and a bar top Megatouch.
Yeah, I worked for Atari coin-op on an arcade driver.
I also worked for IGT doing research for them.
At NanoTech it was video pinball for skill-based gambling. But still very much arcade style games we created.
Lately, I've been involved with the player community of Donkey Kong players.
I am very actively involved in early 80's style skill-based arcade gaming. This was the early days of arcade games when the formula for making money was to glorify the best players and give them stuff like free games and bring a lot of attention to the better players.
I am still very much in that mental mindset of giving attention to the best players, specifically for single-player 80's style gameplay.
Quote: AhighYeah, I worked for Atari coin-op on an arcade driver.
I also worked for IGT doing research for them.
At NanoTech it was video pinball for skill-based gambling. But still very much arcade style games we created.
Lately, I've been involved with the player community of Donkey Kong players.
I am very actively involved in early 80's style skill-based arcade gaming. This was the early days of arcade games when the formula for making money was to glorify the best players and give them stuff like free games and bring a lot of attention to the better players.
I am still very much in that mental mindset of giving attention to the best players, specifically for single-player 80's style gameplay.
#TeamWeib
Do you agree that the proprietors of Twin Galaxies are F%#king basket cases?
Working as a developer or designer for Stern or Jersey Jack would be my dream job. Second up would be repairing/restoring games, or operating an arcade. But unfortunately it’s not exactly a booming industry.
Right now I have all the parts to a MAME cabinet sitting here waiting for assembly. I prefer original boards, but it’s really a function of physical space and money.
Quote: gamerfreakWorking as a developer or designer for Stern or Jersey Jack would be my dream job. Second up would be repairing/restoring games, or operating an arcade. But unfortunately it’s not exactly a booming industry.
Yeah. I used to work across the hall from the "King of Pinball" when I was at Atari. He was working on Cal Speed back then. We'd play AFM frequently along with my bosses boss, MSP, and MSP would threaten me that if I beat him, I might not get my paycheck.
Good times.
Quote: AhighYeah. I used to work across the hall from the "King of Pinball" when I was at Atari. He was working on Cal Speed back then. We'd play AFM frequently along with my bosses boss, MSP, and MSP would threaten me that if I beat him, I might not get my paycheck.
Good times.
Steve Richie? Very cool.
I really enjoy AFM and wish there were more games made with pinball 2000. I always wanted to play the Wizard Blocks prototype.
Quote: gamerfreakSteve Richie? Very cool.
I really enjoy AFM and wish there were more games made with it. I always wanted to play the Wizard Blocks prototype.
I loved Attack From Mars as well. Steve Ritchie used Brian Eddy's work as the underpinning for why "pinballs couldn't make money" and why he had to "switch over to video."
The higher ups at Atari gave Steve a lot of freedom to make a game, and Steve chose to follow Eugene's formula for Cruisin' USA, while we used a radically different formula for our racing game that was based more on a simulation foundation from the mid 80's (hard drivin' and race drivin').
They were both successful arcade racers with radically different approaches.
Using a "skill-based" model was considered to be "yesterday's formula" from about 1985 onward, and I intentionally chose the hard-core skill-based approach.
My boss even had me call Eugene Jarvis, the creator of Defender and Robotron, to get advice about my intentions to award free games. My boss was pretty afraid of the idea or specifically about the potential issues as it might affect earnings.
There were actually a lot of parallels to what was going on at NanoTech and the fear of casinos losing.
But the single-player gameplay on Rush 2049 earned far better than the original which really needed two cabinet to earn properly.
The single-player gameplay mechanics in Rush 2049 were something that I was very proud of. The free game ghost cars, even the ability to cheat-quit real fast and play again (when you are disgusted and you WANT to pay more to start over -- wrong answer to say no when someone WANTS to pay more).
