In October, the international traveling exhibition Game On 2.0, the Technical Museum. Play through 100′s favorites by computer gaming history, from the 1960s to the present.
Game On 2.0 is successful exhibition which attracted millions of visitors in museums and science centers worldwide. With over 100 games to try, original sketches, rare collectables and background stories, it is the world’s largest videogame exhibition. Now it is clear that the next stop on the tour will be the Technical Museum in Stockholm, starting just in time for the autumn holidays in late October.
It is a heaven for anyone who loves the game – no one else in the world has such a large collection of games to try as in the exhibition Game On 2.0, created by the Barbican in London. There is a huge arcade with over 100 games to try from the 1960s to the present, and the galleries of original sketches, games, music and background stories.
Taking Game On 2.0 to Stockholm is part of the Technical Museum’s recently started projects around the collection and documentation of computer game history. By showing Game On 2.0 hope the museum find important contacts among players and the industry, which can help us to find the stories and objects to its collections. Earlier this year, computer game art was displayed in the exhibition Heart game, and in the future expect more shows and program activities on the theme.
The first version of Game On started his world tour in 2002, and passed the one million visitors after having been shown in museums and science centers in the London, Melbourne, Chicago and Athens. Since the summer of 2010 touring the updated version Game On 2.0, which was an obvious success on all continents.
Game On 2.0 is early arcade games like Donkey Kong, Pacman and Space Invaders, expectant classics like The Sims, Halo, and World of Warcraft, top sellers Tetris, Lemmings and Mario Kart and the biggest favorites in the categories of fighting, racing, action , adventure, puzzle games, simulators and multiplayer games. For the little ones there is a room including Bob the Builder and Pokémon, but also child-friendly retro games on the Atari consoles.
addition, a unique collection of consoles, controllers, arcade games and other rare collectables, sketches of Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, a gallery of sound and music and concept art behind classics like Tomb Raider and Jak and Daxter – Game On 2.0 also invites a unique tour behind the scenes at the world’s game.
Besides this begs Game On 2.0 curiosity to learn more about game development, sound design, the characters’ background, game culture and the way the games have been marketed over the years. The visit brings the discussion of gender roles, violence and how gambling affects real life. Is Lara Croft a stereotype or a girl power-hero? If you get a violent action game or it’s no worse than a game of chess? Are the games destructive and stupefying or a way to develop social, linguistic and logical abilities? Game On 2.0 engage visitors in IT history in a fun way that evokes both nostalgia, curiosity and commitment of almost anyone.
brief Game On 2.0
displayed at the Technical Museum , Museivägen 7, Stockholm from 25 October 2013 till 27 April 2014
number games that the visitor can try is over 100. If you want to play every game for five minutes is not even enough Museum’s evening open Wednesdays to. In addition to the games is a huge collection of rare collectible games from the 1960s to the present. Expect a few hours here, and you’ll have to do more than one day,
Certificate for the exhibition are not, but some individual games, three-seven-, twelve-and sixteen-year limit.
surface for Game On 2.0 at the Technical Museum is 600 square meters planned very effectively – previous installations have taken up to twice as much space
Oldest game in the exhibition Egghead pinball – a pinball machine (1961). The game of Tennis (1972) on the console Magnavox is the oldest video game visitor can audition.
Most easy to play is probably Pong, a form of tennis where the player only controls the two movements – up and down.
Most difficult playing Steel Battalion, with two joysticks, levers, pedals, and over 40 buttons. To even get the running game is a challenge!
Most workout for your thumbs provides arcade game Galaga, requiring a rapid pushing on the firing button for almost all gaming.
For more information, please contact:
Anna Westerling, project manager for Game On 2.0
070-734 76 83
anna.westerling @ tekniskamuseet.se
Ann Follin, director
08-450 56 63
070 -540 56 63
ann.follin @ tekniskamuseet.se
brief us
Technical Museum works to increase public and especially young people’s interest in technology and science in an enjoyable and inspiring way. The museum also has the responsibility to manage and care for Sweden’s industrial and technological heritage. Museum of Technology is the largest technical museum had 276,330 visitors in 2012.
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