Imagine the ultimate game room. Is it the one portrayed in the movieÂ: BigÂ: with Tom Hanks? Maybe it’s a Dave & Busters sports bar in your living room. For me, it’s Tony Stark’s basement in Iron Man. With today’s technology and collaboration between home systems integrators and interior designers, game rooms are no longer just a big-screen TV and a pool table.Â: They have evolved, as have the architecture and technology that go into them. And they serve a vital purpose for families, entertainers, and even collectors.
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This whole house throws a bash, but party central is in its multiscreen media room.
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A professional designer mixes high-end A/V and modern design in her 17,000 square foot home.
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A homebuilder practices what he preaches by incorporating cutting-edge technology into his own abode.
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It’s not easy being a trendsetter. Sometimes, you end up falling flat on your face; other times you come out looking like a hero. Andre Walker fits into the latter category. He had the guts to install a relatively untried control system into his renovated 4,000-square-foot Southern California abode, a move that ended up saving him thousands of dollars in materials and labor.
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