BioShock at the Smithsonian American Art Museum - The Art of Video Games
BioShock was selected to be one of 80 video games featured at the exhibit, which Melissinos and his team first culled the entire catalog of gaming down to 240 titles they felt represented not just visual artistry, but technical mastery and narrative. From that large list, the museum polled the public for what should be included in the final exhibition. "I looked for games that ran the gamut of art, social commentary, storytelling and artistic license, and BioShock combined these elements in new ways," said Melissinos. "The thought of seeing BioShock on display next to Georgia O'Keeffe and Thomas Hart Benton is, well, humbling," said Ken. "The fact that gamers put us there makes it all the better." The exhibit opened Friday, March 16th with a series of opening activities dubbed "GameFest", which includes a keynote from Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, and a panel on the future of video games featuring Ken; Paul Barnett, Creative Director for Mythic Entertainment; Mark DeLoura, ex-THQ VP of Tech and Kellee Santiago, co-founder of thatgamecompany. I own nothing. Purely for your viewing enjoyment.
BioShock was selected to be one of 80 video games featured at the exhibit, which Melissinos and his team first culled the entire catalog of gaming down to 240 titles they felt represented not just visual artistry, but technical mastery and narrative. From that large list, the museum polled the public for what should be included in the final exhibition. "I looked for games that ran the gamut of art, social commentary, storytelling and artistic license, and BioShock combined these elements in new ways," said Melissinos. "The thought of seeing BioShock on display next to Georgia O'Keeffe and Thomas Hart Benton is, well, humbling," said Ken. "The fact that gamers put us there makes it all the better." The exhibit opened Friday, March 16th with a series of opening activities dubbed "GameFest", which includes a keynote from Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, and a panel on the future of video games featuring Ken; Paul Barnett, Creative Director for Mythic Entertainment; Mark DeLoura, ex-THQ VP of Tech and Kellee Santiago, co-founder of thatgamecompany. I own nothing. Purely for your viewing enjoyment.