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Past Exhibition Ran from 8 September 2018 to 24 February 2019

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

A major exhibition that explored the design and culture of contemporary videogames

Superb…a force for change ★★★★★

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This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington

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This exhibition provided a unique insight into the design process behind a selection of groundbreaking contemporary videogames. Design work including concept art and prototypes featured alongside large-scale immersive installations and interactives.

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Game screenshot, how do you Do it?, 2014. Freeman, Butler, Kittaka, Coss.

League of Legends, Worlds 2017. Riot Games.

Kentucky Route Zero. Courtesy of Cardboard Computer.

Character sketch, The Last of Us ™ © 2013, 2014, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. The Last of Us is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Created and developed by Naughty Dog LLC.

Blue Sky Concept, The Last of Us ™ © 2013, 2014 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. The Last of Us is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Created and developed by Naughty Dog LLC.

Screenshot, Journey ™ © 2012, 2014 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Journey is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Developed by Thatgamecompany.

Character sketches, Journey ™ © 2012, 2014 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Journey is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Developed by Thatgamecompany.

Splatoon © 2015 Nintendo.

Le Blanc Seing, 1965 by Rene Magritte. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

No Man's Sky - ™/© 2016 Hello Games Ltd. Developed by Hello Games Ltd. All rights reserved.

Arcade Backpack, UCLA Games Lab (Photo by Robin Baumgarten).

Vox the Dog + Blizzard Games. Image courtesy of Taylor Creighton.

Winterfell, Westeroscraft - © Minecraft.

V&A Samsung Digital Classroom: Hack your own game (16 - 24 years) photo

V&A Samsung Digital Classroom: Hack your own game (16 - 24 years)

Members' Preview Day: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt photo

Members' Preview Day: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

Curator Talk: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt photo

Curator Talk: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

Neon Night: Neon Naked Life Drawing photo

Neon Night: Neon Naked Life Drawing

Neon Night: Neon Rope Jewellery photo

Neon Night: Neon Rope Jewellery

Neon Night: Neon Signs photo

Neon Night: Neon Signs

Neon Night: Glow in the Dark X-Stitch photo

Neon Night: Glow in the Dark X-Stitch

Interactive Stitching: make your own videogame controller photo

Interactive Stitching: make your own videogame controller

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer

V&A Sanctuary: Video Games photo

V&A Sanctuary: Video Games

Create! Videogame Design photo

Create! Videogame Design

V&A Samsung Digital Classroom: Machine Learning and AI (16-24 years old) photo

V&A Samsung Digital Classroom: Machine Learning and AI (16-24 years old)

3D Animation Videogames Workshop photo

3D Animation Videogames Workshop

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer

V&A Book Group: Ready Player One photo

V&A Book Group: Ready Player One

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer - Open Studios photo

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer - Open Studios

Cosplay Day photo

Cosplay Day

The Sackler Lecture 2019: The Emotional Power of Games in Education photo

The Sackler Lecture 2019: The Emotional Power of Games in Education

Lunchtime Lecture: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt photo

Lunchtime Lecture: Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

Possible Spaces: Exploring Videogame Photography photo

Possible Spaces: Exploring Videogame Photography

Parallel Worlds: Videogame Design and Culture photo

Conferences and study days

Parallel Worlds: Videogame Design and Culture

Friday Late: All To Play For photo

Friday Late: All To Play For

Dinner and a Movie: Tron photo

Dinner and a Movie: Tron

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer

February Half-Term Make-it: Fantasy Worlds - SOLD OUT photo

February Half-Term Make-it: Fantasy Worlds - SOLD OUT

The Imagination Station: February Half-Term 2019 photo

The Imagination Station: February Half-Term 2019

Staging the Exhibition... Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt photo

Professional development course

Staging the Exhibition... Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: V&A Videogames Designer

The Creativity Code: How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think photo

The Creativity Code: How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think

Create! Videogames Design (13-15 Years) photo

Create! Videogames Design (13-15 Years)

Matteo Menapace: Game Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: Game Designer

Matteo Menapace: Game Designer photo

Matteo Menapace: Game Designer

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt

Generously supported by the BLAVATNIK FAMILY FOUNDATION

Background image: Design by Hato