Game Masters (exhibition)


Game Masters: The Exhibition is an exhibition Curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. 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.
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.
Game Masters: The Exhibition is currently touring internationally.

International Tour Venues

VenueCityCountryStart DateEnd Date
Australian Centre for the Moving ImageMelbourneAustralia28 June 201228 October 2012
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaWellingtonNew Zealand15 December 201228 April 2013
Powerhouse MuseumSydneyAustralia13 December 201325 May 2014
National Museum of ScotlandEdinburghScotland5 December 201420 April 2015
Halmstad ArenaHalmstadSweden28 May 201531 August 2015
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryPortlandUSA13 February 20168 May 2016
COSIColumbusUSA11 June 20165 September 2016
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgHamburgGermany14 November 201623 April 2017
Fleet Science CenterSan DiegoUSA1 July 201718 January 2018
The Franklin InstitutePhiladelphiaUSA31 March 20183 September 2018
Science Museum of MinnesotaSt PaulUSA15 February 20195 May 2019
National Film and Sound ArchiveCanberraAustralia27 September 20199 March 2020

Games Exhibited

The exhibition showcases the work of over 30 notable video game designers, and features over 125 playable games 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", "Game Changers", and "Indies".
DesignerGames
Dave TheurerTempest and Missile Command
Ed LoggAsteroids and Centipede
Eugene JarvisDefender and '
Masanobu EndoXevious and Tower of Druaga
Shigeru MiyamotoDonkey Kong
Tim SkellyReactor and Rip-Off
Tomohiro NishikadoSpace Invaders and Gun Fight
Toru IwataniPac-Man and GeeBee
KonamiScramble
TaitoElevator Action

DesignerGames
Alex Rigopulos & Eran EgozyDance Central 3, Frequency, Amplitude, and Rock Band
Blizzard EntertainmentStarcraft 2, Diablo 3, and '
Fumito UedaIco and Shadow of the Colossus
TT Games', ', ', '
Paulina BozekSingStar Vol. 2
Peter MolyneuxPopulous, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, and Fable III
SEGAColumns, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Streets of Rage 2, ', Altered Beast and Golden Axe
Sonic TeamSonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventure, Nights into Dreams and Sonic Forces
Tetsuya MizuguchiSega Rally Championship, Space Channel 5, Rez, Lumines, and Child of Eden
Tim Schafer', ', Broken Age, Psychonauts, and Brütal Legend
Warren SpectorSystem Shock, Deus Ex, Disney Epic Mickey, and Ultima Underworld
Will WrightSimCity, SimCity 2000, The Sims 3, and Spore
Yu SuzukiHang-On, OutRun, Virtua Fighter, and Shenmue

DesignerGames
Capybara GamesCritter Crunch and '
Chocolate Liberation FrontGame Masters: The Game
The BehemothAlien Hominid and Castle Crashers
Bennett FoddyQWOP and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Eric ChahiAnother World, Heart of Darkness, and From Dust
HalfbrickFruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride
Introversion SoftwareDarwinia and Defcon
Jakub DvorskySamorost 2, Machinarium, and Botanicula
Jonathan BlowBraid
Markus 'Notch' PerssonMinecraft
Masaya MatsuuraVib-Ribbon and Parappa the Rapper
MountainFlorence
RovioAngry Birds
State of Play GamesLumino City
thatgamecompanyflOw, Flower, and Journey
Ustwo GamesMonument Valley