{"id":20028,"date":"2023-06-19T10:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=20028"},"modified":"2024-03-06T10:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T15:39:12","slug":"esl-digital-worlds-high-score","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/exhibit\/esl-digital-worlds-high-score\/","title":{"rendered":"ESL Digital Worlds: High Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Society-700-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"High Score artifact case\" class=\"wp-image-20260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Society-700-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Society-700-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Society-700-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Society-700.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Learn about the history and cultural importance of electronic games in <em>ESL Digital Worlds: High Score<\/em> and see how this medium has changed the way that people play and connect. At a new rotunda honoring The Strong\u2019s <a href=\"\/exhibits\/world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/\">World Video Game Hall of Fame<\/a>, learn about some of the most influential games of all-time and play versions of them on massive, overhead screens. Explore thematic sections throughout the exhibit to learn about the art, business, play, society, story, and technology aspects of electronic games.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Timeline-700-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Video game history timeline\" class=\"wp-image-20261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Timeline-700-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Timeline-700-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Timeline-700-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Score-Timeline-700.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore a 90-foot digital timeline of electronic game history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View rare artifacts, such as <em>Doom <\/em>designer John Romero\u2019s Apple II computer, the prototype chip for Home Pong, and <em>Computer Space<\/em>, the first arcade video game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about electronic game trailblazers, such as Masayuku Uemura, the Japanese hardware designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Gerald Lawson, a Black engineer who created the first video game cartridge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/collections\/icheg\/women-in-games-initiative\/\">Women in Games<\/a> tour (with the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.bloombergconnects.org\/TowiGADPwzb\">museum\u2019s Bloomberg App<\/a>) to learn about the contributions of women like Muriel Trammis and Carol Shaw to the industry, past and present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play your way through independently created games in the Indie Arcade, including<em> Hair Nah<\/em> and <em>Trombone Champ<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test your skills in a giant game of TV tennis (on a replica TV) and a humongous version of handheld electronic football.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ESL Digital Worlds: High Score <\/em>is made possible by ESL Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/visit\/hours-and-admissions\/\">SNAP and other museum admission discounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the history and cultural importance of electronic games in ESL Digital Worlds: High Score and see how this medium has changed the way that people play and connect. 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