Exhibition Sections:
  Introduction

Playing with Technology

Pong

1978-82 Games Take Off

Game Designers

Mortal Kombat

New Games, New Gamers

Networked Arcade

Life on the Screen

Creative Play



Resources:

Related Web Sites

Recommended Reading


 
Related Web Sites

Computer Game Exhibitions
Computer Game Archival and Preservation
Game Developer Organizations
Computer Game Emulation
 
 
Computer Game Exhibitions

"Game On"
Video game Exhibition at the Barbican Gallery in London.

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Exhibit on video games and art at UC Irvine.

"Videotopia"
A comprehensive traveling exhibition about the history and technology of video games.

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Computer Game Archival and Preservation

  Killer List of Video Games
The Killer List of Video Games (KLOV) is a product of the Video Arcade Preservation Society.

The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
Comprehensive listing of designers of arcade, console, and computer games.

Yesterdayland - Arcade Games
A comprehensive - decade-by-decade - chronicle of the evolution of video games, from the first interactive artifacts in the 1930's to the latest highly sophisticated computer games.

Atari History Museum
Created by the Atari Historical Society, this site features an in depth description of the company's history and it's revolutionary products.

The Atari Timeline
A good site to learn about the evolution of video games at a glance.

Retroarcade.com
Site devoted to the preservation and restoration of arcade games.

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Game Developer Organizations

 

International Game Developers Association
The IGDA is the independent, non-profit professional association for developers of interactive entertainment.

Game Developers Conference
An international forum where game development professionals from around the world gather to exchange ideas.

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Computer Game Emulation

 

MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator)
In this site it is possible to download a piece of software that will be the base for running old arcade game reconstructions, called "ROMs". The contains many resources related to game emulation.

Mac MAME
http://www.macmame.net/
Macintosh version of the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator and related resources.

Game Vault
A valuable collection of classic game ROM's. The site offers links to a variety of console emulators as well.

EasyEmu
A tutorial for getting started in game emulation.

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