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HYPER//ECHO delves into the transience of our digital world

ACMI's most recent digital exhibition explores digital decay in a locally developed video game.

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Untitled Goose Game Live will bring orchestral chaos to ACMI

A live orchestra will score a playthrough of Untitled Goose Game at ACMI in July 2022.

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Play ACMI's first video game commission: HYPER//ECHO

Australia's museum of screen culture has launched its first video game, developed by award-winning local developers.

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Why Cricket video games are vital to Australia's national identity

Big Ant Studios and Beam Software shared their perspective on the history of cricket games as part of the Born…

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ACMI Women in Games exhibit lands in Lilydale

The Code Breakers: Women in Games exhibit celebrates the achievements of women working in Australia and around the world.

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How museums collect video games and their history

In a recent Play It Again talk, prominent historians discussed how video game preservation goes beyond simple emulation.

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Opinions & Analysis

Australian Game Developers are Perfecting Simplicity

The pure elegance of a game’s design can be its most compelling feature.

The first demo of David Chen's Spiritwell will be available to play as part of ACMI's Big Games Night In
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ACMI’s 'Big Games Night In' returns with more free, local games

On 3 October, ACMI will kick off Melbourne International Games Week with another annual showcase of free, locally made games…

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6 questions with ACMI prize-winning game developer Dan Ferguson

We talk to Melbourne game developer Daniel Ferguson about his cartoonish, kinetic games, winning the ACMI + RMIT prize, and…

Features

ACMI: Rebooting the museum of the moving image

After closing for a major make-over (and pandemic postponement) the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is re-opening with a…

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