Game Masters: The Exhibition was an exhibition curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). The exhibition was designed to highlight the key designers who have had a large influence on video games and video game culture. Following the showing at ACMI, the exhibition began to tour internationally. Conrad Bodman, who also curated Game On, was the curator of the exhibition.Kolan, Patch. Game Masters: From Miyamoto to Molyneux, Gaming’s Greatest Minds Under One Roof. IGN. 27 June 2012.
The exhibition included over 125 playable games from over 30 different designers, as well as concept and development artwork. Interview events with game designers were hosted on location by ABC's Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen.Feature Story: ACMI Game Masters. ABC1. 3 July 2012.
International tour venues
+VenueCityCountryStart dateEnd dateAustralian Centre for the Moving ImageMelbourneAustralia28 June 201228 October 2012Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaWellingtonNew Zealand15 December 201228 April 2013Powerhouse MuseumSydneyAustralia13 December 201325 May 2014National Museum of ScotlandEdinburghScotland5 December 201420 April 2015Halmstad ArenaHalmstadSweden28 May 201531 August 2015Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryPortlandUSA13 February 20168 May 2016COSIColumbusUSA11 June 20165 September 2016Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgHamburgGermany14 November 201623 April 2017Fleet Science CenterSan DiegoUSA1 July 201718 January 2018The Franklin InstitutePhiladelphiaUSA31 March 20183 September 2018Science Museum of MinnesotaSt PaulUSA15 February 20195 May 2019National Film and Sound ArchiveCanberraAustralia27 September 20199 March 2020
Games exhibited The exhibition showcased the work of over 30 notable video game designers, and featured over 125 playable games, including original arcade games that are hard to find in working condition. Also displayed were concept and development artwork, and interview events with the game designers. The exhibition was divided into three sections: "Arcade Heroes" (highlighting games from the golden age of arcade video games), "Game Changers" (highlighting the works of paradigm-shifting game designers that greatly influenced later designers), and "Indies" (featuring indie games).
+Arcade Heroes Designer Games Dave Theurer Tempest, and Missile Command Ed Logg Asteroids, and Centipede Eugene Jarvis Defender, and Robotron: 2084 Masanobu Endo Xevious, and Tower of Druaga Shigeru MiyamotoDonkey Kong Tim SkellyReactor, and Rip Off Tomohiro Nishikado Space Invaders, and Gun Fight Toru Iwatani Pac-Man, and Gee Bee Konami Scramble Taito Elevator Action
+Game Changers Designer Games Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy Dance Central 3, Frequency, Amplitude, and Rock Band Blizzard Entertainment Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Fumito Ueda Ico, and Shadow of the Colossus TT Games Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Lego Batman: The Videogame, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 Paulina Bozek SingStar Vol. 2 (PS3) Peter Molyneux Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, and Fable III SEGA Columns, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Altered Beast, and Golden Axe Sonic Team Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventure, Nights into Dreams, and Sonic Forces Tetsuya Mizuguchi Sega Rally Championship, Space Channel 5, Rez, Lumines, and Child of Eden (2D) Tim Schafer Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Broken Age, Psychonauts, and Brütal Legend Warren Spector System Shock, Deus Ex, Disney Epic Mickey, and Ultima Underworld Will Wright SimCity, SimCity 2000, The Sims 3, and Spore Yu Suzuki Hang-On, OutRun, Virtua Fighter, and Shenmue
+Indie Designer Games Capybara Games Critter Crunch, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Chocolate Liberation Front Game Masters: The Game The Behemoth Alien Hominid, and Castle Crashers Bennett Foddy QWOP, and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Eric Chahi Another World, Heart of Darkness, and From Dust Halfbrick Fruit Ninja, and Jetpack Joyride Introversion Software Darwinia, and Defcon Jakub Dvorsky Samorost 2, Machinarium, and Botanicula Jonathan Blow Braid Markus 'Notch' Persson Minecraft Masaya Matsuura Vib-Ribbon and Parappa the Rapper Mountains Florence Rovio Angry Birds State of Play Games Lumino City thatgamecompany Flow, Flower, and Journey Ustwo Games Monument Valley
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20120317104423/http://www.acmi.net.au/game-masters.aspx
http://gamemasters.acmi.net.au/#!/home/