List of video games in the Museum of Modern Art
This is a list of video games that have been selected by the Museum of Modern Art, located in New York City, as part of its permanent collection for its Architecture and Design Collection. Such games have been chosen by Museum of Modern Arts in order to showcase design elements within these games.[1] Fourteen initial games were announced in December 2012, with plans to expand to forty games if they are able to acquire the display rights for them.[2][3] Seven more were acquired in June 2013, including a game console.[4]
List
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Another World[2][3] | 1991 | |
| Asteroids[4] | 1979 | |
| Canabalt[2][3] | 2009 | |
| Dwarf Fortress[2][3] | 2006 | |
| Eve Online[2][3] | 2003 | |
| Flow[2][3] | 2006 | |
| Katamari Damacy[2][3] | 2004 | |
| Magnavox Odyssey[4] | 1972 | Home video game console |
| Minecraft[4] | 2011 | |
| Myst[2][3] | 1993 | |
| Pac-Man[2][3] | 1980 | |
| Passage[2][3] | 2008 | |
| Pong[4] | 1972 | |
| Portal[2][3] | 2007 | |
| Simcity 2000[2][3] | 1994 | |
| The Sims[2][3] | 2000 | |
| Space Invaders[4] | 1978 | |
| Tempest[4] | 1981 | |
| Tetris[2][3] | 1984 | |
| Vib-Ribbon[2][3] | 1999 | |
| Yar's Revenge[4] | 1982 |
References
- ↑ Anttwolli, Paola (May 2013). "Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA". TED. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "MoMA Acquires 14 Video Games for Architecture and Design Collection". MoMAPRESS. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Anttwolli, Paola (2012-11-29). "Video Games: 14 in the Collection, for Starters". MoMA. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Galloway, Paul (2013-06-23). "Video Games: Seven More Building Blocks in MoMA’s Collection". MoMA. Retrieved 2014-12-05.