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Photon was the name of the first commercial lasertag arenas. The company also came out with a home lasertag game, and there were various media tie-ins: a TV show also called ''Photon'' and a series of novels by Peter David. == History == George Carter III came up with the idea for ''Photon'' while watching ''Star Wars'' when it premiered in 1977. In 1982, research and development started in earnest, and the first ''Photon'' center in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, opened in March 1984. The first franchisee opened in Toronto in June 1985. The architect for Photon was J.C. Collins. The home units were introduced in 1986 as an Entertech product, at the same time as the ''Lazer Tag'' brand units of competitor Worlds of Wonder. Both companies were very successful in the Christmas shopping season of 1986.〔 By 1987, 70 franchise licenses had been sold and 45 arenas were operating.〔 In 1989, lack of financing and loss of franchise revenue forced the corporation to sell off its assets and cease operations.〔 In 2007, a new Photon center was constructed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. It opened on July 1, 2008, but on September 9, 2008, after less than 9 weeks, lack of business revenue forced the center to cease operations. In 2014, a former Photon operator has begun an IndieGoGo campaign to bring Photon back for a reunion party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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