When I was growing up, my dad had the best job I could possibly imagine: he was an arcade game and pinball technician. For me, that meant summer trips through Poland's coastal cities with their seasonal arcade parlors; peeking inside cabinets to learn programming and engineering secrets; andâ€"of courseâ€"free games! One of my favorites was PAC-MAN , whose popularity transcended the geopolitical barriers of that time. During the heyday of space shooters,