Videogame Nation Exhibition

[rupert]

Exhibition in Manchester Urbis: 14 May – 20 September

details;
This exhibition charts the meteoric rise of videogaming. Once the sacred realm of the bedroom programmer, it has grown into a multi-billion pound industry which spans more than 30 years of games and consoles. From the British-made ZX Spectrum to the Nintendo DSi, discover and play old favourites and forgotten gems such as Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner and Sensible World of Soccer. Explore Lara Croft's worlds in Tomb Raider and understand why Grand Theft Auto has become one of entertainment's biggest British exports. Explore different gaming environments from the arcade game and sporting arena to interconnected multi-player games and virtual worlds. The exhibition also examines the cultural impact of gaming, from its cleverly designed graphics and contemporary soundtracks as well as its darker side – violent content and gaming addiction. With a high level of interactivity and strong historical narrative about the story of gaming, this exhibition is suitable for pros and novices alike.

Link: www.urbis.org.uk/page.asp?id=3296

As its a 2 second walk from my work i'll be going on Thursday and i'll let you know what the Sega representation is like. I'm guessing there will be nothing collectable on display as it's just a games playing thing.. but you never know

[ninjabearhug]

Cool, take a few pics ;D.

If it's any good I may have a drive up with my daughter next week some time .

[rupert]

May 11, 2009 9:51:03 GMT ninjabearhug said:

Cool, take a few pics ;D.

If it's any good I may have a drive up with my daughter next week some time .

I went on Thursday, but only had about 40 minutes because I was on my lunch. I could have spent much longer though, easily a few hours. I'd say it's worth a drive from Bradford because Manchester is a great city to have a look round anyway, do a bit of shopping etc, could take your daughter on the big wheel outside Selfridges.

There wasnt all that much Sega stuff to be honest but there were a lot of really interesting things like the hand drawn original game maps for the old dizzy games (well they were blown up copys but still very cool). Quite a lot of other original art work and other stuff from British games developers i.e. internal news letters and staff passes from Ocean.

You have to remember as well that the whole thing is geared towards the general public rather than to entertain the minority retro gaming enthusiast.