National Videogame Museum

National Videogame Museum
Established April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02)
Location Frisco, Texas, USA
Coordinates 33°08′38″N 96°50′07″W / 33.143998°N 96.835238°W / 33.143998; -96.835238
Type Computer museum
Founder
  • John Hardie
  • Sean Kelly
  • Joe Santulli
Website nvmusa.org

The National Videogame Museum is a museum about the history of video games and the video game industry, located in Frisco, Texas. Opened in 2016, the museum includes classic video game arcade machines in an arcade setting, games on different video game consoles in a living room setting, games on historic computers, exhibits on the history of the industry, artifacts and memorabilia about the video gaming industry.[1] One of the museum's goals is to have visitors experience the games,[2] so there are many interactive displays which feature playable games.[3]

History

Beginning in 1999, John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Joe Santulli hosted the first Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas to organize "the world's first event paying tribute to the people, systems and games of yesteryear".[4][5] The Video Game Museum was a traveling exhibition of classic games and systems that was shown at the Expo,[6] as well as displayed at such trade conventions as E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)[7][8] and GDC (Game Developers Conference).[9]

In 2011, the founders started a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to mobilize their archive as a first step towards finding a permanent location, to be known as the Videogame History Museum.[5]

On September 18, 2014, the Frisco Community Development Corporation board voted unanimously to bring the Videogame History Museum to Frisco, Texas, although it wasn't their first choice.[4]

The 10,400-square-foot (970 m2) National Videogame Museum opened in April 2016 in the Frisco Discovery Center.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Press Start: The National Videogame Museum Opens in Frisco". Dallas Magazine. April 2, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our mission". National Videogame Museum. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welcome To Texas: National Videogame Museum". CBS DFW. March 31, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Wigglesworth, Valerie (September 18, 2014). "Board OKs agreement to bring Videogame History Museum to Frisco". friscoblog.dallasnews.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Cavalli, Earnst (July 11, 2011). "Videogame History Museum Seeks Kickstarter Funding". The Escapist. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Chris Kohler (July 28, 2007). "CGE: Inside The Museum". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Andrew Cunningham (June 16, 2013). "A trip through gaming history: the Videogame History Museum at E3". Ars Technica. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Videogame History Museum shows off vintage games and gear at E3 2014". CNET. June 12, 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Melissa Aparicio (March 19, 2014). "Nintendo nostalgia takes a turn at Game Developers Conference". Tech Hive. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "National Videogame Museum opens in Frisco". Fox4News. April 12, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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