Game Masters (exhibition)

Game Masters: The Exhibition is an exhibition Curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).[1] The exhibition is designed to highlight the key designers who have had a large influence on video games and video game culture. Following the showing at ACMI, the exhibition has begun to tour internationally. Conrad Bodman, who also curated Game On, is the curator of the exhibition.[2]

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The exhibition includes over 125 playable games from over 30 different designers as well as concept and development artwork. Interview events with game designers have been hosted on location by ABC's Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen.[3]

Game Masters: The Exhibition is currently touring internationally.

International Tour Venues

Venue City Country Start Date End Date
Australian Centre for the Moving Image Melbourne Australia 28 June 2012 28 October 2012
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington New Zealand 15 December 2012 28 April 2013[4]
Powerhouse Museum Sydney Australia 13 December 2013 25 May 2014
National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Scotland 5 December 2014 20 April 2015
Halmstad Arena Halmstad Sweden 28 May 2015 31 August 2015
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland USA 13 February 2016 8 May 2016
COSI Columbus USA 11 June 2016 5 September 2016
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Hamburg Germany 14 November 2016 23 April 2017
Fleet Science Center San Diego USA 1 July 2017 18 January 2018
The Franklin Institute Philadelphia USA 31 March 2018 3 September 2018
Science Museum of Minnesota St Paul USA 15 February 2019 5 May 2019
National Film and Sound Archive Canberra Australia 27 September 2019 9 March 2020

    Games Exhibited

    The exhibition showcases the work of over 30 notable video game designers, and features over 125 playable games[5] including original arcade games that are today hard to find in working condition. Also displayed are concept and development artwork, and interview events with the game designers. The exhibition is divided into three sections: "Arcade Heroes" (highlighting games from the golden age of arcade video games), "Game Changers" (highlighting the works of paradigm-shifting game designers that greatly influenced later designers), and "Indies" (featuring indie games).

    Arcade Heroes
    Designer Games
    Dave Theurer Tempest and Missile Command
    Ed Logg Asteroids and Centipede
    Eugene Jarvis Defender and Robotron: 2084
    Masanobu Endo Xevious and Tower of Druaga
    Shigeru Miyamoto Donkey Kong
    Tim Skelly Reactor and Rip-Off
    Tomohiro Nishikado Space Invaders and Gun Fight
    Toru Iwatani Pac-Man and GeeBee
    Konami Scramble
    Taito Elevator Action
    Game Changers
    Designer Games
    Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy Dance Central 3, Frequency, Amplitude, and Rock Band
    Blizzard Entertainment Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
    Fumito Ueda Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
    TT Games LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, LEGO Batman: The Video Game, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
    Paulina Bozek SingStar Vol. 2 (PS3)
    Peter Molyneux Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, and Fable III
    SEGA Columns, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Altered Beast and Golden Axe
    Sonic Team Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventure, Nights into Dreams and Sonic Forces
    Tetsuya Mizuguchi Sega Rally Championship, Space Channel 5, Rez, Lumines, and Child of Eden (2D)
    Tim Schafer Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Broken Age, Psychonauts, and Brütal Legend
    Warren Spector System Shock, Deus Ex, Disney Epic Mickey, and Ultima Underworld
    Will Wright SimCity, SimCity 2000, The Sims 3, and Spore
    Yu Suzuki Hang-On, OutRun, Virtua Fighter, and Shenmue
    Indies
    Designer Games
    Capybara Games Critter Crunch and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
    Chocolate Liberation Front Game Masters: The Game
    The Behemoth Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers
    Bennett Foddy QWOP and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
    Eric Chahi Another World, Heart of Darkness, and From Dust
    Halfbrick Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride
    Introversion Software Darwinia and Defcon
    Jakub Dvorsky Samorost 2, Machinarium, and Botanicula
    Jonathan Blow Braid
    Markus 'Notch' Persson Minecraft
    Masaya Matsuura Vib-Ribbon and Parappa the Rapper
    Mountain Florence (video game)
    Rovio Angry Birds
    State of Play Games Lumino City
    thatgamecompany flOw, Flower, and Journey
    Ustwo Games Monument Valley (video game)

    References
    1. https://www.acmi.net.au/museum/exhibitions/touring-exhibitions/game-masters-exhibition/
    2. Kolan, Patch. Game Masters: From Miyamoto to Molyneux, Gaming’s Greatest Minds Under One Roof. IGN. 27 June 2012.
    3. Feature Story: ACMI Game Masters. ABC1. 3 July 2012.
    4. "2012 past exhibitions". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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