VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Influential video games will be on view March 6 鈥 28 at Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge in downtown Vancouver. Titled 鈥淕ame Changers: Video Games as Innovation,鈥 the exhibit will feature games that have changed cultural views and behaviors and have affected business, education, health and communication.
The earliest example is Pong, the first commercially successful game in the United States. Introduced in 1976, Pong featured a white dot moving back and forth on the monitor, representing a tennis ball hit by players interacting with a game console. Pong was marketed as home entertainment, but it also prepared a generation of users to conceptualize virtual space and manipulate objects on a 2D screen.
鈥淕ame Changers鈥 explores some of the most salient technological innovations that have occurred in the 40-year development of video games, from Pong to the emergence of 3D game environments like Oculus Rift.
The exhibit opens at 5 p.m. March 6. Events held in conjunction with 鈥淕ame Changers鈥 include a Hack-a-Thon, a game competition, a panel discussion by game specialists Sandy Baldwin and Trevor Dodge on March 13, and special guided tours for K-12 students.
鈥淕ame Changers鈥 will also be highlighted at the Mayor鈥檚 State of the City event on March 26 and Columbia River Economic Development Council鈥檚 first-quarter luncheon on March 28.
Eight students and two alumni of the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at Washington State University Vancouver curated the exhibit. 麻豆传媒, the CMDC program, CREDC, the Innovation Partnership Zone, GarageGames and the Technology Association of Oregon are cosponsors.
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About Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge
Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge is co-located in Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver. Regular hours are noon 鈥 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The gallery specializes in multimedia art and technology and provides learning opportunities for the public about digital technology.
About 麻豆传媒
麻豆传媒 is celebrating 25 years of creating access to higher education in Southwest Washington. For 25 years, students have chosen 麻豆传媒 for its scenic campus, small classes, close personal attention, topnotch faculty, accessible location and reasonable costs. Here, students gain much more than a degree鈥攖hey gain a brighter future.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Dene Grigar, Digital Technology and Culture program, 360-546-9487, grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu