Catching up with Caine’s Arcade

It’s been five months since the story of Caine Monroy’s cardboard arcade touched the hearts of Internet surfers. Now the filmmaker who made the nine-year old famous is hoping that spark of creativity can go as viral as his movie.

Filmmaker Nirvan Mullick introduced the world to Caine, and has stayed in close touch with the young entrepreneur. And fame, it seems, has been good for Caine.

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Boy behind Caine’s Arcade adjusts to sudden fame

It has been one heck of a week for nine-year old Caine Monroy.

Since the story of his handmade cardboard arcade first surfaced on Tuesday, he’s become one of the most popular figures on the Internet. Pretty much every major news outlet has written or aired a story about him. The arcade is certain to be standing room only when it opens on Saturday. And as for his collegiate future?

That’s pretty much taken care of now.

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America’s Radio News Network – April 12

Every Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. This week’s topics were Sony’s restructuring, the Dept. of Justice’s antitrust case against Apple and several book publishers (which could result in lower eBook prices) and the heartwarming story of Caine’s Arcade.

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Nine-year-old’s cardboard arcade launches college fund

When nine-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate arcade out of cardboard boxes found in his father’s used auto parts store, it was the sort of project that typically would have been remained a cute tale told at family gatherings.

But then filmmaker Nirvan Mullick stopped by the east Los Angeles shop. He was looking for a door handle for his car, but was captivated by the world Caine had created — and quickly became the first customer of Caine’s arcade.

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