JMG sez, “I made a working clockwork Pac-Man figure that I call ‘The Pactuator,’ along with its own frame and hand-crank. It’s going to be part of a larger project: a playable, mechanical Pac-Man cabinet, called ‘Pac Machina.'”

I call it the Pactuator. I kind of fell in love with the little guy, but it’s going to be a (long) while before the game is ready. In the meantime I wanted a nice way to display and play with it (and keep myself inspired to finish the full project). To that end, I drew up a feeble pastiche of a Victorian frame with a Pac-Man motif, laser engraved it in some wood, and made a little display, complete with a hand-crank.

Pactuator