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 ★★★★★

The Guardian

This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington

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.

Exhibition Highlights

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.

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