About

Your kid's next adventure begins here! Discover how imagined worlds become tangible, how connections & meaning are forged within these worlds, & how the boundaries of these vibrant & immersive games are expanded by those that play them.

This playable exhibition explores concepts such as characterisation, representation, design, computational thinking, analysis & play, whilst fostering critical and creative thinking.

Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments alongside original builds, rare design materials & hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.

Discover four new microgames made exclusively for ACMI by Australian developers - from nostalgic dial-ins to playful perspective shifts. & enjoy moments from fan favourites like: Minecraft, Final Fantasy XIV, The Elder Scrolls, SimCity, Stardew Valley, World of Warcraft, The Sims, Neopets, and the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong.

A free pre-exhibition talk is also available for kids aged 9y-16y.  In this session, an ACMI educator will:

• Delve into some of the ideas, themes & videogame worlds explored in the exhibition
• Explore with kids how game worlds are forged & often remolded by those that play them, using child-friendly examples from the exhibition
• Engage kids interested in worldbuilding & get them thinking critically & creatively about videogames

Ages:

The exhibition is available to kids of all ages (5y-17y), & pre-school aged siblings are welcome. The pre-exhibition talk is limited to kids aged 9y-16y & sorry, no younger / older siblings are able to attend. Families are encouraged to 'team up' with friends &/or bring along two adults, to ensure all kids in your family can be supervised at all times.

Price:

• $13 per child, 4yo-17yo.
• Adults & pre-school aged siblings free. Adults are encouraged to obtain a free ACMI Teacher membership.
• Limit of one adult per family (two per family if the family has 1+ child in the pre-exhibition talk, & 1+ child attending the exhibition only)

Itinerary: 

• 11.15am: families attending the pre-exhibition arrive
• 11.30am: pre-exhibition talk
• 12.15pm: talk ends. 15 minutes break. Families attending the exhibition only arrive
• 12.30pm: group entry to exhibition, self-led exploration
• 1.30pm: estimated departure time (families can leave at any time)

HEN members only, new members very welcome!

Date

Location

ACMI
Federation Square, Melbourne Vic 3000

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