Game On is a

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on the history and culture of

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s. The exhibition was first shown at the

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in 2002, and has since been exhibited by Barbican International Enterprises to over 20 countries, where it has been seen by over 2 million people. The exhibition displays notable game developments from the early sixties to the present day, from the

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in 1960 to contemporary industry releases. It reveals the design processes behind four of the most significant games of recent times: ''

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Grand Theft Auto ''Grand Theft Auto'' (''GTA'') is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly. Later titles were developed under the oversight of brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is prima ...

'', ''

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'', following these games from their initial concept to the final product design. Over 150 playable games are available, including ''

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'', ''

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Rock Band ''Rock Band'' is a series of rhythm games first released in 2007 and developed by Harmonix. Based on their previous development work from the Guitar Hero, ''Guitar Hero'' series, the main ''Rock Band'' games have players use game controllers mod ...

'', and the top ten most influential games consoles. aims to highlight the wider, global framework of gaming, exploring the influence of

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and

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on computer games, as well as the films that have been influenced by, and continue to influence computer games. The exhibition also considers online gaming, music compositions for games, and the latest game technologies.

Showings

* Barbican Art Gallery, London (May 2002 to September 2002) *The Royal Museum at the

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, Edinburgh (October 2002 to February 2003) * Tilburg Art Foundation, Netherlands (May 2003 to August 2003) * Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland (September 2003 to December 2003) *A

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event in

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, France (May 2004 to August 2004) * Eretz Israel Museum in

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(September 2004 to January 2005) * The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose (September 2005 to January 2006) * Museum of Science and Industry,

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(March 2005 to September 2005), (February 2006 to April 2006) * Pacific Science Center,

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(May 2006 to August 2006) *

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(October 2006 to February 2007) *

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(July 2007 to October 2007) *

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(March 2008 to July 2008) *

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Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

(November 2008 to February 2009) * National Science and Technology Museum,

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, Taiwan (18 July to 31 October 2009) * The Cellars of Cureghem, Brussels (December 2009 to April 2010) * Ambassador Theatre,

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( 20 September 2010 to 30 January 2011) * Galerías Monterrey,

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(30 April to 30 June 2011) *Museu da Imagem e do Som (MIS), São Paulo, Brazil (10 November 2011 to 8 January 2012) *CCBB,

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(26 January to 26 February 2012) *Museum of Popular Art,

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(16 March to 30 June 2012) *Costanera Center, Santiago Chile (27 March 2013 to 15 May 2013) *Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina (12 July 2013 to 3 November 2013) *Montreal Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (15 April 2015 to 13 September 2015) * National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation,

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(2 March 2016 to 30 May 2016)

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In 2010, the original show was re-curated b
Barbican International Enterprises
to expand the original exhibition and the exhibition 2.0 was produced. 2.0 has been exhibited at: * Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston,

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(3 July to 3 October 2010) * Technopolis,

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(16 December 2010 to 16 March 2011) *

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, Portland,

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(2 July to 18 September 2011) * Kinokino centre for Art and Film,

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(25 February to 9 June 2012) * VAM Design Center,

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(19 October 2012 to 8 January 2013) *

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(9 March to 2 September 2013) * Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology,

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(25 October 2013 to 28 September 2014) * Life Science Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (23 May 2015 to 3 January 2016) *Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo, Norway (March 2016 to 29 January 2017) *Spazio Eventi Tirso,

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(4 March 2017 to 6 June 2017) *Pavilhão da Bienal – Parque Ibirapuera,

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(16 August 2017 to 12 November 2017) *Village Mall,

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(1 December 2017 to 25 February 2018) * OCT Harbour,

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(18 August 2018 to 14 October 2018) * Fundacion Canal,

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(29 November 2019 to 31 May 2020) *

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(2 October 2021 to ) *

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'' *'' Alien Attack/Scramble'' *
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Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. It was created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. The player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can ...

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Asteroids An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...

'' *'' Bag Man'' *'' Berzerk'' *'' Blue Dragon'' *''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...

'' *'' Breakout'' *''

Bubble Bobble is a platform game series originally developed and published by Taito. The first entry in the series, '' Bubble Bobble'', was released in 1986 as an arcade cabinet. In most entries in the series, players control two dragons named Bub and Bob. Th ...

'' *'' BurgerTime'' *''

Burnout Paradise ''Burnout Paradise'' is a 2008 racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was also released on the PlayStation Store and via Xbox Live Marketplace's Games ...

'' *'' Bust-A-Move 4'' *''

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'' *'' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow'' *''

Caveman The caveman is a stock character representative of primitive humans in the Paleolithic. The popularization of the type dates to the early 20th century, when Neanderthals were influentially described as " simian" or " ape-like" by Marcellin B ...

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'' *'' Child of Eden'' *'' Chillingham'' *'' Code Breaker (cheating device)'' *''Combat'' (

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Pack-in Game) *'' Cookie Monster Munch'' *'' Cosmic Smash'' *'' Dance Dance Fusion'' *'' Dark Reign'' *'' Daytona USA'' *'' Densha De Go – Train simulator'' *'' Destroy All Humans!'' *'' Devil World'' *''

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'' *'' Discs of Tron'' *'' Dodonpachi Resurrection'' *''

'' *'' Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' *'' Donkey Kong Jr.'' *'' Doom'' *'' Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2'' *'' Driver'' *''

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'' *'' Fighting Street'' *''

Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation. The seventh main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it was released in Japan by Square and internationally by Sony Computer Entertainment, becoming the first ...

'' *'' Forza Motorsport 2'' *''

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'' *'' Frogger'' *''

Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to ''Galaxian'' (1979), Namco's first major video game hit in arcades. Controlling ...

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Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of alien ...

'' *'' Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' *''Gate of Thunder'' *'' Go by Train 3'' *'' GoldenEye 007'' *'' Gradius V'' *''

Guitar Hero ''Guitar Hero'' is a series of rhythm games first released in 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead guitar, lead, bass guitar, bass, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Players match ...

'' *'' Gunstar Super Heroes'' *''

Half-Life 2 ''Half-Life 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It was published for Windows on Valve's digital distribution service, Steam. Like the original ''Half-Life'' (1998), ''Half-Life 2'' is played ent ...

'' *'' Halo: Combat Evolved'' *''

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...

'' *'' Halo 3'' *'' Heroes of the Pacific'' *'' Hey You, Pikachu!'' *''Highway Star'' *''

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' is a Science fiction comedy, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), radio sitcom broadcast over two series on BBC ...

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Indy 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indian ...

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Jak and Daxter ''Jak and Daxter'' is a platform video game franchise created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series was originally developed by Naughty Dog with a number of installments being outsourced to Re ...

'' *'' Junkbot'' *'' Katamari Damacy'' *'' Knack'' *'' Lady Bug'' *'' Le Mans 24 Hours'' *'' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' *'' Lego Star Wars: The Video Game'' *''

Lemmings A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes. Lemmings form the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae) together with voles and muskrats, which form part of the superfamily Muroidea, which also incl ...

'' *'' LocoRoco'' *'' Magical Drop 3'' *''

Manic Miner ''Manic Miner'' is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith (games programmer), Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software Projects. The first game in the ''Miner Willy'' series ...

'' *'' Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' *'' Mario Bros.'' *'' Mario's Tennis'' *'' Mario Superstar Baseball'' *''

Max Payne ''Max Payne'' is a neo-noir third-person shooter video game series developed by Remedy Entertainment (''Max Payne'' and ''Max Payne 2'') and Rockstar Studios (''Max Payne 3''). The series is named after its protagonist, Max Payne, a New York C ...

'' *'' Mega Man 4'' *''

Metal Slug X is a Platform game#Run and gun platformers, run and gun arcade game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 1998 for the Neo Geo (system), Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to the 1996 game ''Metal Slug (1996 video game), Metal ...

'' *'' Metroid Prime'' *'' Missile Command'' *'' Moon Cresta'' *''

Moon Patrol is a 1982 horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by Irem as an arcade video game. It was released by Williams Electronics in North America. The player controls a lunar rover which continually drives forward through a horizont ...

'' *'' MotorStorm'' *'' Mr. Do!'' *'' Ms. Pac-Man'' *'' MSX Collection'' *'' New Super Mario Bros.'' *'' Nintendogs'' *''

Odin Sphere ''Odin Sphere'' is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Australia and Europe) in 2008. A remake, titled ''Odin Sphere Leifth ...

'' *'' OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast'' *'' Overtop'' *''

Pac-Man ''Pac-Man,'' originally called in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The pla ...

'' *''Parappa the Rapper 2'' *'' Pengo'' *'' Phoenix'' *'' Pilotwings'' *'' Pirates of the Burning Sea'' *''

Pitfall! ''Pitfall!'' is a video game developed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released in September 1982 by Activision. The player controls Pitfall Harry, who has a time limit of 20 minutes to seek treasure in a jungle. The game world is popu ...

'' *'' Pokémon Emerald'' *'' Pokémon Stadium 2'' *'' Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness'' *''

'' *'' Pony Friends'' *'' Populous'' *'' Portal 2'' *'' Powerslide'' *''

Prince of Persia ''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is centered around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two ga ...

'' *'' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' *'' Pro Evolution Soccer 2008'' *'' Puyo Puyo 2'' *'' Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords'' *''

Qix ( ) is a 1981 puzzle video game developed by husband and wife team Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer and published in arcades by Taito, Taito America. ''Qix'' is one of a handful of games made by Taito's American division (another is ''Zoo Keeper (1983 v ...

'' *'' Rave Racer'' *'' Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' *'' Resogun'' *'' Rez'' *''

Ridge Racer is a series of racing video games created by Namco and owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The first game, ''Ridge Racer (1993 video game), Ridge Racer'' (1993), was originally released in arcades for the Namco System 22 hardware, later ported ...

'' *'' RiME'' *'' Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis'' *''

R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and released by Irem in 1987 and the first game in the ''R-Type'' series. The player controls a star ship, the R-9 "Arrowhead", in its efforts to destroy the Bydo, a powerful a ...

'' *'' Rugby 08'' *'' Sailor Moon Super S: Kondowa Puzzle de Oshiokiyo'' *'' Samurai Shodown II'' *'' Saturn Bomberman'' *'' Scramble'' *'' The Secret of Monkey Island'' *'' Sega Superstars Tennis'' *''

Shark Attack A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. Despite their rarity, many people fear shark attacks after occasional serial attacks, such as the Jersey Shore shark attacks of ...

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SimCity ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game franchise originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, '' SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and was followed by several sequels and many other spin-off ''S ...

'' *'' Simon 2'' *'' Sokoban'' *'' Sonic Mega Collection'' *'' Sonic Rivals'' *''Sonic The Hedgehog'' *''

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Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for Arcade video game, arcades. It was released in Japan in April 1978, with the game being released by Midway Manufacturing overseas. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed s ...

'' *'' Space Invaders Part II'' *''

Space Panic is a 1980 arcade video game developed by Universal. Predating Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'', and lacking a jump mechanic, ''Space Panic'' was the first game involving climbing ladders between walkable platforms. The genre was initially labeled "c ...

'' *'' Space War'' *'' Speak and Spell'' *'' Star Soldier'' *''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' *'' Steel Battalion'' *'' Street Fighter II Turbo'' *''

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