<s>
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
(	O
"	O
FP	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
3D	O
pinball	B-Application
editing	O
and	O
gaming	O
application	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Visual	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
(	O
"	O
VP	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
modern	O
pinball	B-Application
simulation	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
with	O
VP	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Visual	O
PinMAME	O
,	O
FP	O
uses	O
partner	O
applications	O
to	O
emulate	O
original	O
pinball	B-Application
ROM	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
FP	O
's	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
end	O
results	O
of	O
ROM	O
code	O
are	O
simulated	O
by	O
Better	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
(	O
"	O
BAM	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Pinball	B-Application
Browser	O
"	O
and	O
dot-matrix	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
software	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulator	O
and	O
editor	O
which	O
indirectly	O
emulates	O
hardware	O
found	O
in	O
physical	O
pinball	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tables	O
are	O
designed	O
using	O
3D	O
models	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
rendered	O
using	O
a	O
3D	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
table	O
layout	O
,	O
graphic	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
are	O
provided	O
by	O
users	O
during	O
the	O
construction	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
table	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
original	O
tables	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
default	O
table	O
which	O
only	O
contains	O
flippers	O
,	O
slingshots	O
,	O
shooter	O
lane	O
,	O
and	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
coding	O
is	O
required	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
accomplished	O
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Basic	I-Application
Scripting	I-Application
(	O
VBS	O
)	O
via	O
an	O
embedded	O
script	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
FP	O
program	O
uses	O
Newton	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Dynamics	I-Application
for	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-playfields	O
allow	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
unrelated	O
to	O
pinball	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
billiards	O
and	O
BRIO	O
's	O
Labyrinth	O
(	O
marble	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
completed	O
tables	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
computer	O
keyboards	O
are	O
often	O
used	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
custom	O
pinball	B-Application
cabinet	O
designs	O
that	O
interface	O
buttons	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
by	O
creator	O
and	O
programmer	O
Christopher	O
Leathley	O
after	O
20	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
NanoTech	O
Entertainment	O
entered	O
into	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
to	O
incorporate	O
Future	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
into	O
a	O
commercial	O
product	O
called	O
MultiPin	O
.	O
</s>
